 Stephen Regenold, reviewing the product for Gear Junkie, stated that in his tests of the product, it performed as promised, sticking to nearly any type of surface to which he applied it, including a tear on a down jacket, and that the Gorilla Tape held onto the jacket without stretching or any compromise, and managed to keep the insulation from escaping for an entire winter of skiing and hiking.However, while Regenold stated that Gorilla Tape was ideal for outdoor repairs, its greater thickness and weight makes it suboptimal for things like blister repair, stating that in contrast, duct tape provides, "zero resistance inside a sock".Gorilla Tape was featured in "Popular Science"'s "Best of What's New 2006", which commented on the product, "Oh, what MacGyver could have done with the new Gorilla Tape in place of his beloved gray stuff."