After reading this post, I went ahead and wrapped some duct tape around my trekking poles. I've been meaning to do it but this reminded me to stop procrastinating and do it. I didn't measure out the lengths on each pole, but I'm assuming somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 feet each. There are other places I can put duct tape in my gear and will do so in the future. I just haven't because I've included a small roll in my BOB already. There may be the chance I don't have access to my bag but have the poles handy and bazinga! Prepared.

I'd also like to make note of what I also did with my BOB knife. It's a Bear Grylls Gerber fixed blade and seems like a wonderful knife. I got the smooth edge version and not the serrated. I've never been a fan of half fine edge and half serrated. I know there are other people that feel different and I don't mean to spark debate. I'm just a fine edge guy myself. ANYWAY, I took the liberty to wrap jute around the handle. Since that knife comes with a ferro rod for sparking, I figure I might as well include some tinder too. It's a very comfortable grip now. I also put some around the sheath. Once I feel like I'm at a place to temporarily rest from the BOB assembly, I'll post it on here.

Making dual or more use out of stuff is great. Especially for me since I do the minimalist hiking thing. Thanks MH for the reminder post.

Side note: I've worked with gaffer tape before. Doesn't seem as sticky to me as duct tape.

Side side note: The Cold Steel SRK in my sig is my main take everywhere knife. Bear Grylls is primarily for the BOB.