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duct tape collapsible cup

How to make a collapsible cup out of duct tape. A cup that collapses into a small portable carrying size. Great for camping, hiking, and traveling.

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Step 1Supplies

supplies:

- duct tape
- cutting utensil (xacto knife works best)
- ruler or measuring tape

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9 comments

Jun 27, 2011. 9:34 AMczyoyo says:

If it does not leak like you say :P Great!!! *****

May 9, 2011. 1:52 PMmwagner63 says:

My cup was a miserable failure

Dec 13, 2010. 11:20 AMthatskindacool says:

Great idea, I always wanted to make one of these but out of plastic. Any suggestions?

Dec 14, 2010. 1:09 PMIam4NUru (author) says:

Thanks, You could try making rings of plastic like I did with the duct tape. Then make them telescope by placing the rings inside eachother. May work with just a plain old plastic cup cut into rings. If you used a plastic cup you could try taping/glueing cups together to make it thicker and more durable.

Dec 13, 2010. 2:00 AMchriszzz says:

Wouldn't this leak if you filled it with water ??

Dec 13, 2010. 8:58 AMIam4NUru (author) says:

Well if it does leak it's easy to fix. you just find the ring that the water is coming from, take it out and wrap it in a piece of tape. The piece that you wrapped it in should be cut in half lengthwise. I forgot to put this in the instructable.