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37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« on: October 25, 2013, 12:27:48 PM »
Ran across this site the other day on Pinterest - great site w/ some great tips. I like this article in particular: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks. http://howtosurviveit.com/survival-prepping-hacks/

I love the battery tip especially. Who knew?




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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2013, 12:44:32 PM »
Good one on the batteries!

I like this one, too ...



"... turn your headlamp inward, facing a 5–gallon jug of water. Between the translucency of the plastic and refraction of the water, light gets bounced all over the place, creating an area light similar to a lantern, rather than a focused beam like a flashlight."
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2013, 12:47:18 PM »
Yep. Genius - yet so simple!

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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2013, 12:52:59 PM »
How to open a can without a can opener

Open a can with no can opener.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2013, 12:57:04 PM »
Very cool!

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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2013, 01:35:13 PM »
like that
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2013, 01:52:52 PM »
This one got me.  Sheer genius.  Or necessity.


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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2013, 02:15:59 PM »
Great stuff!  Thanks for posting.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2013, 05:32:06 PM »
You bet!

Rick Z - I love the TP idea too. You're avatar is better though.  ::thumbsup::

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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2013, 05:52:41 PM »
There's some gems in there. Some more practical than others. Some less "survival" than others. For instance, making a boat our of plastic bottles. That's a novelty more than anything else.

Pretty cool stuff.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2013, 11:20:15 AM »
Yep, definitely. The boat thing is a bit much.

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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2013, 11:23:25 AM »
I like the fish hooks out of the pop tops.  Not that I'd have those laying around (we don't drink much canned soda) but it's the kind of thing that would get me to thinking.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2013, 11:41:41 AM »
Yep - the pop tops idea is great. I also find the idea of burning Doritos pretty interesting as well as the Crisco idea.

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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2013, 11:53:52 AM »
Yeah, the Crisco candle is a good one, and seems like it would work.

I'd need to see the pop-top fishhooks in action before I'd believe their efficacy. A finely machine-honed fishhook doesn't guarantee a hookset, and even slightly dulled, your odds of penetration go way down.

I just don't see a way in a dire-straits scenario to cut a pop-top and sharpen it to the degree necessary to be an effective tool that would provide any measure of success.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2013, 12:02:55 PM »
I agree. My husband fishes a lot (I fish also but not as much as him) and I just can't picture it being effective. Like you, I'd have to see it in action. The comments at the end are pretty interesting as well.


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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2013, 12:10:28 PM »
I thought it was questionable that it was enough of a hook but liked that it got me to thinking. The spices in the tic tac boxes I thought was kind of silly.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2013, 12:18:39 PM »
My one question regarding the Crisco candle is how do you stuff the wick straight through the center to the bottom of the can?

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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2013, 12:19:30 PM »
I thought it was questionable that it was enough of a hook but liked that it got me to thinking. The spices in the tic tac boxes I thought was kind of silly.

Right. Only makes sense if you're using bulk, and if you want a spice container for bulk, buy one round in the ready made shaker, and use that to refill.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2013, 12:25:48 PM »
My one question regarding the Crisco candle is how do you stuff the wick straight through the center to the bottom of the can?

I wonder if you soaked it in wax a couple times if that would give it enough tension.
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Re: 37 Awesome Survival/Prepping Hacks
« Reply #19 on: October 26, 2013, 12:33:11 PM »
My one question regarding the Crisco candle is how do you stuff the wick straight through the center to the bottom of the can?

I wonder if you soaked it in wax a couple times if that would give it enough tension.

Maybe first poke the center with a soda straw (or even a stick would probably do) and then put the wick in?