Storage, Shipping & Appliance Repair Guides

When the weather turns cold, a lot of shippers and movers run into the same frustrating problem: packing tape not sticking. The tape goes on, looks fine for a minute, then the edge lifts, the flaps pop open, or the strip peels right off the box in the truck. If you pack in an unheated garage, a cold warehouse or a storage unit, this can happen with tape that worked perfectly all summer. The tape is usually not defective. Packing tape uses a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and cold conditions make t …