If anything is better than duct tape it is Voile AQO Aluminum Bucks Straps. Made of tough stretch polyurethane and a hardened aluminum buckle, these‚ AQO Aluminum Bucks Straps made by Voile have many uses. You should always carry a few straps when traveling in the backcountry. A-frame splitboard to your pack, fix a pesky climbing skin, hold your shovel and probe together and of course hold your split-splitboard together for transport.