Tyvek wristbands are a popular choice for events and occasions. As well as being renowned for their durability, they can also be customised with the branding of your choice, giving you lots of options for marketing your company or message.

Let’s explore all you need to know about Tyvek wristbands, including how long you can expect them to last, in our latest informative article.

All about Tyvek wristbands

Tyvek wristbands are a unique product using a durable material made by the chemicals company DuPont. Tyvek is created from high-density polyethylene fibers, which are spun together to form a sheet and treated with pressure and heat to bond them together.

The result is a flexible yet durable material that’s ideal for products that are subject to a lot of wear and tear, like wristbands.

This unique material comes with some considerable benefits. So, it’s:

  • Lightweight
  • Durable
  • Breathable

And resistant to:

  • Water
  • Abrasion
  • Bacteria
  • Ageing

While it resembles paper in the way it looks and feels, it’s a whole lot more durable and practical for many different uses.

This water and tear-resistant material makes it ideal for short-term indoor and outdoor events that perhaps take place over a 1-2 day period. So if the event extends overnight or a few days, there’s no need for the wearer to remove the Tyvek wristband, as it’s comfortable enough to sleep and move in, and there’s no chance of it getting lost because it stays on the wrist.

Another great advantage of choosing Tyvek is that many digital and traditional printing techniques can be used on it. This gives you plenty of choice when it comes to custom-printed Tyvek wristbands — there’s no limit to the design and wording you can add to your Tyvek bands.

And because they’re tamper-proof, Tyvek event wristbands offer a high degree of security too. Because of the way they close, they become unusable when the wearer takes them off. In fact, they can only be cut off, which makes them extra secure, so there’s no chance of them getting transferred to a different wearer.

You can also get your Tyvek paper wristbands numbered so that each band is unique to the wearer.

In short, Tyvek is the ideal material for wristbands to keep your event secure and help it run smoothly — just as you planned!

So how long do they last?

All these plus points combined mean that high-quality Tyvek wristbands can last for several days without showing signs of wear and tear. In fact, they’re perfect for both one-day events and short-term events and will last the duration looking fresh and feeling comfy too.

Because they’re lightweight, durable and water resistant too, they’re suitable for a wide range of events and activities too. This includes events that take place over a number of days or overnight, thanks to Tyvek’s unique properties of durability, hygiene and comfort.

Uses for Tyvek wristbands

Tyvek wristbands are the ideal solution for crowd control, from large events or festivals to smaller, more intimate gatherings. Here are some ideas for events and uses where Tyvek wristbands will really come into their own:

  • Concerts — Tyvek wristbands are a practical choice for concerts, as they can act in place of a ticket, allowing the wearer to easily show their entitlement to enter and re-enter the venue. You can also colour-code your Tyvek wristbands to indicate different categories of concert-goers, such as VIP guests.
  • Festivals, large and small — This category includes large-scale music festivals where security and crowd control are essential, especially if the event takes place in a large location with separate zones, as well as smaller, more intimate festivals, like literary events that may take place indoors with a series of talks or workshops.
  • Sporting events — Many sporting events take place in large outdoor venues or arenas where keeping track of attendees is essential for safety reasons. Tyvek wristbands allow you a high level of security, enabling only those with the appropriate wristband to enter the venue.
  • Conferences — Tyvek wristbands provide the ideal solution for conferences and professional events, too. Colour-coding your wristbands can allow you to set up easy entry to separate zones, workshops and events and keep track of your delegates. You can also have your wristbands customised with your event’s key messages for a bonus marketing message.
  • School trips — Because Tyvek wristbands are comfortable and hard-wearing, they’re the perfect accessory for school trips. What’s more, kids will love wearing them in whatever attractive design and colours you choose.
  • Visits to water parks — Tyvek wristbands are waterproof, so make sure you place an order if you’re planning a trip to a water park. A bright Tyvek wristband in the colour of your choice is ideal here for spotting members of your party in the water.
  • As drink and food token bands — Did you know that you can also use Tyvek wristbands with tear-off portions as an easy way to manage food and drink at your event? This type of wristband is ideal if attendees are pre-paying for their refreshments or you want to operate an easy cashless system.

What about customisation?

Because you can print on Tyvek, this type of wristband is easily customisable with your own message or branding.

Black printed wristbands are a popular choice for many different types of event, allowing you to add your own unique messages in easy-to-read print on coloured backgrounds.

In fact, there’s no limit to the way you can customise Tyvek wristbands, from branding them with your company’s logo to choosing your corporate colours as their background.

Want to know more about long-lasting Tyvek wristbands?

Tyvek wristbands are the practical choice for your event, whether it’s large or small.

Here at Handband, we manufacture and supply Tyvek wristbands for events all over Australia.

And if you’ve left it to the last minute, don’t worry! We specialise in rush orders, so reach out to us if you need your customised Tyvek wristbands for an event that’s happening soon. We can print more or less than 100 DuPont Tyvek wristbands in days, so don’t hesitate to get in touch.

You may also like to know that we offer a whole range of promotional items and corporate gifts too, while our sister company, Mediband, supplies pre-printed and customised medical wristbands to help you manage your health condition.

We’re all about offering practical solutions to help every aspect of your life — home and professional — to run more smoothly.