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yeah telling the girlfriend I need concoms for the survival kit, I think I got the stupidest look from her I have ever seen.
 
You haven't explained to her why her Kotex Maxi pads are in there, have you?
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Codger
 
She'll thank you for it sometime when she can't get to a store and an emergency crops up.

"Here, Honey, you can use mine". :eek:

Codgerrrr :D
 
haha jeeze, Then after she takes it, She'll look at me and go "so,... why did you have these again?"

then Ill try to make survival kits and the gear in them sound cool, If that is possible at that point of time.
 
Great idea Tiros! You can get that size O-ring in glow in the dark material off someone at CPF or EDCF too if you wanted so the lighter won't be misplaced at night.
 
Thanks for all of the positive feedback and suggestions everyone:)

I was thinking of getting finger cots (little finger condoms for god knows what) but I also had vaseline (for tinder cotton) in my cart as well. I figured it wouldn't look to good strolling up to the checkout with a box of 50 finger cots and a jar-O-vaseline :barf:

I think Codger_64's baloon idea would work better tho as they are much thicker. And heres a little something extra I added when I re-wrapped mine:

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I owe the idea to a 4th grade science class experiment where we made our own compasses :p Thank you Mrs. Gates wherever you are.
I've been testing my little magnetized needle for a couple of months now alongside my regular compass to check accuracy and longevity of the magnetized needle. Its surprisingly accurate. That being said, I highly recommend that you use and try for yourself and get used to the nuances BEFORE relying on it in any way. Tip: use the field test before each use to ensure the that the needle is still magnetic.

I think that when used in conjunction with natural directional aids this could prove to be useful in an emergency. Please share your thoughts or experiences
 
another great idea I haven't seen ina while. I remember making thouse things aswell, and work oldly well.
The talk of this stuff kinda reminds me of thouse fellas who can use the sticks in a Y shape. That typa thing is weird, but I've been told it works. I remember seeing a thing about it on les strouds "off the grid" show, he had A man proficent in using,... sticks, to find the water level, as les was looking for a place to drill a well.

But again thank you for bringing the needle trick to my attition. As im sure others will appreaciate is aswell.
 
The magnitized needle works without the foam as well. It will float just using surface tension on the water.

The water finding technique is commonly called "witching a well". I do a version of it before I begin digging a new swimming pool in someone's back yard. The Y shaped stick has to be a fresh sap filled twig to work. My grandfather prefered to use any of the fruit tree varieties. I find that a pair of L shaped wires works better for me. I can do it with reformed wire coathangers or wire survey flags, but heavy guage copper wire is more accurate. The 4" or so leg of the 14" L goes loosely through the fist, hands held in front of you parallel with thumbs up. The wires rest on the curled index finger and pivot around the vertical short leg in your fist. Hold the fists barely against each other and begin with them slightly tilted so both wires point perpendicular to your body straight out in front of you, parrallel to each other. Walk slowly across the area you want to survey. When you cross an object which has electrical charge, the wands will begin to swing toward each other. When you are directly over the object, the wands will cross completely, the left pointing right, and the right pointing left. Mark the spot and continue walking. Recross the marked area from 90 degrees to see how the object lies. I use this to locate septic tanks, sewer, water, gas, electrical, and phone lines. It is crude, but it does work within reason, and is nearly as accurate as the magnatometers the utility guys use. Give it a try, you might be surprised.

Codger
 
thats just nutz, but cool I might add. I remember that now off, off the grid. And him using the two wires also, But I also hear not everyone can do it, is that true, I my self have never tried it, but mabye I will give it a shot sometime.

Thanks Codger.
 
Wow! That is one of the most clever ideas I've seen come along. Upon seeing this, I wished the forum had idea of the year award, because you should get one.

I'm making that tomorrow. Thank you so much. :)
 
Codger I use 2 aluminum wires for water witching. They are usually on the dashboard of my truck. I also like willow branches but about any branch will work.
 
I picked up a pack of O rings at Lowes last night because of this thread. Now all of my Bic Lighters wear them. The rings really do seem to work. If you get the right size they'll "lock" under the gas button and it won't release gas no matter how hard you push on it. To use the lighter, you can just roll the O ring down with your thumb. To lock the button again, you just push it back into place with your thumb. Can be done easily with one hand. Very cool.
 
And, if you dont have any tinder in a "bad" situation, you can use the o-ring for some fire starter, well all know how well plastic works for fires.
 
Buna is like a dense rubber compound. May not make good tinder, but if you get it lit make make dandy tinder.


I've got hundreds of Buna o-rings, I'll see how well they take fire, and burn.
 
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