Soak cotton balls/cotton pads in petroleum jelly or paraffin wax,throw in your firepit for a quick start

Small heater if your power goes out in the winter. Light two candles, set them on a glass plate, put three bricks around them, and set a terra-cotta pot on top of the candles

Create a lasso that removes ticks with a mechanical pencil and string.

Doritos make great kindling when you need to create a fire in a bind.

flat bike tire?pack the inside of the tire evenly with leaves or grass. This will allow you to ride it to a safe place.

by dipping the match heads in nail polish,they become waterproof

chapstick on small cuts can stop the bleeding

Altoids tin with corrugated cardboard with you for a small heat source

soda can into a makeshift fishing rod by taking off the tab and fashioning it into a hook. Take a piece of dental floss or string and tie it around the outside and put something in the mouth of the can to keep it from sinking.

cups of a bra work as a debris mask.

Baby oil can be used to help protect your face from frostbite

use crayons as a source for light and fire

by placing a leaf in the center of a puddle or cup of water and placing a sewing needle on top of it.makes. a good compass

A condom will hold up to a gallon of water.

If you don’t have heat to boil water, add one or two drops of unscented bleach to a bottle of water and let it sit for half an hour.

Blow air in your keyhole to unfreeze

A headlight wrapped around water jug makes a nice lantern

a wick in a jar of vegetable shortening will create a long-lasting candle