Duct Tape 2019 Test: Which Brand Wins?

only 2 of 5 samples run, tester stopped early for reliability/time reasons: 221 lb then 227 lb; summary rounds this to "a very respectable 224 lb", second-strongest tensile result behind T-Rex Brute Force; described as highly elastic even after failure begins

106, 108, 106, 103 lb (103-108 lb range); tape itself ripped, not an adhesive failure

101, 102, 102, 101 lb (101-105 lb range); adhesive let go before the tape itself ripped on the first attempt, requiring edge reinforcement to get a valid reading; noted as more elastic than regular Gorilla

105, 106, 101, 106 lb (101-106 lb range); narrator notes the tape seems 'really sticky'

70, 69, 69, 71 lb (69-71 lb range); packaging includes an on-box strength meter shown maxed out

48, 48, 47, 44 lb (44-48 lb range), the weakest tensile result of the 8 core products tested

63, 63, 62, 61 lb (61-63 lb range); narrator notes more elasticity than Duck Max despite lower peak force

soaked in water about 12 seconds, wrapped tightly around the pipe, cured overnight; held to the very end of the pipe at the initial 25 lb load without breaking; retested with 35 lb (still held to end of pipe) and finally 45 lb, failing with a tear at 29 inches out from the base, described as 'totally destroying the competition'

sideways force caused the tape to split; exact inch/lb failure point not narrated in the transcript, but the video's own chapter metadata lists 'Gorilla: 8 inches'

stretched beyond providing structural support rather than ripping outright; exact inch/lb failure point not narrated in the transcript, but the video's own chapter metadata lists 'Gorilla Weather: 6 inches'

adhesive (not the tape) failed at 9 inches out from the base

failed at 8 inches out from the base at a 25 lb load

failed at 8 inches out from the base at a 25 lb load

failed at 9 inches out from the base at a 25 lb load

lost round 1, third to lose grip (after Duck and 3M, before T-Rex)

lost round 1b (heat with Duck Max, Gorilla Weather, T-Rex Brute Force), third to lose traction, beaten by its own Gorilla Weather sibling

won round 1b (beating Duck Max, Gorilla, and T-Rex Brute Force), then lost the final to T-Rex at a 15 lb load after an initial back-and-forth

won round 1a (beating Duck, 3M, and FiberFix 10x, never budging), then won the final against Gorilla Weather at a 15 lb load; tournament winner

lost round 1b, tied with T-Rex Brute Force for first to slip

lost round 1a, first to slip

lost round 1a, second to slip (after Duck, before FiberFix 10x)

tied with Gorilla for second-lowest value

tied with FiberFix 10x

the lowest value of the seven brands measured by this metric

second-best value after T-Rex Brute Force

tied with 3M Pro Strength

tied with Duck Max

after about a year of weather exposure, did not hold as well, adhesive underneath became extremely brittle and crumbling

after about a year of weather exposure, held up very well, still glued strongly, required a lot of force to peel

after about a year of weather exposure, did not hold up well, described as 'not a whole lot left'