Quick tip firefighter Rubber Bands

It is not a new tip.
Firefighters, military, and Law Enforcement use these in their duties: (some call them "RANGER BANDS")

Take old rubber bicycle, ATV, and Lawn Mower inner tubes the more sizes the better.
Cut them into different widths as needed like large rubber bands.

Uses:

Silence your Gear, keep gear organized.
Gear protection(fit one over your small Survival kit.
Can be used as an aid to fire starting, it burns very good
use as a weapon to gather food(sling shot)
Many more uses......?

will it burn black? for a signal fire?

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Good tips.

Ray mears actually carries those too to start fires in humid or wet conditons. He's started a lot of fires in the jungle that way.

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Thanks. Now I have something to do with all those tire tubes. Very Happy

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Hey, I just did something really cool with a bike tire tube. I cut off a 4" piece, super-glued one end shut, stuffed with cotton, and sealed 'er up. Now it's waterproof, floats, and can be lit with a flame. Very Happy

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Cool. That would really get a fire going Very Happy

eric

	turd wrote:
	Cool. That would really get a fire going eric

Or you could peel it open and just use the cotton, and re-use the rubber. The super-glue keeps it closed and waterproof, but can easily be pulled apart. Very Happy

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Man thats a great idea! A great thing to have in a boat survival kit

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"There dosen't look like there's much shelter over in those mountains, but that's the only choice I got right now, this is gonna be a long week" - Les Stroud Arctic

	TrooperMax wrote:
	Man thats a great idea! A great thing to have in a boat survival kit

I just have a knack for waterproofing stuff. Cool

In the works:PSK on a keychain. Very Happy

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	TrooperMax wrote:
	Good tips. Ray mears actually carries those too to start fires in humid or wet conditons. He's started a lot of fires in the jungle that way.

> I have seen him use it alot as well in jungle. I good source for rubber is the old bed liners of pick up trucks, the mats you used to be able to by are heavy rubber. I got just a small piece around 12" square, its 1/2" thick as well. I cut 12 decent pieces and have lots left. All free Cool

I throw about 4 pieces in with my fatwood tinder kit.

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