Ever go camping and after packing everything you realized you forgot a cup?  It’s quite the challenge trying to figure out how to squeeze a 16 oz cup into a spot that’s smaller than the size of a baseball.  Or have you ever gone to a water fountain, and the pressure was so low you nearly had to suck on the spigot? Having a small cup on hand would have been a life saver!  Below are couple different portable duct tape cups you can make to solve these problems.

Collapsible Cup

This is a perfect cup to take along camping!

Go here for directions on how to make this cup from Instructables.

Folded Cup

I made this cup by taping two 8″ X 8″ squares of duct tape together and folding according to these directions: origami cup.

To make the square, I started by laying out strips of tape on my cutting mat that were a bit longer than 8″ and overlapped each other by 1/2″.  Then I cut the edges to have perfect 8″ X 8″ squares.

I then removed each square, taped them together, and then sealed the edges with another piece of tape.  I cut off the excess tape on each side before sealing the adjacent edge.

After folding, I taped over each fold to prevent any leaks.  An 8″ X 8″ square yields a 4 oz cup.

If you don’t have a cutting mat like above, here is another way to make these cups.

Different Cup

Interested in making a different cup other than what’s pictured above?  Check out this simple duct tape cup.

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