Reinforced Gummed Tape Brown Kraft Paper Roll Water Activated Packing Sealing 3 x 375 FT (70MM (2.75) x 375FT) Reinforcement Paper Tape Grade 233 (1 Pack)

The adhesion quality is substandard

My husband has been so disappointed in famous brand clear tape bought for sealing our moving boxes and says that Gummed Tape Kraft Brown Paper Roll is the best as it becomes part of the box and does not tear off if the box is mishandled - as they will be when the movers come.

It needs to be pretty wet or it will not stick, and when it is wet you have to keep pressure on it for a while. I wish I had of stayed with the clear tape, it sticks immediately and you can see where the seems are when you open the boxes.

Ive tried using clear post-office shipping tape, and self-adhesive fiber tape, on cardboard boxes (folded together from flats). But after a while, both will start to curl away. Did some research and learned that THIS packing tape will last the longest. Its what you see on packages you get from places like Amazon! The only minor issue is you have to wet the tape - but a sponge and a little water handles that just fine.

Appreciated the time frame it arrived without any damage.

And, does it well. Would buy again. BUT, this roll will last me a very long time!!

The tape is good while it is dry after wetting the glue it sticks to cardboard and paper very well. Dont get it to wet.

I use to work and manage mailings and shipping. We used this type of tape all the time. very strong we did have a machine that cut and wet the tape. We learned you use a couple DROPS of dish soap pure dish soap not the kind like dawn or heavy grease cutting. This makes the water wet the glues better on envelopes and this packing tape. We also had 2 automatic mailing machines. Using this water set up worked the best to make sure the glues would get wet and stick VS using straight water.

I still use it as a backup

I needed 3 gummed tape for my dispenser. This tape is only 2.75 -- not the 3 as advertised.