This tape while strong and seemingly water resistant has one major flaw. The surface is so shiny and lacking of any adhesive friendly attributes that it A) does not allow the shipper to easily write on it B) nothing seems to stick to it (address labels etc.) and C) it doesn't seem to stick to itself very well. I wrapped a small package with it and all of the places where the tape overlapped itself were not sticking well and had to be pressed down many times to allow them to adhere if only temporarily. I eventually gave up and sent the package with fingers crossed.