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Old 10-27-2012, 04:36   #1
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Glow in the dark marking tape

Would anyone be able to recommend glow in the dark marking tape for use on night trail runs and on ultra marathons?

Have had a terrible time finding anything well worth investing in thus far.
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Old 10-27-2012, 06:12   #2
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http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/BRA...ing-Tape-5KNE9

Brady has a reputation of making good industrial labels, so this product might work for you.
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Old 10-27-2012, 06:47   #3
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Glow in the Dark or Reflective?

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Would anyone be able to recommend glow in the dark marking tape for use on night trail runs and on ultra marathons?

Have had a terrible time finding anything well worth investing in thus far.
Glow in the Dark or Reflective?

Are the runners running with head lights? If so I would think reflective tape would be better.
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Old 10-27-2012, 10:48   #4
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The USFS uses a reflective thumb tack to mark trails for seismic sensor and camera placements. They are hardly visible during daylight and show well when light is reflected on them at night, they make for nice trail markings,if using a light.
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Are you in a place where you can affix them permanently, or do you need to be able to remove them every day?

I use just regular trail marking tape on my trails, but I know them well enough that getting lost at night is not an issue. I wonder how much the price would be for some of those driveway-markers on a stick? Would work pretty well with headlights, and would be pretty durable.
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http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunti...3Bcat104649480
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Old 10-27-2012, 20:48   #7
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Glow in the Dark or Reflective?

Are the runners running with head lights? If so I would think reflective tape would be better.
We tried that this year and it was an epic failure using reflective tape..visibility was pretty bad once the mist set in after 4am and you could barely see beyond 2 meters-3 meters.

Yes, the runners are using headlamps but I wonder if glow in the dark would work better than maybe better quality reflective tape, maybe?
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Are you in a place where you can affix them permanently, or do you need to be able to remove them every day?

I use just regular trail marking tape on my trails, but I know them well enough that getting lost at night is not an issue. I wonder how much the price would be for some of those driveway-markers on a stick? Would work pretty well with headlights, and would be pretty durable.

We use village trails and jungle routes...the driveway markers might be an option possibly
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The USFS uses a reflective thumb tack to mark trails for seismic sensor and camera placements. They are hardly visible during daylight and show well when light is reflected on them at night, they make for nice trail markings,if using a light.

Never knew they had those thumb tack type reflective markers..they sound easy to carry and place but the issue always is runners sometimes don't look when headlamps are on and expect the markers to be visible smack dead in front of them..
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Thanks for that. Will order a box and give them a test..our next big 100k race is next summer 2013 so ample time to experiment...
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http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/BRA...ing-Tape-5KNE9

Brady has a reputation of making good industrial labels, so this product might work for you.

Thank you sir..will order a roll and give it a test in the dark on the trails
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Old 10-27-2012, 21:10   #12
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Thanks for that. Will order a box and give them a test..our next big 100k race is next summer 2013 so ample time to experiment...
Are you in M'sia/PI? I didn't know Cabela's delivered there...
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Are you in M'sia/PI? I didn't know Cabela's delivered there...
I am.

Haven't checked if they deliver out here though
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:08   #14
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I am.

Haven't checked if they deliver out here though

If you have issues getting delivery on Brady, you can probably contact Brady directly if need be.

http://www.bradyid.com/bradyid/scpv/...and-Tapes.html
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I still have a roll of glow in the dark tape for Ranger Eyes...
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