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Post by orly152 on Jun 11, 2013 20:00:05 GMT -7
I think another great item to have in your B.O.B is high quality aluminum foil. Aluminum foil has numerous uses for survival. Aluminum foil is so widely recognized as a multipurpose prep and survival tool that even the 1980 pressing of the U.S. Armed Forces Survival Manual (ISBN 0-8129-0956-9) has it listed in the appendix as a component in their survival kits. With a square foot of aluminum foil can help keep you alive. From use as a funnel to a food wrap, signal mirror and more. Check out the list below for just a few of the literally hundreds of uses for aluminum foil.
1.Repair loose connections in electronics, big and small. 2.Create a makeshift antenna or repair/improve the one you have. 3.Make a quick and dirty Faraday cage (protect small electronics such as two-way radios, watches, and more). 4.Protect food and supplies from contaminates. 5.Wrap food to cook directly in fire, on hot coals, over radiators and even under car hoods. 6.Shape into cooking pot for collecting and boiling water. 7.Use for housing emergency water filter (see: Water – Finding, Collecting and Treating for Survival). 8.Shape into small water catches for collection. 9.Tear into small pieces and attach to a fishing hook for use as a lure. 10.Signal for help with reflective surface. 11.Place at eye level along trails to keep you on track. Works well at night when coupled with a light-source. 12.Form into funnel for transfer of liquids like water and gasoline. 13.Use as cup, bowl and plate in place of regular dishes. 14.Create a windscreen for your fire, camp stove or flame based light-source. 15.Hang strips on string above garden to keep birds from eating your plants. 16.Crumple and use as a scrub pad in place of steel wool. 17.Create pinhole glasses. See: Eyesight in the Apocalypse. 18.Use for making char cloth. 19.Use as heat reflector with fires and other heat sources. 20.Build a solar oven or solar water heater. 21.Insulate windows. 22.Reflect light back into a room and/or focus beams. 23.Create a shelter. (This would require a lot of foil and careful layering to keep it water proof, but it can be done). So, what else can aluminum be used for ?
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Post by USCGME2 on Jun 11, 2013 21:03:14 GMT -7
Uh, line your windows and hats with it to keep the mind reading satellites at bay!
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Post by USCGME2 on Jun 11, 2013 21:04:20 GMT -7
Uh, line your windows and hats with it to keep the mind reading satellites at bay! Great way to bake trout over a campfire.
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Post by ColcordMama on Jun 11, 2013 23:32:43 GMT -7
Line a cardboard box or wheelbarrow with it to make a solar oven. Improvise slot glasses to wear to prevent snow blindness when traveling across snow for long distances.
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Post by graf on Jun 12, 2013 2:39:08 GMT -7
I always fold about 12" square and place in the bottom of my canteen cups prior to setting the canteen in the cup for travel. Allows me to cover the cup and retain heat while cooking or allows a waterproof base to start a fire on. I also add to any pots pans , Kelley Kettles, mess kits so many uses and light wieght its silly to be caught without it.
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Post by garret on Jun 12, 2013 4:08:44 GMT -7
ball it up and make your enemys chew it till they crack and tell you the secret codes
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jun 12, 2013 5:40:10 GMT -7
Great thread orly and for the moment can't think of anything to add.
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Post by missasip on Jun 12, 2013 6:04:26 GMT -7
I always fold about 12" square and place in the bottom of my canteen cups prior to setting the canteen in the cup for travel. Allows me to cover the cup and retain heat while cooking or allows a waterproof base to start a fire on. I also add to any pots pans , Kelley Kettles, mess kits so many uses and light wieght its silly to be caught without it. Though I keep a fair amount in my BOB and even in my Altoids tin, those are some greats ideas to get extra in your supplies. And with weight not being an issue, it's a good idea to bring along as much as you can pack... Thanks for the good ideas Graf! Jimmy
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Post by cajunlady87 on Jun 12, 2013 6:26:50 GMT -7
I always buy the heavy duty foil 'cause you never know what it'll be used for and the extra cost is worth it to me. I took a roll of 55' and started folding it into four" folds until I thought I had enough on it then folded that in half and flattened it out. Made three like that from the whole roll. They're in my BOB's in gallon sized ziplocs as you never know how much you'll need for what. I believe in being prepared.
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Post by pathwinder14 on Jul 2, 2013 6:23:15 GMT -7
Ya know...I never really thougt much about foil...it seems to be one of thos euse once and throw away items. However this post has me rethinking the idea.
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Post by garret on Jul 2, 2013 7:25:03 GMT -7
Ya know...I never really thougt much about foil...it seems to be one of thos euse once and throw away items. However this post has me rethinking the idea. if i dont re use foil at least 3 times i am doing a poor job, especially when out bush
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Post by Cwi555 on Jul 2, 2013 11:11:31 GMT -7
* Cathodic protection of stainless and high chrome knives. (Aluminum is further down the anodic scale) * Same for silver, aluminum is further down the scale than steel. *Impromptu pot scrubber. Ball up and scrub the pot. Especially if it’s stainless. * Sharpen scissors. Fold into sheets, then cut the foil. * Speed up ironing. A good portion of the irons heat is eaten up in the pad. Put a layer of foil down shiny side up under your shirt then iron as normal. It will take less time as more heat is delivered. Remember not to burn it. * Also cleans the starch of the same iron if you run it hot over the foil by itself. * Make a sun box for plants. Line a box shiny side out, put plants in the box. * As with the pot scrubber, crumple up and use to scrub rust spots out of chrome car parts. * Also works well for scrubbing that black carbon off the grill (crumpled ball) after displaying your prowess with the bbq grill.
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Post by woodyz on Jul 2, 2013 12:17:08 GMT -7
Because some people will know; some will look it up; and some will just skip it Knowledge is the key, please never just skip it because you think it is beyond your capacity to understand. Ask questions, the only stupid question is the one unasked. Things can be broken down into sub-things for better understanding. While it is true that any explanation of some topics will be beyond the capacity of understanding for some people, that is OK too. Everyone's grasp or ability to understand is different, but please don't be afraid to try. Cathodic Protection is a simple very useful solution to a complex problem. If "what if" ever happens in your lifetime understanding/knowledge of some simple principles of science and engineering will make your new life easier. Don't be afraid of things you don't understand, make an effort to understand them. The mind is an amazing thing, you can fill it with all kinds of information and then forget it, only to recall it when it is needed. Try to fill up your mind as you would your pantry or a water storage source. We have some people here like CWI555, TJWIHELM and many more who know something about many things, and we have people who know many things about something. But they don’t know what you don’t know or understand until you ask. You may not have access to these storehouses of knowledge when you need them. Use them now, ask, fill up your own storehouse to it capacity while you can. It’s just another form of prepping. Cathodic Protection (CP) is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell.[1] A simple method of protection connects protected metal to a more easily corroded "sacrificial metal" to act as the anode. The sacrificial metal then corrodes instead of the protected metal. For structures such as long pipelines, where passive galvanic cathodic protection is not adequate, an external DC electrical power source is used to provide sufficient current. Cathodic protection systems protect a wide range of metallic structures in various environments. Common applications are; steel water or fuel pipelines and storage tanks such as home water heaters, steel pier piles; ship and boat hulls; offshore oil platforms and onshore oil well casings and metal reinforcement bars in concrete buildings and structures. Another common application is in galvanized steel, in which a sacrificial coating of zinc on steel parts protects them from rust. Cathodic protection can, in some cases, prevent stress corrosion cracking. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathodic_protection
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