Originally Posted by
jvaliensi
The aluminum tape is easy to add. I did mine and I don't think it added much more than an ounce of weight. The HAB pipe w/ tape is much lighter than Paul's or Grumania.
I think the annular space between the pipe and foam is small enough to warrant adding it. If the gap was bigger, perhaps not needed.
Better safe than sorry for sure. I'm just providing a little food for thought as most people copy without knowing why. I'm not happy with something that works without me knowing why LOL.