spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 First off, welcome to this thread. Next I am working on building a survival kit that MacGyver would have been proud of. Feel free to post your ideas on what I can add to this and then I will update the Master List in the bottom of this post. The plan is to make it as small as possible, perhaps to fit inside a Waterproof Box, like this. I won't list all of the items I have included so far so as to give you guys a change to post your own ideas. Just post up a Picture when you make an addition. Sort of like a forum game. Also, you can post up any Science type videos that MacGyver would proud of. The plan is to have a survival kit with links to all kinds of things you would be able to do with the kit included in it. Like this for example. How to cut a glass bottle, clean in half As we find new and interesting science experiments, we'll add the necessary items. Also, if you have some random knowledge, chime in like this. "Did you know, banging a metal pipe on metal causes temporary molecular structural alignment as all the ions run to the other end thereby creating the magnet" MASTER LIST Waterproof Box Yarn, 10 ft length Multi-Tool 2 AA batteries 1 9 V battery 1 12 V a23 battery 5 sticks of chewing gum Tin Can with top cut off (store additional survival items inside to save space) Rubber Band Sewing Needle - and kit Wire, Insulated, Copper - 24" Candle Wick Superglue tube Safety Pins Swivels, Fishing Toothpick Trick B-Day candle Valve Stem Cap remover Lip Balm Tube (store emergency money in) Ball Point Pen (parts - plastic tube, spring, ink) Dental Floss (cordage, dental care) Emergency Can Opener Pencil Sharpener Carpenter Pencil Heat Shrink Tubing Zipties Ductape Scissors (sewing kit) 6 color roll of thread Razor Blade 6" length of medical tubing (tracheostomy, use as straw, nasopharyngeal airway) Clothes pin Alligator clips Caribiner (use to attach box to pack on outside) Velcro strips, 6 " Pocket Socket Wrench, Survival tool Field Fix it kit Rubber repair kit Mini button compass Mini survival mirror Survival Finger Saw Mini bobber (fishing) Band-aids Cordage, fishing line, 20 ft Cordage, jute twine, 6 ft Cordage, nylon, 6 ft Handcuff key MASTER LIST - DID YOU KNOW Magnetism "Did you know, banging a metal pipe on metal causes temporary molecular structural alignment as all the ions run to the other end thereby creating the magnet" ...You can magnetize a needle to make a compass Light You can insert a candle wick into a can of tuna in oil to make an oil lamp Physics ...you can use a rubber band to open a door locked by a sliding chain, from the outside. Attach one end to the chain and the other end to the door knob. Open the door and it will slide the chain off. Fire ...you can use a piece of chewing gum foil to start a fire. Just fold up the foil and attach each end to opposite ends on the battery. The current flowing through will ignite the wrapper. ...you can start a fire by touching a 9v battery to steel wool. Plumbers Crack, Diddums and BO7H B4RRELS 3 Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Some kind of Multi-Tool Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 "Did you know, that instead of waiting for Police to scare off vandals or criminals in your area, you can download a Siren app to your ipad, hook it up to speakers and blare it for them to hear and scare them off." lol just read this really happened. http://www.thealpenanews.com/page/content.detail/id/526523/Editorial-A-modern-day-MacGyver.html?nav=5002 Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Your Phone as a Survival Tool - Infographic Diddums 1 Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deterioration 443 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Only thing I have to add is if your looking for waterproof snap cases http://www.pelican.com/ has some goodin's. Grenade launcher ones and such. spectre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,449 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Awesome thread! spectre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Awesome thread! I knew you'd love it Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Battery + Chewing Gum Wrapper = Start a Fire items added to list Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Piece of Tin Can added to List Uses Pick a lock Cut into an Arrowhead Use as Fish Attractor Lure Possible signal reflector Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 RUBBER BAND Plenty of uses, fastening, etc Here is a unique use for it added to list Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 This thread is pure awesome. For the battery fire, you can also use wire wool. Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 This thread is pure awesome. For the battery fire, you can also use wire wool. Good idea. 9V battery + steel wool - and you can take a 9V battery apart and on the inside are (6) AAAA batteries Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Share Posted January 20, 2014 Sewing Needle + Coil of Wire (insulated will work) + Battery = Magnetize Needle for Compass This is my own idea, drawing upon what I learned about the process of induction. When you move a wire in and out of a coil of wire, it creates a current. Wrap the insulated wire around the needle and attach both wire ends to each end of the battery. After 5 minutes it should be magnetized and then you can use it as a compass needle. added sewing needle electronic copper wire Faraday's Law of Induction Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Candle Wick To make candles, duh Tuna Can Oil Lamp added to list Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 I added a shitload of items to the Master List. If anyone has an interesting MacGyver type use for any of those items, post it up. Also, if you see something I left out that can be added, post that up too. Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thermoelectric Cooler Peltier I think this is a great addition, small, cheap and capable of making electricity in a pinch. Does anyone know much about these things? Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Emergency Solar Phone Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The Peltier is pushing it a bit. Who the hell has that kind of kit in a mcguvery situation? Very cool, but not very applicable IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 what kinds of things could you run with it for electricity? Do you know much about them? I thought you might since its a computer thing. Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diddums 4,305 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Well a Peltier, in an environment like that, is like lighting a firecracker and then trying to make it not destroy itself. They're an incredibly clever design but without a proper environment to regulate them in, they'll burn out before you know it. I can guarantee that no more than an hour of running that fan, the peltier would've burned out. They can power small devices like in the vid. At a guess I'd say about USB power at most, so a weak phone charge or similar. You could probably boil a cup of water if you had the required equipment to keep the temps stable, but you'd be looking at a considerable amount of time for it to boil. To be perfectly frank, you'd be better off with a solar panel and a rechargeable battery for darkness. spectre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 cool thanks for the tips Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Reusable hand warmers, now this is pretty neat. Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BO7H B4RRELS 2,449 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I've never heard of that brand, being able to re-use them kicks ass. I always keep some "Hot Hands" in my truck and at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectre 633 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 I'm thinking of a way to put this in the bug out bag and have them available to reuse. Maybe a small container with the extra crystals that starts the process and a heavy duty ziploc bag, maybe even double bag it just in case. BO7H B4RRELS 1 Keep calm and question nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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