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The wedge is one of man's oldest tools. I've set them behind knives while baton cutting wood, used them to level corners of the grill (from underneath with a bit of wood to keep cool), hold something open after I've pried or lifted something up - they're just a bit thicker than my hand. It's a pain in the ass to make a wedge by whittling, and some desert places I get to don't have any wood just lying about.Originally Posted by Shao
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Good points all around. What kind of door stops do you carry? I don't imagine the polymer ones would withstand much batoning.
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Generally whatever is cheap on sale. The hard rubber ones out of the industrial catalogs are good.
I suppose hardwood wedges that weren't too wide would work. Some of my buddies on the fire department keep them on their jackets when they go inside the building. But they push them underneath the door using a hammer or axe. The thing that keeps me from using them, is remembering how poorly they kept doors open when I was a kid in school.
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Just so you know, nearly spit coffee all over my kids homework this morning when I saw this!
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That place is located very near me. Not sure if you know who Jason Mraz ( singer/songwriter ) is, but that is his wife. That place is located near where he grew up. They got married there last year.
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The glycerin that's needed with it is very useful as well. Glycerin is good as a laxative, stain remover, lotion, sweetener, preservative and is very useful for making your own soap (actually very easy to do in the bush). I carry potassium permanganate and glycerin as well. One of the most important and most versatile things in my kit. I also Cary a small container of lard (any fat will do). It's good for rust prevention (it's what I maintain my axes with. No rust, even in pissing rain or snow), leather and fabric waterproofing/conditioning, takes the place of butter for cooking, will work as a weapon lubricant (no it's not my go to. I run slip 2k but it does do the job just fine) and goes liquid as it heats up, good as a skin/lip balm, and a hundred other uses. It's cheap, easy and renewable if you kill something and render it's fat.
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I've already made them from a 2x4 using my skilsaw. Not that I've cut an entire 8' 2x4 into wedges, but I'd venture to say you could make enough for all your bug out bags and then some.. I have kit that is at home and kit I travel with. When I travel it's always by air so I have to get creative especially in the personal defense side. I do carry a couple of polymer door stops in my bag to use in my hotel room. Never have actually needed them but I carry them nonetheless.
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I have photos of my family in my BOB/emergency bag. Although sentimental reasons play a role in why I carry them, they also serve a practical purpose. If, God forbid, I am separated from them in an emergency situation, I will have photos of them to show around to help me find them. Of course this will only work if I'm in a populated area but it is much faster, easier, and more accurate than trying to describe them verbally.
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I use dryer lint packed in toilet paper tubes. Also another way to use the dryer lint or cotton balls too, is to take cardboard egg cartons, separate the 12 cells & stuff each one with dryer lint wrap some dental floss around. And dip in paraffin wax. The balls are waterproof and you don't have to worry about cross contamination. Not as easy as Vaseline and cotton balls though , that's for sure.
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