I don’t think it has ever been a 3M product to my knowledge. > On Sep 14, 2018, at 1:00 AM, Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm confused, isn't this a 3m product? Are there alternative subpar vendors > or is a counterfit product being added to the supply chain? > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 11:32 AM Hal Muskat <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > This from Jay Batson of Black Rock Yurt Storage fame. [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > Jay is in communication with Anson of Tape Jungle, one of the more helpful of > the tape distributors. Seems all the tape distributors most of us use > purchase from the same manufacturer. > > We are also seeking other tape solutions. > -------------------------- > > Hi - > > There are widespread reports that the bi-fil tape (mostly the 6” variety) > used for assembling yurts was problematic this year. The claims are that the > “white” (vs. clear) tape lacked initial adhesion, and deteriorated / > de-adhered much more quickly. (I experienced this.) > > Several of the retail tape vendors are taking the current situation a bit on > the chin in various email lists & Facebook groups. As a result, some of those > vendors have indicated they simply may not stock bi-fil in preparation for > next year’s burn in order to avoid product complaints. This puts yurt use in > 2019 at major risk. > > Of course, the vendors are just selling what the (offshore) manufacturers are > providing; so the issue is with the manufacturers, not the retailers. One of > the retailers who consciously works closely with the burning man community > (Tape Jungle) is digging hard into this in order to avoid such issues next > year. > > To do so, Aaron wants to collect samples from burners of BOTH types of tape > - that which you feel worked well in prior years (and which still feels tacky > / sticky / good), and which did NOT work well this year - so he can do proper > testing to discover actual performance, and formulation discrepancies. > > But, he is seeking representative samples. If you have a full, or partial > roll of either or both that you’re willing to send *back* to this vendor, > please RSVP to me directly and I’ll help coordinate how to get them to Aaron. > If you purchased the tape from Tape Jungle, Aaron is willing to refund you > for that roll. > > Please consider helping here. Given that the current issues put at risk the > entire supply of yurt tape in 2019, helping us nail this down will help all > people expecting to use hexayurts next year. > > Thanks in advance > -jb > > -------- > Jay Batson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt > <https://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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