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Review on πŸ”† GEAR AID Tenacious Tape Reflective - Enhances Safety for Jackets, Bikes, Outdoor Gear - Silver, 3” x 20” by Linda Diaz

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product for runners.

I've been running for a few years now and mostly in the early morning before sunrise. I always wear light-colored clothing and usually a safety vest in winter. I don't like wearing this vest in the summer months because it really dangles. I live in the country and don't have major traffic and safety issues. But that doesn't mean I can't do my best to make it happen. So I bought reflective foil. I just bought a hydration vest and it has pretty poor reflectivity. They're pretty easy to stick on. Some materials are easier to stick to, and some parts of the vest won't stick to it. The hardest part is detaching the stickers from the paper. I messed up a few trying to get them off the paper. I have a pair on my vest and two on the heel of my boots. I don't want to go crazy about boots because I think if one of them comes off or wears out it will be because of the shoes. I actually went ahead and bought another pack of stickers for the second vest I bought and to have extra ones. All in all a great product that I highly recommend. Update: 7/31/18 This morning I noticed on my shoes that each strip of tape on one side is starting to blister. I cleaned the area very well prior to application so I expect these parts will eventually fall off on the shoe. The ones on the vest seem fine. A sticker has started to peel off but has not peeled off yet. I glued all these details onto the backpack and shoes about three weeks ago. Update: 08/17/18 Everything seems to be holding up. All the stickers I put on the backpack seem to have stayed except one. A small triangle fell off. As I said, it's a different material, it was one of the four smaller triangles I put on the back, the other three are fine. The ones I put on my shoes impress me the most. I've ridden a few gravel/dirt trails and they hold up well. I'm updating this because as I was leaving this morning I noticed the night security camera caught me leaving the house for a run and you can clearly see how bright these reflective pieces of tape are. Keep in mind that this pack had little reflectivity just on the letters of the pack and I added more around the letters and on the bottom of the pack. Please note that I have added shoes in the picture. Nothing reflected from the heels of the boots and the backpack lit up. Very good security product.

Pros
  • Pretty package
Cons
  • Don't remember