Multi-use items!

[jfeatherjohn]

One of the things I don't think I saw mentioned is a hammock. I have used my hammock as a gill net, drug wood back to camp, camoed myself, carried water contsiners back from the creek, plus letting me sleep above ground when conditions warrent. I was quite surprised as these uses kept coming up; itd almost as usefull as my knife!

[jfeatherjohn]

I just bought a blowgun (Cold Steel .625 cal 4'). Bought it just to have fun with it.
It's got a standard walking.stick handle on the mouthpiece end.
I started doing some homework, and it seems very reasonable to believe tuat small game can be taken at 50-60 ft without practicing for competition.

So, I have a toy, a new walking stick, and something that might help feed me. When it arrives, I am going to practice.

[jfeatherjohn]

A knife with a fire starter, a camp stove that will charge your phone?
(taps microphone)..."Is this off, or is the room empty?"

[hunter63]

LOL, no not empty, but 403 posts to go thru to see if it's been brought up.....didn't get all the way thru....

But hey keep up the good work.

[jfeatherjohn]

I have another one...benzalkromium chloride. When we were kids, we knew it as merthiolate.
This stuff is antibacterial, antifungal AND antiviral.
You can swab this stuff on a herpes blister and it will heal.

[SurvivorMama]

From a field medic perspective I would prefer to thoroughly clean and flush the would, use antibiotics, and use the bag pieces to approximate the wound and tightly secure a bandage (if duct tape is not available to hold he wound edges together). Plastic bag filament is not vicryl nor prolene, after all.

[intothenew]

I assume the last statement means no suture?

To the first statement: I don't carry sterile saline wash unless I'm on the bike. On foot, I consider that too much to carry. Is that the flush? Do I boil, saline, and cool water? I need to carry wash premade, or sterile salts if that is the case. Is there time if that is the case? Am I missing something?

[jfeatherjohn]

I assume the last statement means no suture?

To the first statement: I don't carry sterile saline wash unless I'm on the bike. On foot, I consider that too much to carry. Is that the flush? Do I boil, saline, and cool water? I need to carry wash premade, or sterile salts if that is the case. Is there time if that is the case? Am I missing something?

There is a "medicine" area, here, but staying on topic...
Cephalexin (Keflex) is a good multi-use item; about the only thing it isn't good at are respiratory infections.
Paracord and sewing needles are good, because you can suture with one of those little cords and the needle.
For the record, I would suture only in the direst of circumstances, because I do not believe I can clean the wound adequately, hense I will suture infection into the wound. I carry steristrips.
Which is another multi-use item because they a great at repairing broken shoe laces...if you don't have any Krazy Glue.
etc...

[intothenew]

I would use the paracord for the broken laces, not for sutures.

[jfeatherjohn]

I don't have any boots that don't have paracord laces.
I know that many people do.

[rezmut]

My favorite multi use item-Everclear!

[LarryB]

Super glue=> for wound closure and fixes on broken items

Yup, been there once, works great. I keep my tiny tube in one of those cool little spy capsules as part of my EDC.

[Billy1342]

How many uses does a five gallon bucket have in the outdoors?

[hunter63]

How many uses does a five gallon bucket have in the outdoors?

Ok, I'll bite.....How many?

[Ken]

How many uses does a five gallon bucket have in the outdoors?

Ok, I'll bite.....How many?

Well, it depends....

[crashdive123]

How many uses does a five gallon bucket have in the outdoors?

Three thousand eight hundred thirty nine.

[Rick]

But even more importantly, how much does a 5 gallon bucket hold?

[BENESSE]

But even more importantly, how much does a 5 gallon bucket hold?

8lbs of $hit?

[hunter63]

8lbs of $hit?

Depends how much sawdust is in with it.......
Holds enough old wheel weights that I can't pick it up without breaking the handle....usually about tailgate height.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...earchid=596665

[Ken]

Three thousand eight hundred thirty nine.

Can you list them for us?