Items that are useful and others may not be aware of.

[mtwarden]

produce bags, one better Costco meat bags- when you arrive at camp with wet feet, dry your feet and put on dry socks (everyone carries a pair of dry socks right)- if you need to take care of chores or nature calls, put on the bags over your feet/socks and your wet shoes won't get your dry socks wet- the bags weigh next to nothing

paper shop towels- forget about toilet paper, cut the shop towels into the sizes you want- they are about 20 times stronger than TP, they can be fully wetted- they don't tear, crumble, rip- so you can carry a lot less- a weeks worth weighs under an ounce

regarding Leukotape- I've been a Leukotape user for the last 10-12 years, it's the only thing I'd consider for treating blisters, it won't come off (unlike mole skin or the like) and it's much thinner, thus less additional friction- it can also be used in conjunction w/ a roll of gauze to make your own custom sized bandaids

 

[Phoynix]

You claim I'm dishonoring servicemen, you bring my intelligence into question though my education. You refuse to provide any source for calling me a liar... be it official stats released by the USA gov... Germany? or maybe you could quote a specific historian?

Maybe you would like to actually explain what you were aiming for with your comments, and how you saw them not taking the thread off topic or otherwise being disruptive?

I was actually interested in learning where you got your numbers from, different sources even considered "official" vary wildly, when they do they often list why...
Alas you have refused to provide any sources.

Jens Schuetz, thanks for trying to mitigate the situation and I happen to dislike Nazi's and anyone in general who thinks genocide is great idea.(Didn't think I would ever have to state I don't support Nazi's and Genocide.)

Didn't mean to stir up any controversey here. That's why I felt it reasonable just to drop it and get back to the thread. Just didn't feel like it added to any of the real positives OP mentioned to its modern day application or alternate uses in modern camping. I appreciate you trying to help here Jens, although the reasons you suspect I was initially thrown off are not it, all the more reason just to get back to having fun in the thread. One things for certain, I don't see how this beats duct tape or super glue.

 

[tiguy7]

Protect them from what exactly? Do they breakdown if it's not salt water? I'd think they would dry out pretty quickly if it's just a matter of being wet.

The Nanostrikers come in Aluminum or Titanium cases with threaded caps and o-ring seals. This protects the ferro rods from liquids as well as atmospheric moisture.

 

[Fuori]

The Nanostrikers come in Aluminum or Titanium cases with threaded caps and o-ring seals. This protects the ferro rods from liquids as well as atmospheric moisture.

I know they break down in salt water, but I didn't think about liquids or moisture damaging them. It makes sense with the iron content, but I've never had a problem.

 

[druid189]

You claim I'm dishonoring servicemen, you bring my intelligence into question though my education. You refuse to provide any source for calling me a liar... be it official stats released by the USA gov... Germany? or maybe you could quote a specific historian?

Maybe you would like to actually explain what you were aiming for with your comments, and how you saw them not taking the thread off topic or otherwise being disruptive?

I was actually interested in learning where you got your numbers from, different sources even considered "official" vary wildly, when they do they often list why...
Alas you have refused to provide any sources.

Jens Schuetz, thanks for trying to mitigate the situation and I happen to dislike Nazi's and anyone in general who thinks genocide is great idea.(Didn't think I would ever have to state I don't support Nazi's and Genocide.)

Good Lord.....please take it to W&C already and stop polluting this thread already. Thanks.

 

[neeman]

According to my daughter who served as a medic, Leukoplast is not used in the Israeli Army

 

[Phoynix]

If its not any trouble can you ask her if they use any very large adhesive bandages for abdominal wounds and if so what they are called?
I have seen one and it looked and smelt like leukoplast(14 years ago or so), it also had elastic bandages connected for tying around body once it was applied.

Otherwise it looks like I was quite mistaken and will edit my OP.

According to my daughter who served as a medic, Leukoplast is not used in the Israeli Army

druid189
Whining about whining is still whining
I should have ignored him from the start, but I didn't and I would really like to know what statistics he based his comment on.

 

[Ausseknifeknut]

Work had heaps of duct tape rolls they no longer use , full unopened ones , so I got 4 rolls of it for free. Not exactly exciting but it was free.

 

[druid189]

If its not any trouble can you ask her if they use any very large adhesive bandages for abdominal wounds and if so what they are called?
I have seen one and it looked and smelt like leukoplast(14 years ago or so), it also had elastic bandages connected for tying around body once it was applied.

Otherwise it looks like I was quite mistaken and will edit my OP.


druid189
Whining about whining is still whining
I should have ignored him from the start, but I didn't and I would really like to know what statistics he based his comment on.

A Large abdominal wound dressing is normally called a "Large Field Dressing"

[video=youtube;Dpmrqc1pYCU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpmrqc1pYCU[/video]


and LOL....

 

[Phoynix]

Except thats NOT adhesive, doesn't look like Leukoplast as the backing, I have physically seen them and was told they were old military stock from Israel in a surplus store many years ago.
Hence years later I start a thread intending to gather helpful information on items and uses most people are not aware of, I mention Israel uses leukoplast... arguments instead.

Nature of the internet

I could always pull a B34NS, claim I'm right no matter what, suggest you do your own discovery... and if you don't know already its based on the poor US Education... Then go silent and hope no one notices

Something on topic...

Self Fusing tape... both rubber and silicone, many people may know silicone version as rescue tape.
If you have a round container that you are worried it may leak... or you want to make a seal so you can see if something has been opened its fantastic.
You can make a small kit in a wide mouth metal water bottle... stuff in all the little things you think you may need... pop on the lid then wrap some self adhering tape once or twice half/half on the bottle/lid. You now have a sealed kit that if someone opens they will need to break the tape. It even works on square tins(may not help waterproofing them), you just wrap it in a cross and then one around the middle, once again if someone wants to get into the container it has to be broken. Also useful to have a bit if you have any tubing like drinking tubes with a hydration bladder or filter lines. It can seal up small leaks in tubing if one should develop quickly and completely.

A Large abdominal wound dressing is normally called a "Large Field Dressing"

[video=youtube;Dpmrqc1pYCU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpmrqc1pYCU[/video]


and LOL....

 

[Ausseknifeknut]

Do bugger off troll

 

[B34NS]

I could always pull a B34NS, claim I'm right no matter what, suggest you do your own discovery... and if you don't know already its based on the poor US Education... Then go silent and hope no one notices

There's no discussion here to be had. If you want to continue to derail your own thread be my guest.

 

[sodak]

There's no discussion here to be had. If you want to continue to derail your own thread be my guest.

You should answer the outstanding questions to put this to rest, since you made the initial accusation. I have re-read this thread several times, and while I don't know what the facts and figures are, I can't see anything offensive in what the OP stated, unless I'm grossly mis-reading his statements.

 

[Shotgun]

I can't see anything offensive in what the OP stated, unless I'm grossly mis-reading his statements.

Me either. Guess I wasn't taught history.

On topic: A small microfiber pack towel is always in my kit. If you get dunked or rained on you can use it to soak up water off your body. Once the towel is saturated you wring the towel out which will get rid of most of the moisture. Then repeat until you're dry. Works great for clothes too. Just roll your clothes up with the towel and wring the clothes out. Then take the towel out and wring it by itself. Repeat and your clothes wont take so long to dry because most of the moisture is gone. Works great for packing out wet swim trunks in the summer too.

 

[Angus McGunnigle]

Small umbrella: instant rain shelter, sun protection, small windbreak, etc. get one for a couple bucks.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Saline solution water bottles from the hospital, the best free-ish bottles for hiking and backpacking.

Available in different sizes, double rubber seals, and a type of plastic that doesn't get brittle with age or cold.

And they are somewhat collapsible/reusable to save space. I still use a couple that I acquired free 25 years ago. Still flexible.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Been trying to think of a ways I could use this...
Using a single jumbo straw you could have a ferro rod+small striker and a few tinder bundles all sealed up as a small fire emergency kit together.
Emergency fire starter kit you can leave in a cars glove box and most people wouldn't look at it twice, just thinking its a deformed straw.
Since Ferro rods and water don't mix it would also make a good backup in wet environments, just need to think of something small enough to fit in a straw that will make a decent striker.

I got a cheap hair curler from Walmart. About $10. Works fantastic to seal plastic straw ends.

The ferro rod idea is first rate. Thus protected, it could even survive in sweaty pockets.

Me either. Guess I wasn't taught history.

On topic: A small microfiber pack towel is always in my kit. If you get dunked or rained on you can use it to soak up water off your body. Once the towel is saturated you wring the towel out which will get rid of most of the moisture. Then repeat until you're dry. Works great for clothes too. Just roll your clothes up with the towel and wring the clothes out. Then take the towel out and wring it by itself. Repeat and your clothes wont take so long to dry because most of the moisture is gone. Works great for packing out wet swim trunks in the summer too.

These are sold, much cheaper, in auto supplies to be used in washing cars. Same material and work, as you say, very well.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Protect them from what exactly? Do they breakdown if it's not salt water? I'd think they would dry out pretty quickly if it's just a matter of being wet.

Ferro roads, unless covered with a protective coating, break down into a white powder from exposure to atmospheric moisture. The oxidation is slow if they are in an air-conditioned space, faster in unair-conditioned space, faster still if actually wet, and fastest when exposed to warn salt water - like in a sweaty pocket. I have seen a couple of the small models (Hot Spark) disappear in a summer week in kid's pockets.

 

[Fuori]

Wow, I've never noticed them breaking down. I appreciate the information. What are some good things to coat them with? I know some of the ones from China come with a paint like coating, but never thought much about it.

 

[Thomas Linton]

Fingernail polish.