So with this Park Tool VP1 patch kit box,
it's really useful.
With this patch kit, the individual blister packs are
readily available at any shop, but
the box version with 36 pieces has to be special ordered from the home office.
This isn't the distributor's decision—
it's that Hozan, the importer of Park Tool,
doesn't maintain stock of it as standard inventory.
↑Magnetic card stand
It says "1 piece regularly ¥486 now ¥200!" but
¥486 is the list price for the blister pack version.
So strictly speaking, that's not quite accurate. For more on this sort of thing, check (→here).
Anyway, with this empty box,
it comes in handy for storing CO2 cartridge foam rubber covers.
Even though they call it "rubber," the material is actually urethane foam,
but that's what the product is called with the Tnl brand.
With other brands, they go by the rather alarming name of "frostbite prevention sponge."
When you use a CO2 cartridge, it gets cold from the evaporative cooling,
so this cover protects your hand.
Sometimes they come attached to cartridges when you buy them as a set with an adapter,
but several customers asked if they sold them individually,
so I started stocking them separately, and they actually sell pretty well.
If you know the cartridge gets cold when you use it,
you can just grip it through a glove or hold it only by the adapter part,
so the cover isn't really necessary,
but one customer pointed out it's worth keeping on
to prevent rattling when the cartridge is in your tool bag.
The texture tends to collect dirt, so
I individually wrap each one in a poly bag at the shop.
Since I sell them for ¥100, honestly there's no profit in it.
it's really useful.
With this patch kit, the individual blister packs are
readily available at any shop, but
the box version with 36 pieces has to be special ordered from the home office.
This isn't the distributor's decision—
it's that Hozan, the importer of Park Tool,
doesn't maintain stock of it as standard inventory.
↑Magnetic card stand
It says "1 piece regularly ¥486 now ¥200!" but
¥486 is the list price for the blister pack version.
So strictly speaking, that's not quite accurate. For more on this sort of thing, check (→here).
Anyway, with this empty box,
it comes in handy for storing CO2 cartridge foam rubber covers.
Even though they call it "rubber," the material is actually urethane foam,
but that's what the product is called with the Tnl brand.
With other brands, they go by the rather alarming name of "frostbite prevention sponge."
When you use a CO2 cartridge, it gets cold from the evaporative cooling,
so this cover protects your hand.
Sometimes they come attached to cartridges when you buy them as a set with an adapter,
but several customers asked if they sold them individually,
so I started stocking them separately, and they actually sell pretty well.
If you know the cartridge gets cold when you use it,
you can just grip it through a glove or hold it only by the adapter part,
so the cover isn't really necessary,
but one customer pointed out it's worth keeping on
to prevent rattling when the cartridge is in your tool bag.
The texture tends to collect dirt, so
I individually wrap each one in a poly bag at the shop.