Posted by pancho
on 4/28/2004, 11:04 am, in reply to "Re: A little contest - the $50 survival kit"
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You all should be reading: 98.6 Degrees, The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive, by Cody Lundin For example, take six 100% cotton balls (triple size), saturate them with petroleum jelly (Vaseline or a cheaper generic), store them in a plastic film vial and you have added tinder to your kit. He claims, "A plain cotton ball will burn for around 30 seconds. Add petroleum jelly and the burn time jumps to five or six minutes!" Also, dip the tips of strike anywhere kitchen matches into melted wax and you'll have waterproof matches. For a lightweight water carrier which can carry upto a gallon...a condom.
Written with humor including cartoons, this book does have a serious side. Now take what you consider your survival gear and spend the night in your back yard. Warm enough?
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