Emergency Survival Uses for Rubber Bands

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A rubber band (also known as an elastic band, gum band) is a loop of rubber, usually ring shaped, and commonly used to hold multiple objects together. They come in many different sizes and colours.

Rubber bands have a lot of uses other than holding objects together and can come in handy in an emergency survival scenario.

Philippines Rubber Band

Here are a few uses for Rubber Band:

• Tourniquet

Need an improvised emergency tourniquet? rubber band makes one hell of a makeshift tourniquet. Attach several of them together and you can adjust the length to any size

• Stripped Screw

Use it to assist you with removing a stripped screw.

• Gripper

Get the lid off of a jar that’s holding on a little too much.
If you have a slippery tool such as a hammer or wrench, wrap a few rubber bands around the handle to improve the grip.

• Ponytail tie

Secure a ponytail or braids with a rubber band Instead of an elastic ponytail from the shampoo aisle at the grocery store

• Strap

Use a rubber band to secure gear on the outside of your bag such as a flashlight, multi-tool etc.
Use it as a Makeshift Belt by attaching several rubber bands together

• Eraser

Use it to erase pencil writings

• Labeller

Label or Mark items using a rubber band. Label Bottles, Label Used vs New Items

• Firestarter

Use rubber band as a fire starter