new twist to an old idea- snare wire

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Guille

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Hi all. Been Browsing this forum for a while and finally think i have something for you to ponder on and discuss in the WSS forum. so here goes

Am a veterinarian and just recently have received a video of "newer" surgical techniques and materials and one of the topics was Stainless steel suture material.. and of course this got me thinking,that it would be a very useful multi-use piece of kit in a survival situation. stainless wire is very strong,light weight, does not take up a lot of space, can be used as snare wire, lashing,minor repairs to a multitude of gear and in a pinch, suture material.

As stainless steel is not "seen" by the body so there is very little reaction or irritation when it is used as suture material, so my kit is going to have a few different gauges of this stuff.

many of you may be saying that " sure hes a vet he can get the sututre material easy... but its not that difficult you just have to look in the fishing supply store and look for the stainless steel fishing leader ( Of course you do have to take the proper precautions of disinfecting before you use it as suture material) it is available in different gauges, just make sure of two things
1. it's stainless steel and
2 its single strand, not braided

what do you guys think?
 
its a neat idea, i have been trying to figure out where i could find stainless wire for a while now...i hadn't thought to look in the fishing isles of the local shops.

i have been using galvanized wire for various repairs and i sometimes toss some into a kit here and there...more for putting up shelters or for various gear repairs in the field than for snares, but its always there if i need it.

thanks for the tip...

interesting by the way that it is being used for sutures now...or is this an older thing that i haven't heard of yet?
 
Very cool:thumbup: Ive heard of this, and never thought of incorperating some into kit. I will snag some up for sure.

Welcome to the WSS brotha, great post!
 
Steel fishing leaders make good snare wires. Just like fishing only the part of the snare directly in contact with the animal or in reach of its teeth need to made of wire. The rest can be almost any non stretch line. I use 60 lb braided fishing line with a stainless wire leader for most small to medium animals.
 
I don't like using anything with a memory for snares. In order of preference; braided brass, then copper.
 
baldtaco-II said:
I don't like using anything with a memory for snares. In order of preference; braided brass, then copper.
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true that stainless has a memory when bent... but both brass and copper cannot be used for suture material,as the body can react to it.And both brass and copper are not as strong as stainless. :D

Also i guess my title is a bit off, wanted to give you guys another option for a multi use part of any survival kit not suggest you change what you like using. I guess if you have a bit of your preferred snare wire and a little stainless on the side for everything else cant hurt eh?:D:D
 
Guille said:
true that stainless has a memory when bent... but both brass and copper cannot be used for suture material,as the body can react to it.And both brass and copper are not as strong as stainless. :D

Also i guess my title is a bit off, wanted to give you guys another option for a multi use part of any survival kit not suggest you change what you like using. I guess if you have a bit of your preferred snare wire and a little stainless on the side for everything else cant hurt eh?:D:D
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It makes for a heat resisting pot dangler for a start. :-)
 
FWIW, lockwire is usually stainless as well. If you can't get it through a high end auto parts joint, try an aviation supply store. The latter option might be a bit pricier than a tackle shop though...
 
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