Well?....tell us and I will add it to the list.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by survivorman.
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Well?....tell us and I will add it to the list.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by survivorman.
It can disinfect wounds and can sanitize surfaces, and purify water for drinking (3 drops per litre.)
OK... the next one is uses for socks.
Warm feet
Warm hands
Pot holder
Field expedient weapon (fill with rocks and swing like a flail)
Bag to carry stuff (berries, etc)
Ear muffs
Bag warmer (warm rocks inside)
Here is a list of what we have covered in this thread so far. Please let me know if we missed any items that may be found in a survival kit that may have a multi use.
Trash bags
Duct tape
Bandannas
35mm film cans
Walking staff
Ziplock freezer bags
550 cord
Snare wire
Aluminum foil
Surgical tubing
Dental floss
Sewing needles
Safety pins
Flexible cable ties
Sewing thread
Condom
Candle
Watch
Cotton gauze
Gloves
Knife
Brass wire (copper wire, stainless steel)
Tarp or plastic sheeting
Survival blanket
Boot laces
Signal mirror
Socks
P38
MRE package
Iodine
Why "brass" wire?
Look at posting #218 and #219.Quote:
Originally Posted by BraggSurvivor
I edited to the list "Brass wire (copper wire, stainless steel)"
Hi People,
How about the uses for 550 cord?
Boot laces
fishing line
thread/sewing
snares
fishing net
shelter building
fire starting
attaching items we don't want to lose
baskets
slings
trot lines
and so much more
It's on the list. We've covered it.
How about going to the Introduction section and tell us something about yourself?
How about PMA booster?.....Would help with boredom and loneliness.Quote:
Originally Posted by mbarnatl
Socks =
bandages (cut in strips)
Compress (cut length wise and fold into square)
char clothe (cotton socks)
Prevent sunburn on neck and ears (cut length wise and stuff one end under hat)
Expedient TP (Hey, it happens.)
Water Filter (cover the opening of your water container with the sock and use it to strain out debris as you fill up the water container)
Socks also =
pot holders
expedient weapon (flail)
hanging food out of reach of wild game or the kids
berry/wild edible carry basket
mittens
This is a new low, Crash. You're copying off yourself!:D
I just saw that.....man, getting old sucks sometimes At least I'm consistent.
I thought the same thing when I read it. It would have been a whole lot worse if you had repeated yourself but put completely different items up. Then we'd know you were senile, too. Maybe you've been sucking those pest chems in the truck while no one's watching. Hmmmmmm :D
There was a story I read awhile back where some kids were "huffing" pesticeds to get high......until they got hold of Vikane Gas.
"I was like huffing some Vikane, man, and I looked up and this giant spider was, like, right over my head."
"Bummer, dude. Was it like a real spider?"
"No, man. I was like death, you know?"
"You mean I'm......?"
"Totally. We both are."
"Well that sucks."
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/w...nic-spider.jpg
If spiders were that big......I would quickly find another line of work.:eek::eek::eek:
I am thinking dinner for the whole family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.....and then some.
Sort of like chips with the dip on the inside.....Yuch!
Excuse me while I go vomit about something else.
*hurl*
Whad I say? Whad I say?
What about hand sanitizer? Instead of vaseline-soaked cotton balls, I keep a 1.5 oz bottle of Germ-X (62% Ethyl Alcohol) in my kit. (Since I hump it in, space and weight are at a premium.)
Uses:
1. Clean hands prior to eating/prepping food and after you drop deuce off the trail (general health)
2. Antiseptic treatment for cuts 'n scrapes (first aid)
3. Field expedient sterilization for knife/razor blade or stitching needle (first aid - if you don't have heat or fire)
4. Fire starter - even on damp tinder (the alcohol suspension burns slow and dries out the tinder before igniting it. Careful, burns with a clear flame. Don't go checking it with your finger to see if it is lit.)
Nice tip LostOutrider.
Suggested item to cover, surprised nobody has read Douglas Adams here; Towel.
Pretty much everything socks, bandanas. and gauze can do, a towel can.
Hat
Sun shade/micro tarp
clothes patch if you've got sewing kit
Attitude adjuster for children (*pop*)
Filter for floaties and grit in water
loincloth (with belt/rope etc.)
Sack/hobo bag
Fish gripper
Field expedient cloth glove
And reusable TP :D if ya wash it out.
Whew! I was just worried what you were gonna say Beo, when you say that list and he had loincloth and sack listed next to each other.
Maybe its a sac cloth or loincloth for your sac:D
Snare wire: 1: use in place of 550 cord when building a shelter.
2: tie up your muffler after you broke it loose 4 wheeling.
3: use to make drying rack for jerky.
I put a Cold-Steel Bushman on my walking staff (it's legal here in WA State). Then covered that end with findged leather, to look "native" ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge47
A bit redundant since I already mentioned it elsewhere, but Tea Tree Oil definitely seems to belong in this thread. Uses:
1. Moisturizer
2. Antiseptic
3. Antifungal
4. Insect Repellent
5. Shaving Oil
6. Burn Treatment
7. Bite Treatment
8. Acne Treatment
9. Fuel Source
10. Lubricating Oil
11. Mouth Wash
Did anyone mention the lid or bottom a coffee can? Sorry I didn't read through all the stuff.
Uses:
Knife
Scraping tool
Frying/cooking surface
Spatula/cooking tool
Punch a bunch of holes in it and you have a cheese grater
I dunno....whatever else you have use for a round sharp piece of metal.
Snake
You can eat all of it except the head if it's venomous, you can use its venom to tip arrows (it works with the right snake), you can use its skin for cordage or anything you might use a strip of leather for, you can hold water in the skin, and in the Mexico episode of Man vs Wild, Bear Grylls had to pee into a snakeskin and drink from it.
Don't drink pee!
Bear is just sick that way,personally,I think he just enjoys drinking pee,and is trying to recruit more people into his sick way of thinking.....Quote:
Originally Posted by BuckyBadger
this was on the news back in Aug or Sept, Bear spent many nights in a motel when he said he was sleeping in the out back, his camera crew ratted him out, he does know what he's doing most of the time but sometimes you can see that it's staged when he walks thru deep grass without looking, there are copperheads and timber rattlers around here and none on my land but i still keep my eyes open when in tall grass and brush in case no one told the snake that he's trespassing.Quote:
Originally Posted by nell67
Dental floss works very well for stitches. I sewed my hand with it in Mexico after figuring out I couln't get fishing line through the needle... Bonus... It's sterile.
Another thing I carry is 100lbs. test braided Dacron fishing line. Very light and small and a myriad of uses so you can save the 550 for where it's really needed.
Also, Binder clips are great as tarp clamps, rope stops, or for fixing torn clothing. you can pull the 'handle' off, straighten it and use it for a poker/awl/hook as it's some tough wire. I have been known to put them on the edge of a pot to use as a handle too.
Well, that just conjured up all kinds of curiosity on my part. Sterile huh? I just happen to have an un-opened six pack of Crest dental floss. No where does the word "sterile" appear. I'd sure like to see your source on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badawg
Halligan Tool
(for those of you who don't know what it is... it's like a crowbar except modified for firemen and emergency personnel.)