Dental Floss: How It Can Save Your Life In Almost Any Situation

Sevelx | April 13, 2016 | DIY, Survival

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When you are packing your bug out bag or putting supplies on the shelf, lack of space can be a serious problem. That’s why it’s best to store items that can serve many purposes. Things like trash bags, chap stick, and pantyhose take up very little space and can be used in numerous ways. And so can dental floss. Here are 27 ways you can use it for survival.

Make a Lean-To– Use floss to make a lean-to with a tarp or blanket. Just thread the floss through the holes of the tarp or the corners of the emergency blanket.

As Lashings– If you need a larger shelter, use your dental floss to lash branches together so you can build one. If you already have a shelter, use floss to make it a little sturdier.

Make an Alarm– Tie a few tin or aluminum cans and lids to a length of the floss and string it across the perimeter of your camp or outside your home. Because the floss is difficult to see, intruders will sound your hobo alarm.

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Make a bow– If you braid together several strands of floss it could work as a replacement string for your bow.

Make a Fishing Pole– If you don’t have a fishing pole, you can make a quick one out of floss and a branch. Just fashion a hook and tie it to the end of the line, and you’ll be ready to go fishing.

Make a Fishing Net– This is much more complicated, but if you know how, you can use dental floss to do it. Here are someillustrated instructions.

Hang Up Your Food– It’s important to keep foood out of reach of pests, raccoons and bears. The floss can be tied around a bag and then tied around a tree branch. Suspending your food off the ground will keep it from getting wet from dew on the ground as well.

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As Stitches– If you get cut and need to close the wound, dental floss can be used to sew your skin back together.
Support Climbing Plants– If you have plants such as peas, tomatoes, or anything that climbs, you can use floss to tie the vines to supports. Just don’t tie them too tight.
Tie Down a Trunk– If you have too many supplies in your car’s trunk for it to close, try tying it down with dental floss. A dozen loops will do the job.
As it was intended!– Sure, this one is pretty obvious, but keeping your teeth in good shape is going to be tough when there are no dentists. Take care of them now so you don’t have a dental emergency after the SHTF. Flossing is probably the most important thing you can do for your teeth.