According to Matt Redhawk of My Patriot Supply, improvisation is by far the most important survival skill everyone needs to embrace in their daily lives. Improvisation generally means thinking on your feet, coming up with important creative ideas that can help you do something that you would not have done in a normal situation. Desperate times calls for desperate measures and being able to improvise things around you to help you solve a major problem is very important. The following are some household items that can be improvised into very helpful items that can help you survive a catastrophe:
Shoe laces or dental floss
Due to its strength, a shoe lace or dental floss can be used in a number of ways for instance; it can be used for stitching wounds dental floss, in particular, sawing or tying torn clothes, or for tying tents when camping. You can also use dental floss to tie up pieces of wood to make a raft for use to cross over a river or a flooded area. Dental floss or your shoe lace can actually come in handy in many situations. Do not ignore these small items as they can be your only hope in times of disasters.
Old worn-out clothes
In emergency situations, old clothes can help you survive. For example, you can use them as to start up a fire to warm your body; you can small pieces of a torn clothe and use them to cover a wound and stop bleeding or make a sling for a broken limb. You can also cut the torn cloth into small long pieces and use them as ropes to tie up your tent.
Duct tape
Duct tape can be used in a number of ways, especially during emergencies. Duct tape can be used to seal a ripped tent; it can be used to put things together and can also be improvised as a first aid item to make bandages or to make a sling for a broken limb. This item can stop bleeding although it can be painful when removing it.
Tin cans
These items are usually considered garbage and are thrown away. But they can be very helpful in emergency situations. A tin can be used for carrying water; it can be used to cook or boil water in the jungle where cooking pans are not available, and they can also be used as plates for food. All you have to do is carefully clean them and start using them straight away.
In summary, Matt Redhawk of My Patriot Supply shows how improvising with locally available items can be important in times of disasters and emergencies. You need to be creative enough to be able to use easily available items to help you survive.
