Okay, that line about seeing more jobs messed up by a bad stretch over strips really hits home. I used to be a total stickler for tack strips everywhere, no questions asked. But reading what @theagarcia said about that sunroom job, it makes me rethink things. Maybe we do get stuck on how we were taught and miss that materials change. A bad install is a bad install, strip or no strip. If the pad is locked down right at the edges, maybe the strip isn't doing the main work on a small flat spot. You've got a point.