Bighorn Athletics Jiu Jitsu Finger Tape, 0.5-Inch x 45-feet, 8 Rolls, Black and Blue Review (2026)

What's in the pack

This pack includes eight rolls of tape, each 0.5 inches wide and 45 feet long, split between black and blue colors according to the listing. That adds up to 360 feet of tape total, enough for many taping sessions before you need to reorder. Bighorn Athletics builds the tape from 100 percent cotton with a zinc oxide adhesive, and markets it primarily for jiu jitsu, though the same tape works for any sport where athletes tape fingers, wrists, or toes for support, including climbing, wrestling, and volleyball among other activities. The brand also sells the same tape in other color combinations and single colors for climbers who prefer one shade.

Adhesive and material

The zinc oxide adhesive is described as residue free, meaning it should not leave a sticky film on your skin when you peel it off after a session, a common complaint with cheaper athletic tapes. Cotton tape like this is breathable and tears by hand without needing scissors, which matters when you are taping quickly between climbs or during a break in training. It is also marketed as latex free, worth knowing if you or a training partner has a latex sensitivity that would rule out other athletic tapes made with latex based adhesives commonly used elsewhere on the market.

Two colors, more organization

Having both black and blue rolls in one pack gives you an easy way to separate tape for different purposes, such as using one color for finger support and the other for skin protection on flappers or hot spots. That kind of simple color coding is more useful in a shared gym bag or with training partners than it might first seem, since it cuts down on grabbing the wrong roll mid session. It is a small detail, but one the site's pros specifically calls out as a benefit of buying this particular pack over a single color option sold elsewhere.

Climbing use versus the martial arts branding

This tape is marketed under Bighorn Athletics' jiu jitsu line, with branding and packaging aimed at grapplers rather than climbers specifically. The tape itself, a 0.5-inch cotton strip with zinc oxide adhesive, is functionally similar to tape sold under climbing specific branding elsewhere, so the martial arts framing does not affect performance. Climbers who care about buying gear branded specifically for the sport may prefer a climbing labeled tape, while those focused purely on function should find this tape performs the same job just as well on the wall as it does on the mat. It also tends to cost less than tape sold under dedicated climbing brand names for a similar material.

Who should buy it

This pack suits climbers who want a reliable, residue free finger tape in bulk and do not mind that it is marketed toward jiu jitsu rather than climbing. The 0.5-inch width is a reasonable middle ground for wrapping individual fingers, though climbers who like to build wider tape gloves for crack climbing may find the width limiting and prefer a wider roll instead. Anyone who already uses tape regularly for injury support or skin protection will get good mileage out of the eight roll supply this pack provides across many sessions of training or climbing.

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