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Wind duct tape around your camping or emergency flashlight/torch, trekking pole, or hiking staff, so that you'll always have some duct tape handy for when you need it.
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Cutting duct tape with a sharp knife (see image) can stop you from clogging your scissors with glue, but is not as safe as scissors. Duct tape can be torn if necessary.
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Duct tape burns easily, so you can use it to help start fires.
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For blisters on your feet, duct tape can provide some emergency protection. And if you ever find yourself without shoes, you can wrap it around your feet as emergency foot protection.
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Mark the position of your car seat using small strips of duct tape, so that you can quickly return the seat to your preferred position after somebody else has adjusted your seat.
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Use duct tape with a circular saw to make a clean edge when cutting wood.
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Fix the tips of broken shoelaces with duct tape.
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Patch a torn or punctured tent with duct tape.
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Create a sling out of duct tape, for emergency first-aid.
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Pull out cactus spines from your skin with duct tape, by sticking down the tape and then pulling off. Hopefully the spines will stick to the tape.
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Fold the End of the duct tape, so that it is easier to find the end next time you want to use it.
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Vacuum cleaner hose repair. When the hose of your vacuum cleaner is cracked or leaking, wrap duct tape around the damaged spot, to seal it up.
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Repair a shower curtain: When the shower curtain tears away from the rings, apply duct tape along the edge, and then make new holes with a paper hole punch.
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Broken vacuum cleaner bags can be sealed up with duct tape.
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When a car window is cracked, you can put duct tape over the crack for a temporary repair. If the window is almost shattered, placing duct tape over the whole window will hold the glass in place until it is replaced.
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In an emergency duct tape can be fashioned into a rope, or a belt, or used to mark a trail.
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If you need to write a note, and don't have any paper, you may be able to write on duct tape.
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Emergency shoes. If your feet get injured, you're not going anywhere.
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Fix a leaking boat with duct tape.
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Create a collapsible light box with duct tape.
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