I love the things, and keep them in all my large kits, as well as a couple small ones in my PSK.

My latest use for them came up just a week ago. I spent the last 2 weeks at Thunder Ranch learning how to better use my rifle. On one of our night shoots, my rifle sling lost a rivit, and became pretty useless. Trying to take a rifle class without a sling is a royal PITA, so first I set off to try to fix it with duct tape, only to remember the zip ties in my pack. Two ties through the old rivit hole and it was stronger than the original. It easily held through the rest of the class with hard use, and pretty much saved my two weeks. I will never be far from some ties from now on. During the classes, I also used several other (mostly first aid) items from my kit. I was really glad I had it, and so was my partner, who also benefited from my preparations.

Sad to be back at work today <img src="images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Greg