We had the walking staff a bit earlier on, but it doesn't hurt to add to things, that's a great idea!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole WV Coot
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We had the walking staff a bit earlier on, but it doesn't hurt to add to things, that's a great idea!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ole WV Coot
although for years duct tape ruled and aint knockin it a bit, however there's a new kid in town his name is gorilla tape and my fellow outdoorsmen there is not much of a comparison gorilla tape is the new rule in my book checkit out see for yourself/.
I posted tis in another thread, but it also belongs here.
Uses for the P38
This list of P-38 uses was compiled by Steve Wilson, MSG Proponent NCO, Dept. of the Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains, The Pentagon. It is posted at the Ft. Bliss Air Defense Artillery Museum among other places:
1. Can Opener
2. Seam Ripper
3. Screwdriver
4. Clean Fingernails
5. Cut Fishing Line
6. Open Paint Cans
7. Window Scraper
8. Scrape Around Floor Corners
9. Digging
10. Clean Out Groove on Tupperware lids
11. Reach in and Clean Out Small Cracks
12. Scrape Around Edge of Boots
13. Bottle Opener
14. Gut Fish (in the field)
15. Scale Fish (in the field)
16. Test for 'Doneness' When Baking on a Camp Fire
17. Prying Items
18. Strip Wire
19. Scrape Pans in the Field
20. Lift Key on Flip Top Cans
21. Chisel
22. Barter
23. Marking Tool
24. Deflating Tires
25. Clean Sole of Boot/Shoe
26. Pick Teeth
27. Measurement
28. Striking Flint
29. Stirring Coffee
30. Puncturing Plastic Coating
31. Knocking on Doors
32. Morse Code
33. Box Cutter
34. Opening Letters
35. Write Emergency Messages
36. Scratch an Itch
37. Save as a Souvenir
38. Rip Off Rank for On-the-Spot Promotions
39. Bee sting removal tool (scrape off w/ blade)
40. Sharpen stick or pencil
Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Grey Wolf! Great list!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gray Wolf
OK gang, it's "snare wire"!:cool:
1.Traping
2.The end of a small piece can be ground on a stone untill its like a needel and on the other end you need to make a loop, put some thread through and then push the loop closed Very Flat useing oliers (I uses a small hammer or rock to do this)
Thats just the VERY tip of the iceberg
What is next?
I was hoping for more on "snare wire" but next is aluminum foil.:cool:
@Sarge: I was too. My mind went blank on uses for snare wire.
Aluminum Foil:
Boil water
signal
make char cloth
cook in
leave your track in the truck (Cody's advice)
Use as scrubber for cookware
Make a funnel to fill your water bottle
tighten lose battery springs in electronics (Yeah, my GPS and your cell phone)
to make that funky feeling when you bite down on it between two fillings. (shiver)
Aluminum Foil:
- cook in
- make a bowl
- make a cup
- fire deflector
- making fishing lures
Also can make a wind screen for a stove. As well serve as a lid.
It can be used to keep tinder dry by rapping the tinder in layers of it
Just wanted to introduce myself and say how much I am enjoying the thread. I loved the tip on stitches from garbage bags! Thanks!
Yeah. It kept us in stiches, too.
Pinhole glasses. Just fashion the foil into a glasses shape and poke pinholes in the "lenses".
those are glasses Rick???LMAO!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Oh, sure. Then don't ask to borrow mine when you're crying, "My eyes hurt from the glare. I'm goin' snow blind. I can't see. Yadi yadi yadi."
I saw an interesting way of using webbing (climbing type) to make a set of pin point snow glasses. Webbing is a pretty common item and I keep finding uses for it. Basically tie it like a bandanna around the eyes with two (precut) slits for seeing. I tried it and I really couldn't see too well. But, it would be better than nothing.
Oh, for the "snare wire" category...it can be used to buddy tape fingers together and makes a pretty good tool for removal of debris in skin (splinters, rocks, cactus, etc.) I have also seen a small bit of snare wire hold a broken bike chain together, enought to ride it out of the desert, saving a night out and long walk.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate someone such as yourself on board Doc! We've been needing Professionals such as yourself for quite sometime! Thank you so much!!!:):D:cool:
This one should be right up Doc's alley: Surgical Tubing!:cool:
bands for projectile weopons, tourniquet, drinking/suctioning/syphoning tubing, elastic tiedowns for tensioning, trap manufacture
I remember using surgical tubing to carry water underpressure, as a kid. We'd take a ball point pin, with the ink cartridge out, and place one end into the tubing and the other to a faucet. It would fill like a sausage, with the water. Lots of fun to squirt other kids with.
Canid had a lot of great tips, tourniquets and drinking tubes are my two most favorite uses. Along the lines of surgical tubing...rubber gloves:
For a cut finger or to do some digging under the skin, where there might be blood, you can cut off one finger of the glove and the tip of this finger before placing on the person's finger. Then roll the latex "condom" down the finger, so that it produces a tourniquet effect at the finger's base, making a bloodless field.
A seal/barrier device can be made by placing the glove and middle finger into the patient's mouth, with a slit cut into the bottom of the middle finger of the glove. This acts as a "one way device" for preventing fluid exchange when the rescuer breathes into the part of the glove that the hand normally goes into.
Plus, a tourniquet and a few of the things mentioned above, for surgical tubing. Great thread, by the way!
Happy new year!
Cool ideas AD. Two more tricks I learned today. Pretty good for old dog. By the way, I like the avatar. Doh!
OK, I know that there's some of you who don't care for the Military MREs, but what can you find in the MRE package that helps in a Survival situation BESIDES the obvious Food & drink?:confused:
Okay. I'll start.
Plastic bags for carrying water.
cardboard for fire
the flameless heater for heat
You can capture the hydrogen produced by the heater for a homemade bomb
sugar can be used for fire
creamer can be used for fire
If you carry permanganate you can mix it with the sugar. Kaboom!
Matches for fire
Sharpen one end of the spoon for expedient weapon
Hot sauce = pepper spray
I figured you'd be up to it! Here's something I noticed! 1st, the book of matches are moisture resistant, as they resist dampness. 2nd there is a small pack of toilet paper/paper toweling that would make a good fire starter. Also the newer MREs contain a clear plastic bag for mixing hot drinks, which means they are strong and would make a good water carrier. Finally, some of them have a "wet-wipe" which would be good for cleaning small wounds. MREs, they're not just for "breakfast" any more!:cool:
Very good info Rick! Thanks! I had not thought of many of those. You mentioned permanganate and I have heard of this for a fire starter, antibiotic, water purifier. Where does one buy this? Anybody got a source?
Thanks!
I found it on e-bay Doc!:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by AdventureDoc
E-bay!?! That's what I get for thinking too much and looking in obscure shops! An embarassed thank-you!
What's next?
Dental Floss is next!:rolleyes:
- as thread for sewing
- stitching a wound
- fishing line
- clean teeth
- emergency shoelaces, use several laid together.
We had a long thread on this awhile back, that's where i got the info. Here's the post address:
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...read.php?t=491
Check it out!:cool:
British MREs have a range card on there side. You can use the puri tabs to help with cuts.
lashing
tent/tarp tiedown
make a net
clothes line
make cord for bow n drill
shelter construction
snares
fire starter
snowshoe bindings
temporarily replace a lost screw in eyeglasses
expedient snow glasses (with foil or cardboard)
Hmmm. You always seem to get me thinking, Tony. That's a dangerous thing. The Tobasco sauce contains red peppers, vinegar and salt. Peppers contain capsaicinoids, which the plant uses to protect itself against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Soooo, could you use a splash of tobasco on a cut as a field expedient antibiotic? That burns like heck just thinking about it but if it saves an infection?!......
@Sarge: You need to add this to the multi-use thread.
Honey has anti-bacterial properties, if you get a pack with honey in it you could try thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Rick
read This Rick
http://www.tearsofjoysauces.com/stor...per_facts.html
Peppers In Medicine
This is a fascinating aspect of the chile pepper. There are several uses for capsaicin in the field of medicine--some on the market and some in the research stages. Pain relief, especially for arthritis and joint pain, is the most common usage right now. Many creams for pain relief now contain capsaicin. The depletion of substance P in the nerves help to reduce nagging pain. Another medical use, amazingly enough, is in the treatment of ulcers. Since the discovery of the bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, as the primary cause of ulcers, antibiotics have been the common treatment. Chile peppers have natural antibiotic properties. As well, they stimulate the mucosa of the stomach. Quite a switch from the old ideas of avoiding spicy foods!
Aha! Who'd a thunk it? Great link and good idea on the honey. I'll bet that wouldn't sting nearly as bad as the tobasco.