Multipurpose Survival Items to Use in a Pinch

Resourcefulness is one of the most important values a survivalists can have. We can’t always rely on the outside world to provide everything we need in a disaster or even in everyday life. Learning to use what you have on hand is a vital skill if you want to survive. Even common everyday items can be turned into multipurpose survival tools in a pinch. In a medical emergency, natural disaster or SHTF situation, we have to use all our brain power to come up with a simple, inexpensive and effective solution. That’s where these multipurpose survival items come in.

It is said that the most difficult situations can bring out either the best or the worst in a person. A prepper should do his or her best in handling a crisis because after all, the goal is to survive, not to throw in the towel.

Part of being prepared is recognizing an opportunity or using common items in uncommon ways. Here are a few ways to do that.

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Multipurpose Items To Survive Crisis On A Budget

History has already proven how fragile the global economy is and it really wouldn’t take much to have it collapse altogether. If that should happen, life will get exponentially tougher for the majority of us, so being prepared in advance is crucial.

As preppers, we’re always looking for ways to re-use, repurpose and get creative with what we have on hand so in that spirit, we’ve put together a list of common household multipurpose items to use when surviving an economic crisis. Don’t wait til the economy collapses, though.

These items are great to use now because they’re also environmentally friendly!

Duct Tape

I know that we preach the value of duct tape all the time, but it really can’t be overstated as an invaluable multi-use item that every prepper should have. Just a few things that you can use duct tape for include:

Patching tarps, rain gear, shoes and tents

Splint a broken tent pole (or a leg!)

Sealing broken windows

Sealing leaky window sills and frames

Binding wounds

Marking trails

Making a cup in a pinch

Making easy fly strips

Making a sling

Emergency vehicle repair (hoses, etc.)

There really is no limit to what you can use duct tape for.  Have several roles on hand.

Salt

According to the Salt Institute, there are more than 14,000 uses for salt; as a matter of fact, Roman soldiers were actually PAID in it! That’s what we call a serious multi-use item and the fact that it’s an abundant, cheap mineral makes it even better.

In addition to tasting good, salt also acts as an antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent when used topically and can be used for a number of household cleaning and disinfecting purposes.

Here are just a few of the 14,000 uses!

Salt melts ice

Use it to preserve foods, especially meats

Tenderize tough cuts of meat

If you forage for nuts, soaking them in a salt water solution for several hours will make them easier to open

A pinch of salt in coffee reduces bitterness

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The trick to handling an emergency is to stay alert, stay focused and avoid going into a panic. You may not know when disaster can strike, but you can educate yourself, prepare, and learn to expect the unexpected. Those that do are usually the ones that come out alive when SHTF.

Think outside the box, set aside the assumptions and look at things from another perspective. Opening your mind will help you come up with new and creative ideas. Resourcefulness can spell the difference between survival and extinction.