How long does your tape extend?

[bugdust]

I got my 1" 25' Stanley out horizontally to 83" the other day before it bent.

My wife looked at me like I was crazy for even trying.

 

[JohnFreeman]

That's rather personal!

 

[Diesel_Crawler]

Mine go from 6' to 200'. Soft tapes can't get a hard on

 

[djjsr]

Pretty funny so I tried it. (K&R 1" x 25') I could go 87" with quite a bow but it didn't kink. Couldn't go 88.

Who's next?

 

[blazemaster83]

lol i used to to this as a kid with my dads tapes, while i was standing around waiting to give him the next tool while he was working. he would get so pissed and told me it was really bad for the tape measure.

 

[38 Special]

Well, that was fun. I can get 140. May can go a little longer, but hard to hold and take the picture.

 

[38 Special]

Sorry bout the huge pics, they were from the iPhone, not sure what happened.

 

[66HertzClone]

My brand new never used Stanley FatMax Xtreme 35" model #33-900 made it to 151".

 

[bugdust]

Wow, are those wider than 1"? I went out a few minutes ago and got mine to 85". I've had it a few years so it's not new by any means.

 

[tpolley]

craftsman 30ft tape. 80 inches.

 

[38 Special]

Wow, are those wider than 1"? I went out a few minutes ago and got mine to 85". I've had it a few years so it's not new by any means.

Yes 1-3/16", also a Fat Max. Got it to 156" one time.

 

[RedBox]

I'll be silly. My Irwin Strait-Line 25' snapped at 111" or 112" on repeated tests.

I had a Craftsman tape measure and the lock/hold stopped working. I didn't disassemble it to find out why. Gave it to my girlfriend when we broke up (along with a few other tools I wanted to upgrade) and bought this heavier duty (and heavier in weight) Irwin. I like it.

RB