There are many, many grades of duct tape that are silver, from the cheap stuff to some very good and very expensive versions from 3M, Nashua and others. Some of the specialty types are designed for greater adhesion or more or less resistance to tearing, etc. There's one for whatever ails you. :-)

Gaffer Tape has the advantage of easy removal, but isn't all that great for adhesion and just as with standard duct tape, there's better and worse tapes all labeled as Gaffer Tape.

So-called 100 MPH tape doesn't exist, per se. It was a slang term that was grabbed hold of by some marketing types, and you know how that goes. Now they make it in colors to match race car paint jobs. <sigh> It has generally been good quality duct tape, sometimes mil-spec grade, but surely not always. Back when I wrenched on race cars (Trans-Am and Can-Am), we just used more or less standard duct tape and it worked just fine up to about 150 MPH.

Having said all that, one thing missing that I would put in similar range of Gorilla Tape, a bit less adhesion, but clean removal, not as bulky/thick, is so-called Nuclear Duct tape. Love the stuff and it is standard for my client SHTF kits. NOT Cheap! https://www.google.com/search?q=+Nuclear+Duct+tape

Bottom line is that you don't often need the really good stuff, but when you do, it's handy to have a roll available.

Inquiring minds want to know. With civilization's relentless advance, is there such an animal as 200 mph duct tape? Want some....

Electric Boat Company Tape.
if you find any let me know---

wonderfully funny reviews on the Nuclear tape:

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Performance-Nuc...howViewpoints=1

If you can find genuine 90 mph tape I don't think that you can go wrong. I've tried them all except Gorilla. The reason why I didn't select Gorilla is that I bought Gorilla glue once and found it a big flop. I have a roll of OD (USGI) 100 mph and use it rather sparingly just to conserve it for jobs I really want stuck together.

welcome jjschwartz!!!!

Gorilla tape is strong, but as Alex noted above: "...gorilla tape is not that good at wound closure for example. Too thick (that also makes its storage in good amounts harder), a lot less flexible, less stretchy, and to me it seems not as adhesive to various surfaces compared to regular brands..."

i too use my 40 year old roll of 90mph tape sparingly. all in all, i've yet to find the perfect "duck" tape, but might try the Nuclear option to see if its as good as the reviews say.

really? you don't like Gorilla glue? it's more jell-like to stays in place while setting, doesn't dry out in the container once opened, and works as well as any other cyanoacrylate glue i've used. (although it does seem to burn a bit more than others when used to seal wounds). its the only super-glue i now use...

Never tried 90mph tape or any 'duct tape' on wound closure. I have to wonder though what the likelihood is that one would have duct tape with them if they should really get sliced. If you're at home, probably quite likely. But you're also even more likely to have dedicated surgical tape rather than duct tape as an expedient. This may well be blasphemy but I also wonder just how often folks that are equipped,as in EDC, actually carry all the things that they may need out in the back forty. Truthfully. Maybe I'm just the unprepared exception.

I have used 'super glue' for wound closure and it does work.

Perhaps I just got a bad batch of Gorilla Glue and should give it another try.

Important Note:
Gaffer tape isn't generally waterproof. I have a lot of professional experience with gaffer's tape. If you're in a climate controlled photo studio or sound studio, it's great... if you buy the high quality stuff. It's easy to tear, doesn't leave a residue etc. I would never count on it outside or in a damp, sunny, wet environment though. Most gaffer tape loses it's stick when wet.

There are some gaffer's tapes that I've seen listed as waterproof. These I believe are the exception and not the rule, however. I've never used these.

"Standard" Gorilla Glue is a polyurethane-based glue. It needs moisture (water) to activate. The super glue stuff is probably not any better than regular cyanos.

As for 100 mph tape (speed tape), my experience has been it is similar to true duct tape (HVAC duct sealing ) - aluminum with a cyanoacrylate adhesive. There is also stainless steel tape - expensive.

I remember using a green tape called Ordnance Tape.

Does it fit in to one of the categories discussed?

Blake