Contest: What can you do with.......

[RichK219]

I chose the following items:
2ft. of wire
disposable lighter
water bottle ( I only had a soda bottle laying around the recycling bin so I used it instead).
CD
plastic bag
3ft of rope

Food was my smallest concern, a person can go at least a week without food and I've never been on a road where another car, person, etc. hasn't traveled on it within the past day.

I used the 2 ft. of wire and 3 ft. of rope to make a snare, if the snare worked it would be great but if not I'm probably not going to die from not eating for a few days. Look at the end of the paracord to see the snare.

The CD would be used for signaling. I'm sure if I needed to I could also use it for other things, such as a sharp edge.

You can see the reflection on the tree.

I took the plastic bag and strung it up between four sticks. Any rainfall, condensation, etc. would collect in it and I could use it as drinking water. I could also cut a hole in the bag and use it as a make shift poncho if needed.

I could use the lighter to start a fire that could be used for warmth, cooking (if the snare worked), and purifying water.

If I needed shelter I could throw a basic lean to together in the woods.

Bonus points to those who can spot the invisible dog who could also act as a MRE.

 

[ikilledkenny]

I used the following items:
CD
Lighter
Unspooled fishing line
Soda can
Plastic water bottle
(not pictured but used) Izula

I used the soda can for 2 things. first part to make a survival whistle

proof it works: (its much louder but my phone levels out the sound )


I used the cd to make a spear and secured it with the unspooled fishing line

I used the lighter to make a fire(sorry its small, but im in a residential area and the neighbors wouldnt be thrilled with a fire

the rest of the soda can i was going to use for boiling water, but i didnt leave the fire up long enough to get a pic then use the plastic water bottle for water storage.

 

[adaman04]

1. Water bottle - the water bottle I would leave in tact, not cut it up. If I collect precious water, I don't want to risk spilling it or letting it evaporate in the summer sun. It is a good, portable drinking container that I can stick in a pocket as I travel (if I do indeed travel)

2. Soda can - the soda can as mentioned allows me to boil water, making it safer to drink. Removing the top also allows it to serve double duty as my catch pan for a solar still.

3. Sheet of plastic - depending on the size of the sheet, it could serve double duty. First would be as a top for the solar still as shown in the pic below. Second, it could serve as a semi-space blanket while sleeping in the vehicle. The key here I think is sleeping in a small area where your body can heat up the air space e.g. between the front and back seats of an SUV where the seats and plastic would help contain your body heat.

4. Hat - offers protection from the sun during the day and helps keep you warm at night as a lot of heat can escape through your head.

5. Lighter - a true blessing in that it offers the ability to start fires instantly with little energy exertion.

On to the solar still. There are a lot of misconceptions out there about solar stills and I think everyone should build at least one some time.

They're pretty simple in theory. Dig a hole, cover in plastic, sun heats moisture inside hole, plastic doesn't allow it to evaporate in to the air, it gets trapped on the plastic sheet, runs down the sheet and drips in to your catch pan.

Here is one I built after a day of only partial sun. The sunnier the better because it increases the amount of evaporation and water collection. You want the plastic to have as much slope toward the center as possible so the water runs down well, but open enough that it has surface area to catch the moisture.

Next is shelter. If we're stranded in the car, it will offer the best shelter if we are staying put (which probably wouldn't be a bad idea) except in cases of extreme heat. Cars soak up a lot of heat in the sun and staying in one can overheat you even faster. Instead of sitting in the car in these cases, following the shade around the vehicle during the day may be a better option. Making a shelter out of a piece of plastic or whatever outside probably won't offer the protection a vehicle does.

Here is a solar still I built the other night and the water caught by the plastic after one day of partly sunny conditions. As you can see, I tried to hold down the edges as best as I could to keep there from being any places for moisture to escape.

Next you can gently tap the plastic to loosen any remaining water and get it to run down to your low point made by the rock weight. Here I used a cup for collection, but of the items listed I would use the can with the top removed.

What were you expecting, a quart of water? Maybe if it was a warmer and sunnier that day. If possible, make more than one solar still. It's not much water but it's more than you had before.

The plastic also serves well to catch rain water. If it rains, fold up the plastic and pour it in to one of your water containers.

 

[SGTCap]

I actually had to do this about 3 weeks ago. My car uses quick disconnects on the coolant hoses and they get brittle simply shear off. You can't just reattach the hose you have to make some sort of splice. So I used a straw and water bottle I found in an amusement park (I was doing retail theming at night). I used the straw as the inner core and then cut the water bottle to make it more rigid. I then wrapped it in teflon tape and duct tape (from my car kit). I then inserted the splice into the hose end and broken disconnect end. I then gutted some paracord and wrapped the whole connection. Then liberal use of duct tape. Made it 20 miles on the interstate to where I could make a more permanent repair to get home.

Yep I was riding with a buddy of mine from Houston to Dallas in his Plymoth Horizon (K-car). About an hour outta houst it started running really bad, (which is saying something for a K-car). We pulled over and figured out that the EGR valve was stuck open. So we got it lose slid it back and I made a block off plate out of a piece of beer can I found on the roadside and my pocktknife. That fix lasted lit the engine blew a few months later.

I also made shifter bushings for that car on a roadside with old rags and electical tape. Had to redo it it every so often but we made it home.

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

since my first post here doesn't count, i've made some changes, took pictures , and here it is
Water bottle (16.9 oz bottle)
disposable lighter
cd ( (i wanted to take the panties choice, to make a slingshot/catapult, but i couldn't find any that
had that kind of rubber, sorry, so i choose the cd option just because we can take 6 objects total)
empty pack of cigarrets
rope
license plate



Water bottle (16.9 oz bottle) water storage

boiling water

disposable lighter easy fire

cd for signaling

empty pack of cigarrets

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

signaling again with the tinfoil paper found in the pack

store tinder/shavings/kindling

further purify the water with some coal from the fire

rope

maybe catch something...

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

covered in grass

and, ...it works

no luck with the trap, so i cooked and eat three snails, great meat

very good

there were some bugs also, but i wasn't that hungry

license plate

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

make a small knife, and a light use machete, that can also double as a baking/cooking support, which in the end,
became just that...
aluminum is so soft, it couldn't take an edge, and hold it, and even the small knife i made , with the help of some rocks,
and continuous bending, had to be sharpened on the rock at every 30 seconds, so i ended using just the rock edge
for carving
the small knife can be used in cutting meat, because in wood, ...no way

sharpening

just trying some rests of meat to see if it works

the rock

some carving

nice fires i had today, with this contest

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

here is the final shot, in the forrest i came across, good place to build a shelter

thanks for the great contest

 

[fixer]

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shaved some strips from a tire, cut a barn door in the can, put about an inch of dirt in the bottom, lit the rubber, and bingo! instant can lantern.

the rubber strips light easily. i would have tried lighting them with the firesteel on my keys, but i couldn't find any broken glass to strike the sparks with. (and yes, i know i could have used the blade. nothing new about that) if you've never tried it, glass makes a GREAT striker, and is a great demo for people who think that only carbon steel will strike sparks on ferochromium.

could have used the wire or string the hang the lantern from.

burning rubber is stinky and makes nasty smoke that you don't want to breathe or get on anything. it's waterproof and will float.

items used from list: can, tire, lighter.

 

[Doc13]

Here is what I chose....

Tire
Plastic Bag
C.D
Fishing Line
Condom

O.K...So I had more success then I expected. I am actually on cloud nine with some of the outcomes!!

Here is the story....

First I started with the tire, I cut the inside diameter of the tire to extract the wire that is embedded within. I was able to cut, pull and yank about 60 feet..yup you heard right..60 feet of what I guess is about 1\16inch thickness wire. I use this wire later on.

Then I moved onto the fire. This is the reason I am so happy right now. It actually worked. I was practically jumping up and down. Anyway this is how..

I used a condom filled with water(In a survival situation, urine can be used as well, I didn't want to get messy though).
It took about an hour of manipulating the condom and finding the best position of the sun, 2:30-3:00pm was the golden time.
I also tried different tinder, birch bark, pine needles, dried fallen leaves,etc.
Here you can see me squeezing the condom to get it to thin out and act as a magnifying glass.

Some smoke....

Then boooom, we have fire folks!

When I had that down, I moved onto the shelter and snare. I used the wire I extracted from the tire to make these two.
I want to show this pic of how I used two rocks, hitting together the bent wires to snap them.

Here is a rough mock up of a shelter using a main branch tied to a tree and more branches tied to it.
I would be using the wire here instead of the twine here, but I was gonna tie up this stuff for yard waste collection after I was done. So don't mind the substitute.

Back view..

 

[Doc13]

Continuation...
Here is the snare up in action...

Last is the Plastic bag as a kite being held together with fishing line.
It also has fragments of C.D pinched onto the line as reflectors.

 

[Boondock Saint]

OK! Here is my entry for the contest. I thought I would have some fun with this one. Here in Florida, it’s hard to walk ten feet without falling into a pond that has fish in it, so I thought I would make a fishing bow.

Items used:

Bungee cord
2’ of wire
Disposable lighter
Fast food plastic straw
Medicine bottle
Unspooled fishing line

I started with a knarly old tree limb from my front yard. Whittled and batoned it down into a basic bow shape (First big job for my new Izula scales and my hand wasn’t all that fatigued after. Those little buggers work!) , batoned and whittled a deep shelf for the arrow, notched the top and bottom for the wire, wired the bungee cord top and bottom, whittled some sticks down into arrows, bent a piece of wire and stuck it into the hollow part of the tip to act as the fish barb, took a small piece of straw and crammed it in with the wire and used the lighter to melt the piece of straw to retain the barb (worked like a champ, the melted straw set up like glue!), used the lighter to harden the arrow tip.

Then came time to make the spool for the line. First I took the medicine bottle lid and cut two lines in it. Next I cut the rest of the straw in half, tied knots in the ends, and thread them through the holes in the lid. Then I wrapped the straw ends around the bow, twisted them until they where tight, and then melted them together for strength.

Next I screwed the bottle onto the lid to act as a spool for the line, attached the line to the bow and to the arrow, wrapped the line around the spool and… DONE! And you know what, it works! I haven’t gone after any real fish with it yet, but it sure killed the hell out of a cardboard bass in my back yard!

Thanks’ for the chance to win!

 

[Boondock Saint]

Cont.

 

[Necrodamus]

My entry...
Ok this sucks big time, I was not able to get out due to a torn cartilage in my knee. Now Im waiting for surgery. So my entry is being hosted from my kitchen and has been brought to you by VICODIN! Yah!

Before I go on... Doc13, damn bro! fire from a water filled condom. I bet your girl loves you! Fantastic!

My items:

• BIC
• 2 Ft Wire
• 3 Ft Rope (paracord)
• Soda Can
• 16 oz Water Bottle
• Empty Cigarette Box

I used my EDC Gerber Multiplier for assistence.

The soda can
Remove the Tab
This going to be a fish hook...
A few snips and careful bending. This seriously has to be practiced guys!
It would be easier to heat it then bend. It will want to break otherwise!

Making the lure...
Tear a strip of shine foil from the cig box.
Thread the hook through and add the little date code (that bright orange sticker from the bottom of the cellophane)
TA DA! (ok the picks are out of focus, Im trying to catch near-sighted fish anyhow!)

My "reel"
I used paracord for my three ft of rope had it been actual rope I would untwist it to a smaller size so this would work either way.
Using the core strands I tied them end to end. 7x3 I have about 21 ft to fish with. Tie one end on the lure. Tie a loop in the other end and put it under the cap on the water bottle. Put the cap back on. Tie the outer casing of the paracord around the neck of the bottle. Tie a loop in the other end. This will be your lanyard. Wind the fishing line around the bottle. The line can be tied around the cellphane trapping air and using it as a bobber or you can use a small piece of dry wood.

To fish place the lanyard around your wrist.
Hold the bottle in your hand so the section with the line around it is in front of your fingers. Your thumb holds the line in place. Using an overhand casting motion and raise your thumb allowing the line to feed off the end of the bottle. When your done fishing, remove the cap and remove the line. Fill the bottle with water and use the lanyard to hang the bottle over a fire to boil water.


Remove the top and the soda can can be used to cook food by boiling.

This is the aftermath of using my knife to strip the insulation from 2ft of automotive wire (16ga)

2 ft will only make a couple of snares. So by skinning it I now have 16 starnds that are too small for snares. I then twisted pairs to make 8 snares.
Here are two on my broom showing how I would make a squirrel pole.

Squirrel poles are awesome since the can be picked up and carried with you then just lean it in the crook of a tree where squirrels play.

 

[Necrodamus]

Now about that fire! I figure any bic found on the side of the road is out of butane. So lets neuter that bic!

Next using the cig box place your knife or sharp object at a 90 degree angle.
Scrapping back and forth produces paper fuzz.

This is what it looks like when your buzzed on vicodin, your camera cant focus and neither can you, while rotating a striker wheel on a bic and taking a picture at the same time.

this is with my flash turned off showing the two hot coals I got!
Then my wife started screaming about something burning in the kitchen...
and she wasnt cooking :foot:

 

[gundude73]

not to be a wet blanket, but this ended yesterday.

 

[Necrodamus]

I dont care I just wanted to contribute.
Who won?

 

[gundude73]

the winner has not been announced yet, Mrs S is busy.

 

[1066vik]

Necrodamus - I don't care if the contest ended or not - that pop tab fish hook is a great idea - thanks for posting it!