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Roll up the bag and put a clothes pin on it.
Drying boots: flip a chair over and put your boots on the legs and your socks on the other.
Hi gloss poster paper is perfect photo paper.
Keep a gallon jug in your den/man cave, when you come back from shooting, put your leftover shells in it, they add up fast!
Crumbled, fried sausage and a can of nacho cheese= dip.
Cottage cheese and sour cream tubs are poor man's Tupperware.
Pearl drops toothpaste can remove scratches from plastic lenses.
Save your grease in a gallon jug, melt it down and filter it through coarse cloth, it has multiple uses.
A heavy cotton wick in a can of Crisco is a storm candle.
When you break a belt, don't chuck it, rub valve grinding compound into it and strop your knives/razors on it.
Safety razor blades like from an exacto knife can be safely re sharpened with a dremel and a fine stone.
An empty glass pint jar is an excuse to make a candle.
Vodka and hydrogen peroxide remove organic stains.
Misty brand Dry silicone spray waterproofs cloth jackets and sneakers.
Heating anything steel in a 200 Degree oven for ten minutes makes it take gun bluing 100% better.
Asking google in the form of a direct question gets better results IE how do I store dry cereal for long periods?
If you put a layer of cooking grease around the rim of your flour or meal jar it keeps longer, weevils can't get in and the lid comes off easier.
Cigarette butts soaked in vinegar are great on aphids and cut worms. as in they die. avoid skin contact, it will make you sick.
Cheap "Tupperware" is as good as the name brand as long as its microwave safe.
Line your mixing bowl with plastic, when you're done, dump out the mess and rinse the bowl.
Car fresheners work well in the bathroom or pet area too.
A toilet cake hung up in a sock kills bad cooking smells over a wide area. minor pet smells as well.
A cloth bag of instant rice or potatoes absorbs moisture from sealed cases.
You can shave with bar soap.
Pouring boiling water into a clogged drain can unclog it if the sink isn't already full.
Boiling beans in beer (the cheaper the better) makes them digest better and reduces gas.
Keeping baking soda in a salt shaker and used on problem foods will reduce indigestion.
Cheap duct tape applied sticky side up is flypaper for roaches and mice. hold it in place with thumb tacks.
An old car spring with a bar welded on the bottom makes a nifty book holder.
Warming a battery in hot water a few minutes will squeeze a bit more life out of it.
More later.
 
Roll up the bag and put a clothes pin on it.
Drying boots: flip a chair over and put your boots on the legs and your socks on the other.
Hi gloss poster paper is perfect photo paper.
Keep a gallon jug in your den/man cave, when you come back from shooting, put your leftover shells in it, they add up fast!
Crumbled, fried sausage and a can of nacho cheese= dip.
Cottage cheese and sour cream tubs are poor man's Tupperware.
Pearl drops toothpaste can remove scratches from plastic lenses.
Save your grease in a gallon jug, melt it down and filter it through coarse cloth, it has multiple uses.
A heavy cotton wick in a can of Crisco is a storm candle.
When you break a belt, don't chuck it, rub valve grinding compound into it and strop your knives/razors on it.
Safety razor blades like from an exacto knife can be safely re sharpened with a dremel and a fine stone.
An empty glass pint jar is an excuse to make a candle.
Vodka and hydrogen peroxide remove organic stains.
Misty brand Dry silicone spray waterproofs cloth jackets and sneakers.
Heating anything steel in a 200 Degree oven for ten minutes makes it take gun bluing 100% better.
Asking google in the form of a direct question gets better results IE how do I store dry cereal for long periods?
If you put a layer of cooking grease around the rim of your flour or meal jar it keeps longer, weevils can't get in and the lid comes off easier.
Cigarette butts soaked in vinegar are great on aphids and cut worms. as in they die. avoid skin contact, it will make you sick.
Cheap "Tupperware" is as good as the name brand as long as its microwave safe.
Line your mixing bowl with plastic, when you're done, dump out the mess and rinse the bowl.
Car fresheners work well in the bathroom or pet area too.
A toilet cake hung up in a sock kills bad cooking smells over a wide area. minor pet smells as well.
A cloth bag of instant rice or potatoes absorbs moisture from sealed cases.
You can shave with bar soap.
Pouring boiling water into a clogged drain can unclog it if the sink isn't already full.
Boiling beans in beer (the cheaper the better) makes them digest better and reduces gas.
Keeping baking soda in a salt shaker and used on problem foods will reduce indigestion.
Cheap duct tape applied sticky side up is flypaper for roaches and mice. hold it in place with thumb tacks.
An old car spring with a bar welded on the bottom makes a nifty book holder.
Warming a battery in hot water a few minutes will squeeze a bit more life out of it.
More later.
I might be a bachelor🤔😮
 
Roll up the bag and put a clothes pin on it.
Drying boots: flip a chair over and put your boots on the legs and your socks on the other.
Hi gloss poster paper is perfect photo paper.
Keep a gallon jug in your den/man cave, when you come back from shooting, put your leftover shells in it, they add up fast!
Crumbled, fried sausage and a can of nacho cheese= dip.
Cottage cheese and sour cream tubs are poor man's Tupperware.
Pearl drops toothpaste can remove scratches from plastic lenses.
Save your grease in a gallon jug, melt it down and filter it through coarse cloth, it has multiple uses.
A heavy cotton wick in a can of Crisco is a storm candle.
When you break a belt, don't chuck it, rub valve grinding compound into it and strop your knives/razors on it.
Safety razor blades like from an exacto knife can be safely re sharpened with a dremel and a fine stone.
An empty glass pint jar is an excuse to make a candle.
Vodka and hydrogen peroxide remove organic stains.
Misty brand Dry silicone spray waterproofs cloth jackets and sneakers.
Heating anything steel in a 200 Degree oven for ten minutes makes it take gun bluing 100% better.
Asking google in the form of a direct question gets better results IE how do I store dry cereal for long periods?
If you put a layer of cooking grease around the rim of your flour or meal jar it keeps longer, weevils can't get in and the lid comes off easier.
Cigarette butts soaked in vinegar are great on aphids and cut worms. as in they die. avoid skin contact, it will make you sick.
Cheap "Tupperware" is as good as the name brand as long as its microwave safe.
Line your mixing bowl with plastic, when you're done, dump out the mess and rinse the bowl.
Car fresheners work well in the bathroom or pet area too.
A toilet cake hung up in a sock kills bad cooking smells over a wide area. minor pet smells as well.
A cloth bag of instant rice or potatoes absorbs moisture from sealed cases.
You can shave with bar soap.
Pouring boiling water into a clogged drain can unclog it if the sink isn't already full.
Boiling beans in beer (the cheaper the better) makes them digest better and reduces gas.
Keeping baking soda in a salt shaker and used on problem foods will reduce indigestion.
Cheap duct tape applied sticky side up is flypaper for roaches and mice. hold it in place with thumb tacks.
An old car spring with a bar welded on the bottom makes a nifty book holder.
Warming a battery in hot water a few minutes will squeeze a bit more life out of it.
More later.
You have always been an interesting guy. These tips are interesting as well.
 
Might as well, can't sleep yet.
When drinking soda from a 2 liter bottle, flatten it so all the air is pushed out, it stays fresher.
Save those 2 liter bottles, you can make mini terrariums out of them to start plants in the early spring.
A 2 liter jug can be used as a funnel cut in half.
Keep a couple full of water in the deep freeze, when you need to fill a cooler, drop them in.
Mayonnaise can repair a water ring on hardwood.
A large medicine bottle is great for matches, just glue the striker strip off an old box on the side.
Scrubbing a burned up stainless steel pan with baking soda and salt can fix the discoloration, finish off with a buffing pad.
Old tube socks with the toes missing are great to put on your arms and legs when berry picking to ward off bugs and scratches.
If you have an old knife that no longer holds an edge, heat it dull red on a stove eye and plunge it into water and re sharpen it.
Drier sheets ward off mosquitoes, hang one near your bed in the summer, you'll never be bit.
dab hot sauce on a tick, he'll let go in a minute, no head to dig out.
Mouse traps make great triggers for home made burglar alarms and camp security, think of them as a light switch.
Putting nail polish remover on a brinnel fly larva in your pet makes him self extract in just a few seconds.
Dead mice make good catfish bait.
Washing your hair in beer and waiting ten minutes before rinsing it out gives you shiny hair.
Don't just chuck out a dried up soap sliver, collect them in an old stocking and use them to wash the car.
If you have scuffed up leather boots, melt some canning wax and apply it after polishing them. buff it in and wipe off the extra.
Lighting a can of wax shoe paste on fire before using it makes it seep into the leather better and covers scuffs.
20 wt synthetic motor oil is the best gun oil on earth. why pay 5$ for two ounces when 5$ can buy a quart of pretty much the same thing.
Keep a birthday candle in your sewing kit, when you have problems threading a needle, light it up and then wax the last 1/2 of thread.
Using an old ice cube tray and cooking release spray, you can make some pretty neat candles with borax treated cotton twine.
Old crayons make good candles, but smell funny.
Melting old crayons but not mixing them up, and using the ice cube tray I just mentioned, you can make your kid psychedelic crayon cubes.
Putting a piece of cinder block in a tuna can and putting a small shot of kerosene on it burns 10-15 minutes, good fire starter when the kindling is wet.
Sprouting beans in a gallon jug is easy and tasty, why pay 2$ when you can make your own in a week for 50 cents?
100 proof rubbing alcohol with a mister nozzle attached works better than antiperspirant and you don't smell like anything.
Witch hazel applied to your "Lower parts" keeps you from getting heat rash when its hot, mainly men. prevents trench stench too when bathing isn't an option.
Heads up ladies, this one is all yours, used panty hose make a cheap and effective air conditioner filter.
Want to break your brat of a bad habit? don't smack him, fine him! a smack goes away in a few minutes but the sight of his money going away lasts days!
Save your dinner bones and then put them where you intend to hunt, rabbits and squirrels gnaw on them and will stay in the area.
Most coyotes avoid areas with radios playing.
Don't want to get drunk at a party but don't want to look like a prude? order up a beer bloody Mary, and its good for you too!
OK enough for now.
 
Short list:
Too much grease in your soup? wrap an ice cube in a paper towel and stir it around the top, the grease congeals on the towel and you pull it out.
Need a bit more salt but don't need the sodium? try a bit of baking soda.
Whole wheat tortillas make great wraps for veggies. re-fried beans, tomatoes and lettuce=meal!
Meat broth is your friend, use it with natural rice.
Cheap beer isn't fit to drink, however it makes an excellent overnight soak for meat and or beans to tenderize them.
Got water buckets with mosquito larva? need the water? drip some used cooking oil on top, it suffocates the little b***ards.
Save those egg shells and crush them up into your chicken feed, it makes stronger shells and it won't hurt the hens.
Milk went bad and there's not enough cream to make buttermilk? pour it on your plants.
Dog looking a bit skinny? loose stool? shabby coat? feed him corn mush and spinach for two weeks, he needs it!
Unsweetened peanut butter can repair rings on your coffee table. ONLY unsweetened.
More to come, stuff to do.
 
Who am I kidding? I'm in hog in sunshine mode today.

How to light a whole room with one flashlight. simply put a cap full of milk into a bottle of water, turn on the flashlight and shine it into the water.
Super radio antenna. 6' of un-shielded copper household wire and a gator clip, hook it to your radio's existing antenna. hello skipland!
Handy travel kit. super glue two short medicine bottles butt to butt, fill one with Vaseline and the other with sunburn cream.
Dry penny balloons over the muzzle of your pet deer rifle when stored keeps bugs from nesting in there and keeps your oil from drying out.
have several pair of BBQ tongs around, they come in handy canning and reaching stuff rolled under the furniture.
Its perfectly alright to take soiled cloth couch cushion covers to the car wash and blast those coffee stains out!
Got rust spots on the foam in your gun case? same as above.
Crazy glue mends cloth.
Hydrogen peroxide removes dry blood stains.
Cheap toothpaste is better than expensive metal polish, just wipe it down later to prevent rust.
Diet coke is better than beer for flushing your kidneys.
Vinegar kills Hawaiian monkey grass.
Mineral ice works as well as vapor rub.
2 fingers of vitamins. any herbal mixture imparts its medicinal value to 100 proof vodka within a month, mix up a batch of this or that for tonic.
Tampax make great bandages for deep cuts.
a spoonful of brewer's yeast and one of black trap molasses equals four cups of strong black coffee and most of the vitamins you need for the day.
Running fast and far? a quart of peanut butter weighs as much as a 45 and is full of things to keep you going on the run!
Gatorade and two goody powders cures a hangover.
Cram a towel into your hunting boots before you store them for the season, no more re break in time!
 
I think panty hose are a thing of the past. I haven't worn any in a couple decades. They probably still make them.
I went scuba diving and a kid in the class got really bad chaffing behind his knees from his wet suit.
The dive master bought him a pair of pantyhose to wear and no more chaffing.
 
I went scuba diving and a kid in the class got really bad chaffing behind his knees from his wet suit.
The dive master bought him a pair of pantyhose to wear and no more chaffing.
I think they are still sold, but not like they used to be. People, women, don't wear them like they did. I remember going to a wedding and it was a turning point. Previously, almost all women would have been wearing panty hose, and then at this wedding it seemed only a couple people were. For a few years after that I would wear tights in the winter months, on cold days, when I was still teaching on the days I wore dresses. I probably haven't bought a pair of panty hose in 20 + years. Since I've retired, I rarely wear dresses. One time I drove to South Dakota for a funeral and my aunt told me she no longer owned any dresses, so she no longer wore panty hose.
 
Alright kids, more tales from the crip. LOL
Know the secret behind movie theater popcorn? pop it in coconut oil at a lower temperature.
Want some zing? Morton's season salt on it.
A slice of baloney and a slice of Velveeta on a hot dog bun is a redneck taco, and it takes less chili and won't drip as bad.
You tube has free full length movies.
there is an app called 4k video downloader that lets you download online videos LEGALLY.
Line your popcorn bowl with a plastic shopping bag. when you're done, wad up the mess and chuck it. (Let your popcorn cool a bit!)
Tonic water with natural quinine eases respiratory distress and alleviates gout symptoms in hours. add a splash of OJ, yummy!
Mix 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1/4 cup of 100% rubbing alcohol and a tiny dab of Joy dish washing soap to clean window glass or glass monitors, you'll be amazed!
Skin out a urinal cake and put it in a small cloth sack and hang it in the kitchen when you're cooking cabbage or fish. nobody will know whats for dinner.
Crush an antihistamine tablet to powder and add a drop of alcohol to make a paste and dab it on a bee sting to increase the heal time.
Warning: junkie tricks .
place a tablet between two metal spoons and press down to crush it to powder.
Have a pet that won't take a pill? crush it with pliers in a large milk shake straw and pour it down his throat or mix it in his food.
Did fluffy make a stain on the rug? use hydrogen peroxide and sprinkle it in baking soda. let dry, vacuum up.
Have you eve had a yellowjacket crawl into your beer? use a plastic spray can lid, it fits many cans, keeps bugs out nicely.
Use a stick of incense to light your 4th of July firecrackers and save your zippo. not to mention maybe save a burn on a fast fuse.
Using the same incense stick and paper tape to make a roughly fifteen minute timer for that BIG one!
got a funny smell you need rid of fast? a dab of vanilla oil on a punk stick and it smells like you baked cookies!
Lightly sprinkle bacon with sugar for an extra zap of flavor!
Have a scratch on something wood? fill it in with a white crayon, lay a thin cloth on it and iron it with a hot iron a minute, then buff.
Want to save money on stockpile supplies? you'll be surprised what industrial and resturaunt supply houses carry!
OK, its late, more later, unless I drop dead.
 
I've been meaning to do a "Life hax" thread since I've been here. LOL

Continuing...
There is no such thing as a "worn out" toothbrush! use it to clean guns, tile grout, your shoes, detail the car and finally, when the bristles are gone, grind it down and use the grip as a nylon punch!

Cigarette ashes are good for potted plants, minus the butts.
Need to drive a tiny nail? take a sliver of milk jug plastic and put a single cut into it, fit the short nail and use it as a grip to drive it in.
White vinegar and diet coke both eat rust. (kudos to Tirediron for that one!)
Have a pair of blue jeans beyond fixing?cut them off at crotch level and double sew them straight across, add a strap, instant fishing/camp bag!
Coolers can hold heat in as well as out, next time you're getting take out and its a long drive back, stack it in an ice chest, it'll still be hot when you get home!
Worn out blue jeans make fine welding sleeves. better than paying fifty bucks for leathers!
got a hunk of 6 to 8" PVC? Split a 14" piece longways and epoxy on some Velcro strips for snake gators. not bad brush armor for quadding either!
Need a dead air space in a new construction as insulation or maybe hiding something? use cardboard soda flats!
Kerosene is great bore cleaner when shooting old "bomb shelter ammo" Bomb shelter ammo is corrosive and smells like ammonia. Windex kills it as well.
You know its illegal to bait game right? well its NOT illegal to forget your lunch in the woods. you had peanut butter sandwiches and sliced apples that day.
Did you know a rat trap will kill a squirrel as well? think about it... just a matter of bait.
Deer hunting? don't bother with Doe pee, smear some peanut butter nearby near the base of a tree. bears like it too!
You can eat for ten bucks a week even now! 1 bag of rice, one bag of beans, 1 bag of meal, a dozen eggs, maybe a gallon of milk.
Want something different? a loaf of bread, a quart of peanut butter, a gallon of orange drink, a 6 pack of Vienna sausage, a dozen eggs.
Egg sandwiches are your friend! two eggs fried up and two pieces of toast is a meal kids! Pluck yer Cap'n Crunch!

Back to guns a minute, get three feet of COTTON rope around a quarter inch in diameter soak it in transmission fluid and drain a bit, snake it into your rifle bore and leave it. you can now park your pet for years if need be, no rust! just leave a tail long enough to pull it out.

Milkweed sap removes warts, Milkweed plants also attract monarch butterflies, which are endangered, so if you have milkweed growing and its not in the way, let it grow!

Study up on plantain, dandelions, and wild lettuce as well as mustard greens, wild onions and Polk. have a garden full of weeds you can eat and mind themselves!
Got an abundance of squash and or pumpkins? don't just let it rot! dry that stuff, fry it up in lard in the winter. good meal! and the seeds you don't save are yummy toasted with a pinch of salt and chili powder! Native Indians as well as Mexican Indians ate the seeds instead of the flesh!

Any piece of meat gone bad is an excuse to put out a trot line for a big fat catfish!

AK and AR rifles have a design in common, the front sight was originally designed so that you could hang them on a nail, not so much these days, but if you're oldschool like me and have old stuff, now you know!

More too come, stay tuned.
 
Transmission fluid and acetone mixed 1:1 is a great penetrating oil. Better than store bought.
I use binder clips to keep plastic bags closed. $12 for 130 and you're set for life.
Zw
 
OK, this is for you gun collectors. want to bring that parkerized finish back to life but fifty years of cosmoline has turned the WW2 from green to brown.
dab some varnish remover on 000 steel wool and gently rub the surface, as it sucks the grease out, your parkerizing will re appear. Be sure to coat all metal parts afterwards in a quality oil like 20Wt.
 
a 2 litre of minute made lemonade+4 goody powders packs cures a gout attack in 24 hours, just sip on it through the day. you'll never notice the taste either!
Does your freezer need defrosting because you just don't keep much in there? fill the empty space with empty 2 liter bottles and cut your time between defrosts in half.
Packing wrapped meat loosely in a Tupperware tub cuts back on freezer burn.
Using Tupperware to make breakfast in 4 minutes:
Spray the microwave safe Tupperware with Pam.
Add instant grits and the required amount of water.
zap it two minutes, crack two eggs on top, cover and zap two more minutes.
add butter and enjoy, on high the eggs should come out medium sunny.
Old oatmeal is great spill absorber.
 
I think they are still sold, but not like they used to be. People, women, don't wear them like they did. I remember going to a wedding and it was a turning point. Previously, almost all women would have been wearing panty hose, and then at this wedding it seemed only a couple people were. For a few years after that I would wear tights in the winter months, on cold days, when I was still teaching on the days I wore dresses. I probably haven't bought a pair of panty hose in 20 + years. Since I've retired, I rarely wear dresses. One time I drove to South Dakota for a funeral and my aunt told me she no longer owned any dresses, so she no longer wore panty hose.
I used to HAVE to wear pantyhose (dang, this was an auto correct to mantyhose?? I can only imagine what those are?) years ago when I was a manager for a big department store. I got to the point where I just wore long skirts because I hated pantyhose (and again with the mantyhose??) Just WOW!!!, That is the job I met my Hunny. . . He still tells me he misses seeing me in those shorter skirts. Sorry Babe is my response. When I wear knee length or calf length skirts now, I don't wear any because I do not have too,.
 
I used to HAVE to wear pantyhose (dang, this was an auto correct to mantyhose?? I can only imagine what those are?) years ago when I was a manager for a big department store. I got to the point where I just wore long skirts because I hated pantyhose (and again with the mantyhose??) Just WOW!!!, That is the job I met my Hunny. . . He still tells me he misses seeing me in those shorter skirts. Sorry Babe is my response. When I wear knee length or calf length skirts now, I don't wear any because I do not have too,.
Knee highs cover many of the panty hose (no auto correct) areas of interest. :rolleyes:

Ben
 
Treat your gout with cherries, fresh, dried, juice, pie, you get the idea. The sooner that you treat it the better.

Take the emergency candle you made, earlier in this thread, with an old jar, place a book of matches on the top and put the lid on.

Take an old pair go pants, split the seam from the bottom of the zipper to the middle of the back, stitch it from the bottom of the zipper to the top, use the belt loops to hang it and fill with shop rags or plastic grocery store plastic bags.

Put you old Halloween pumpkins in the yard and turn them into meat. Moose love them and I suspect other deerish critters would also.

ACV, a little water, spoon of sugar, and one drop of Dawn makes a great fly or bug trap.

Pantyhose makes a great paint filter for a spray gun.

Spray WD-40 on your herring (bait) to catch more salmon.

Point your flashlight towards the ceiling to light the whole room.
 
Does your freezer need defrosting because you just don't keep much in there? fill the empty space with empty 2 liter bottles and cut your time between defrosts in half.
My spin on this is to use water bottles or containers but fill them most of the way up with water. If you lose electricity, they'll act like ice packs and keep your freezer cold for a very long time. Depending on the size of water container you use, you can just pull one out and use it in a cooler to keep things cold for an outing.
 
WD-40 on fish bait??????

Treat your gout with cherries, fresh, dried, juice, pie, you get the idea. The sooner that you treat it the better.

Take the emergency candle you made, earlier in this thread, with an old jar, place a book of matches on the top and put the lid on.

Take an old pair go pants, split the seam from the bottom of the zipper to the middle of the back, stitch it from the bottom of the zipper to the top, use the belt loops to hang it and fill with shop rags or plastic grocery store plastic bags.

Put you old Halloween pumpkins in the yard and turn them into meat. Moose love them and I suspect other deerish critters would also.

ACV, a little water, spoon of sugar, and one drop of Dawn makes a great fly or bug trap.

Pantyhose makes a great paint filter for a spray gun.

Spray WD-40 on your herring (bait) to catch more salmon.

Point your flashlight towards the ceiling to light the whole room.
 
Rub it in Ivory soap. catfish love Ivory soap!
the cherry extract works, the lemonade just works faster on my rotten bones. :)

Save your disposable Aluminum broiler pans, they make great places to disassemble things full of small parts, then lube them with no mess.
 
My bacon is always nude when I fry it...??
What am I supposed dress it in? ;)
 
Keep a couple Styrofoam cups full of water in the freezer. For minor injuries requiring ice, like a sprained ankle, just peel the Styrofoam down past the top of the ice and apply the to the swelling. You can hold on to the remaining Styrofoam and it won't freeze your fingers so much. As the ice melts, just peel more Styrofoam away...
 

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