extreme packing tape

Ok. So who hasn't seen an episode where some part of the plane is taped together? In some of the newer episodes I've watched, the FT crew has been advocating using "Extreme Packing Tape" which from the video looks to have bi-directional reinforcement filaments in it. Knowing nothing else other...

So I was walking through staples the other day looking for a roll of extreme packing tape. I found it and it was 12.99. "Can't see paying that I thought to myself", so I redlaszered it and saw that the cheapest you could get it is 8.99 plus shipping online. I gave up and was about to buy the...