Gaffer tape . . . . GAFFER TAPE?
That sir is BODGE TAPE!!! and accompanied everything in the boot of anyones' car that had ANYTHING to do with airdrop in any of its guises (apart from SEACs probably).
I love this thread . . . I've still got some of the 400 lb thin nylon line in my shed - after SOoo many years - and a Wilkie knife . . . and the fishing kit . . . and the . . . (oops, time for my pills)