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Krime

Krime

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Duct Tape, literally the most useful thing you can have!
from simple fix-its, to rope, to boats, the list goes on and on, i think they even have books about all the stuff you can make with it! duct tape wins the award of most versatile prep item in my book! (except maybe your own mind)
 
Krime said:
Duct Tape, literally the most useful thing you can have!
from simple fix-its, to rope, to boats, the list goes on and on, i think they even have books about all the stuff you can make with it! duct tape wins the award of most versatile prep item in my book! (except maybe your own mind)
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I agree. Duct Tape is one of my must haves. the other is 550 Parachute Cord. It is super strong and very easy to use. Not to mention it isn't very expensive.
 
alotta different uses on that too, good for snares, tents, etc
 
Krime said:
alotta different uses on that too, good for snares, tents, etc
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Yes, it is! I have used it many a time for my tent stakes.
 
Krime said:
Duct Tape, literally the most useful thing you can have!
from simple fix-its, to rope, to boats, the list goes on and on, i think they even have books about all the stuff you can make with it! duct tape wins the award of most versatile prep item in my book! (except maybe your own mind)
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Yes, I could hug mr duct for inventing duct tape for sure. It is something I will be putting on my arm for a bracelet since I use it so often in my home life and will certainly use it if the SHTF for sure. Another thing which is on Clydesdale list is fishing line. At least once a year I use fishing line for something that it is not intended for. Some examples are: I have a closure on my shed that is closed with fishing line. I use it to cut a cake that has a soft inside, I keep my garbage can covers closed with it and keep my garbage can attached to my deck for windy days with fishing line too. Many more uses could be mentioned if I had more time to state them.
 
goodselfme said:
Yes, I could hug mr duct for inventing duct tape for sure. It is something I will be putting on my arm for a bracelet since I use it so often in my home life and will certainly use it if the SHTF for sure. Another thing which is on Clydesdale list is fishing line. At least once a year I use fishing line for something that it is not intended for. Some examples are: I have a closure on my shed that is closed with fishing line. I use it to cut a cake that has a soft inside, I keep my garbage can covers closed with it and keep my garbage can attached to my deck for windy days with fishing line too. Many more uses could be mentioned if I had more time to state them.
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I never thought if using fishing line for cutting a soft centered cake!
I figure it can also be used for setting traps as well.
 
Clydesdale said:
I never thought if using fishing line for cutting a soft centered cake!
I figure it can also be used for setting traps as well.
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I use it to cut velvita cheese too lol
 
Still tyring to figure out how to fix contact lenses with it though.
 
^ Bwaahahahahahahahaa!!!!!! Contact lenses..... You're too much....
 
Keep laughing buck-o! But one day i'll get rich off a roll of duct tape!
 
It is a most useful item. it can be used in both matters of legality and questionable legality!
Wiredog8 said:
Still tyring to figure out how to fix contact lenses with it though.
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maybe a see through duct tape of some sort.
 
Clydesdale said:
It is a most useful item. it can be used in both matters of legality and questionable legality!

maybe a see through duct tape of some sort.
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wouldnt that be packing tape??? lol
 
i never used to carry duct tape, and never need it. i now carry 6 feet with me every where, and use it almost once every day or two.
 
My dad used it for almost everything. . .even fixed mom's wheelchair with it and his car cover was mainly duct tape.
 
My stepmom says to use it if you have Dry cracked heals.You just tape the cracks back together.She says it has to be duct tape though something in the sticky on it.Idk she's a physicians assistant so I would give it a try if my feet got that bad I guess.
 
Duct tape can also be used to close gashes (wounds). Cut it in a butterfly shape |><| then use it to hold the gash like a stitch. Learned this during my MSR (Mountain Search and Rescue) days in a training conducted by the Red Cross.
 
I did Heating and cooling work for well over 20 years,I get panicky if I notice that I have less than 5 full roles on my shelf,lol.Only the good stuff too (3M or Gorilla) as like anything else,you get what you pay for.I'm also very fond of 3M's double sided tape too and paracord,there's a million uses for those as well.
 
LWesterfield said:
The bandana thing was awesome, the tampon thing slightly less so - still lots of great ideas.
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Google for some other survival tampon uses. There are other, better links I've seen, that was just a quick one I could think of.

I'm a big fan of BOB items that have multiple uses. For example, one of my favorites is this. It's basically a crank radio, cell-phone charger, and flashlight. (and for $17)
A minute of cranking will give you about 30 minutes of flashlight use, 10 minutes of radio use, or 1 minute of cell-phone use. (though I find it takes about 3 minutes of cranking if the cell-phone is completely dead, to get it to power on).

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If it moves and shouldn't = duct tape
It it doesn't move, and should = WD-40

The geek in me says duct tape is like the Force, in Star Wars....it has a light side, and a dark side, and binds the Universe together.
 
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