HP260 Packaging Tape, 3" Core, 1.88" x 60 yds, Clear

Don't bother with other brands, no matter how good the deal and even if you have to search for the Yellow Duck.

Have moved for work a dozen times in the last ten years. That means packing carefully, shipping boxes that arrive in good condition and are reusable.

HP260 (and it's predecessors) has been my only packing tape all these years. It's flexible enough, strong enough, with the best adhesive, yet doesn't destroy boxes that I want to reuse.

Great for all household and mailing uses. I wouldn't work without it.
Skip the dispensers. It comes off the roll easily and cuts quickly with a utility knife.

Normally don't buy this brand of packaging tape but was all they had at store I was in recently. Ended up working very well and will most likely continue buying this brand as it is less expensive than some of the others I found out during a shopping trip the other day! I will definitely recommend. The one complaint would be the ease of use with the dispenser, sometimes much easier to just tear tape off.

Purchased this for a move, hoping to save some money over buying one of the bigger, bulkier tape dispensers.
The tape is quality; standard Duck.
The dispenser is abominable. The tape roll didn't want to turn properly, kept wanting to pop out of place, and the blade simply fell off the front after the first five or ten boxes.
Do yourself a favor and get some nice Duck on a roll and do NOT give yourself a headache over this poor excuse for a dispenser...

Do to the nature of my job, my family is moving a lot. Almost like clock work, every 18-24 months I am transferred to a different military base. While moving so much is stressful, there are a few things that always makes our moves smooth and easy. BY FAR, the number ONE packing essential is Duct Tape's 3.1mil Packing tape.

There is nothing worse than running out of tape, or having a box break on you. With 3.1mil thickness, you use less tape (not having to tape the bottom 3-4 times as with thinner tape), and you know the tape is super strong so you don't have to worry about your box breaking.

With every move, there is always one super late night, packing until 3am session (I'm sure many can relate). When you can hardly keep your eyes open, you're sitting on the floor fighting the urge to just lay down, and you go to tape a box close. However, you usually have spend 3-5 mins trying to find the end of the tape. It is usually because the tape is splitting and splintering. What a nightmare. With the 3.1mil thicker packing tape you NEVER have this problem. It cuts clean, pulls of straight, and is worth every cent! We don't even think of moving with out it.

I love this packing tape, it does it's job well. The only time it may lack slightly, is when trying to tape up rubber bins/totes. Sometimes it holds up well, other times not so much. This is probably more due to the shaping of the bins/totes and not the tape lacking!

Cheap moving tapes waste lots of time when they become tangled or when you cannot find the end of the roll. Moving is stressful enough without having to deal with cheap packing tape which some professional movers might give you. They are a false economy.\
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Duck HP260 is the only moving tape I recommend. Scotch makes something close, but not as good. None of Staples private label tape is worth buying, even their so-called strongest stuff. \
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Duck HP260 has many uses. It is waterproof, remains clear and does not yellow, is impervious to freezing cold or moderate heat, and does not ever ooze sticky residue around the edges, so it can be used to protect labels on packages and envelopes or key tags or in the workshop. \
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I often use it for household repairs, because it is strong and easy to handle.  \
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Buy extra. You will find it handy to have around.