Inexpensive Useful Items

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Rockchucker
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Re: Inexpensive Useful Items

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Paper clips, good for windscreens, repair wire, lots of survival uses. I always carry 2. Also small zip-ties, again very useful for repairs on packs, shelters, trekking poles, good for hang loops on bags.....
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After reading about zip-ties a few times, I may have to start packing a few. Sounds like a good idea.
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longri wrote: There's a theory that if you use chapstick you'll need to use it and if you stop using it you'll adapt and will no longer need it. I don't believe this. ...
I'm hopelessly addicted. :wink:
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Re: Inexpensive Useful Items

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Glide - lives inside my TP tube.
Has saved my ass on numerous occasions.
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Re: Inexpensive Useful Items

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Seems like you could just use chapstick for that. Dual use is a virtue.
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markskor wrote:Glide - lives inside my TP tube.
Has saved my ass on numerous occasions.
longri wrote:Seems like you could just use chapstick for that. Dual use is a virtue.
Um.. yuk. :moon:
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longri

I posted that Idea years ago! :unibrow:
Mike

Who can't do everything he used to and what he can do takes a hell of a lot longer!
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