[Hrawk]

Do you think you might get better life from you bands, with less friction and rub, if you conditioned the bands with Armorall or some other type of popular rubber conditioner...it does provide additional UV protection, and since the bands are braided there is no problem with knots slipping...

I always dust my bands with some talcum powder. It really seems to help, similar to the cornflour that Thera put on all their bands.