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    Unconventional/Uncommon/Unique Items in Your Kit

    It's always interesting to see what some of the oddball type items folks carry in their packs/kits.

    I'd say the strangest item I carry is a pencil sharpener. It makes short work of pines, and beats the hell out of carving up feathersticks by hand.

    The other odd one is modified, waterproof sparklers.

    Other than that, it's pretty much standard fare. Just curious to see what some of y'all are carrying that's atypical.
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    Small bottle of potassium permanganate.

    Firestarter, disinfectant, water purifier, and it will flat out kill jungle rot on your feet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
    Small bottle of potassium permanganate.

    Firestarter, disinfectant, water purifier, and it will flat out kill jungle rot on your feet.
    Very... VERY interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post
    Small bottle of potassium permanganate.

    Firestarter, disinfectant, water purifier, and it will flat out kill jungle rot on your feet.
    Recently learned about this as a friend ignited it atop some snow. VERY cool.
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    Vaseline infused cotton balls in a zip lock bag for fire starting.

    - light, compact and work like magic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HKGuns View Post
    Vaseline infused cotton balls in a zip lock bag for fire starting.

    - light, compact and work like magic.
    Yep same here awesome way to start a fire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    Very... VERY interesting.
    Quote Originally Posted by Skintop911 View Post
    Recently learned about this as a friend ignited it atop some snow. VERY cool.
    Yeah, a long time ago I used to spend a lot of time in jungle environments. Some nice fellow with a British accent explained how they carried it in their kit, and following him around made me a believer.

    It is getting harder to find now. You used to be able to pick it up from most swimming pool supply stores. I ordered the last container from a place on eBay.

    When wandering about the landscape, I always try to carry at least three methods of starting fires, preferably four. This one is handy as also serves medicinal purposes. A sterilizer/disinfectant has proved to be very useful to me in the past. The darker the color, the more bugs it kills. Just a few crystals dropped into a canteen will kill most of the critters in it. A very light pink color will disinfect a wound.

    ETA: And be careful with the stuff around brake fluid. Search YouTube for more info on that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SeriousStudent View Post

    When wandering about the landscape, I always try to carry at least three methods of starting fires, preferably four.
    Good man.

    I always go for multiple redundancies on fire prep and water prep.

    Sounds like the Pot-Perm will serve double duty on both of those.

    Thanks for the heads up on this stuff.

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    A little silly, but a Lego Darth Vader keychain flashlight. http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Star-Dart...vader+keychain

    It is in all my kits to serve two purposes:
    1. Entertain my son (he's 3) and give him something to make him feel secure or just distracted with a toy if there is an emergency, and
    2. It is an extra flashlight that can be used if needed (it isn't very bright, but OK for reading).

    As he has grown, it gives me a reason to evaluate, inspect, and update things periodically to meet current needs. It is small enough not to be space wasting and is safe and easy for him to use if he needed to (not retina burning like a Surefire Ultra).
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    I keep one of the County Comm micro grapple hooks in my "travel/go" bag
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    For the potassium permanganate, is also gets interesting when mixed with glycerin IIRC
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