Multi-purpose gear:
- Swiss Army Knife: knife, scissors, saw, awl......
- Nylon Cord: clothesline, securing splints, line for traction splint, food bag line.
- Candles: light for reading/writing, wax as fire starter, wax as waterproofing agent.
- Duct Tape: moleskin substitute, bandage wrap, gear repair (packs, boots, poles...), splint wrap, emergency sunglasses
- Sleeping Bag: emergency stretcher or litter.
- Cooking Pot: bowl for eating, cup for hot drinks.
- Water Bottle: cup for hot drinks.
- Backpack Metal Stays: splints.
- Ski / Hiking Poles: avalanche probe, splints.
- Stuff Sacks: pillows.
- Socks: hand warmers.
- Safety Pins: securing bandages and cloth slings, clothespins, fish hook, hook for hanging items.
- Clothing: slings, pillow stuffing, adds loft to sleeping system.
- Dental Floss: sewing thread, ties.
- Zip-Loc Freezer Bag: carry items, bowl for preparing & eating food, carry-out container for garbage.
- Compass sighting mirror: personal mirror, emergency signaling device.
- Tent Pegs: slender tent pokers with relatively sharp ends (like the titanium pegs sold by Simon Metals Company) can be used as a piercing tool- for instance, to pierce thick fabric or leather in order to run a cord through, to make a repair. Also, for grilling food over a flame.
- Flexible plastic placemat: sit pad, place for dirty boots in the tent, and to stand-on while washing. Other potential uses--stove windscreen (if you're careful), sunshade, fly swatter?
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