Binder Clips

**Ken** · 05-20-2009, 07:11 PM

So, here I am doing some paperwork while I'm clicking away on the Forum, and as I pull out a stack of papers from a file folder it dawns on me..... Binder Clips.

Lightweight, strong, multi-use, and they come in several sizes..

I did a Forum search and the only place I saw them mentioned was here: http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ht=binder+clip

And so I'm thinking that having a few in my pack may not be a bad idea..........

**Rick** · 05-20-2009, 07:16 PM

They would be perfect for keeping all your briefs together........ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!! Get it? Lawyer joke!!!! Underwear!!!! I slay myself!!!!!!!!

**Pal334** · 05-20-2009, 07:18 PM

Oh,, My dear fellow, have you considered a vacation?

On a serious note, you are right, can't hurt to have a few, many uses are possible

**Ken** · 05-20-2009, 07:19 PM

They wouldn't work for long. Only briefly.

**Ken** · 05-20-2009, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by Pal334

Oh,, My dear fellow, have you considered a vacation?

*Opens dictionary - *V-A-C-A-T......."*

**Ken** · 05-20-2009, 07:33 PM

Wow, even more uses than I originally thought..........

**Mischief** · 05-20-2009, 07:42 PM

Use them,as follows

Clip together two tin pie plates for use as a oven

Clip targets on Vote for me signs

Clip fishing lines from bank,like a down riger clip

A few more,however,have to fill up on more gin & tonic now

**Ken** · 05-20-2009, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Mischief

....have to fill up on more gin & tonic now

Bad for your liver. Too much quinine.

**snakeman** · 05-20-2009, 08:01 PM

I have plenty of those laying around.They might be good for trapping mechanisms.

**RangerXanatos** · 05-20-2009, 08:05 PM

Use them for setting up tarp shelters. Fold the bottoms to create a box and clip in place to keep mud out during a storm.

**Badawg** · 05-22-2009, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Ken

Wow, even more uses than I originally thought..........

That dress was made by a friend and went to Burningman. Here's another photo of it with my youngest son.

I use Binder clips for all types of things and they are tough. In particular I use them as tarp clamps. The big ones for heavy apps like a vinyl or poly tarp, and smaller ones over paracord for sidewalls and sheets, Etc. They work well for clamping veneer when glueing up too. And last but least, to close the windscreen on my stove.

**mcfd45** · 05-23-2009, 12:09 AM

Compact.....check
multi use.....check
inexpensive..check
easy to carry (it can clip onto anything)....check
readily available..check
I would think you could use this to make a trigger for a trap. rig it like a trip wire?

**Jay** · 05-23-2009, 11:50 AM

good for trap triggers etc.

**Obsidian** · 06-02-2009, 08:58 PM

I've had a few in my Last Aid / Repair kit for some time now. Wish they came in a brighter color.

They are known to rust, BTW. I guess they didn't figure wet environments when designing them.

**Ken** · 06-02-2009, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Wish they came in a brighter color.

Brighter than these?

**Sarge47** · 06-02-2009, 09:08 PM

I've carried binder clips in my pack for many years now, figured they be good for using with a "tube tent" to keep it from sliding together as well as a "clothes-pin substitute."

I guess it takes ideas a while to get from the mid-West to the East coast. Just sayin'.

**Ken** · 06-02-2009, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge47

I've carried binder clips in my pack for many years now, figured they be good for using with a "tube tent" to keep it from sliding together as well as a "clothes-pin substitute."

I guess it takes ideas a while to get form the mid-West to the East coast. Just sayin'.

The idea musta' taken a bus. Just sayin'.Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.