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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:32:45 PM
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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:35:23 PM
Originally Posted By D-RAS03: I picked up a small bottle just because I saw it at checkout. Is it worth having it in my BOB or is it just a waste of space? I have bathing cloths. Tons of hand wipes. What do you guys say? Thanks. You could fill it up with Bacardi 151 and have a fire starter, hand sanitizer, and the start of a good mixed drink. 
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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:42:06 PM
Originally Posted By hkmp5s:
Originally Posted By D-RAS03:
I picked up a small bottle just because I saw it at checkout. Is it worth having it in my BOB or is it just a waste of space? I have bathing cloths. Tons of hand wipes. What do you guys say? Thanks. You could fill it up with Bacardi 151 and have a fire starter, hand sanitizer, and the start of a good mixed drink. I like the way you think. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:42:38 PM
Good to have. If you hands get dirty in the nasty aftermath, having the runs or getting ill will only make it that much tougher!
Small profile and big pay off if you stay healthy |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:50:44 PM
Originally Posted By Ming_The_Merciless:
Good to have. If you hands get dirty in the nasty aftermath, having the runs or getting ill will only make it that much tougher! Small profile and big pay off if you stay healthy Thanks a lot. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 7:51:02 PM
Waste of space. You already have wipes, which are much more useful. Hand sanitizer is useless on filthy hands, anyway. Get more wipes.
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:04:44 PM
The stuff can come in handy when making a fire..
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:11:05 PM
Originally Posted By Schuey2k2:
The stuff can come in handy when making a fire.. Just sayin'. Explain please? |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:21:30 PM
Originally Posted By D-RAS03:
Originally Posted By Schuey2k2:
The stuff can come in handy when making a fire.. Just sayin'. Explain please? It's gelled alcohol, just like Sterno. Little dab'l do yah. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:23:11 PM
Originally Posted By ColonelHurtz:
Originally Posted By D-RAS03:
Originally Posted By Schuey2k2:
The stuff can come in handy when making a fire.. Just sayin'. Explain please? It's gelled alcohol, just like Sterno. Little dab'l do yah. Very interesting. I did not know that. Thanks. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 8:51:23 PM
Originally Posted By ColonelHurtz:
Originally Posted By D-RAS03:
Originally Posted By Schuey2k2:
The stuff can come in handy when making a fire.. Just sayin'. Explain please? It's gelled alcohol, just like Sterno. Little dab'l do yah. Just tried it. Didn't think it worked till I turned the lights off. Not bad. Think I'm going to keep it. |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 9:42:30 PM
Don't you know the main ingredient in hand sanitizer is paranoia?
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Posted: 3/6/2012 9:59:04 PM
I take it with me in the field when hunting, works very well to clean off blood,
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Posted: 3/6/2012 9:59:30 PM
I once had one of those Hormel Compleats microwaveable meals that I didn't have a microwave to cook it in.
So, I took out one of those small aluminum loaf pans and an aluminum cupcake liner from by GHB. Took out the Purel and poured about 1/4in in the muffin liner placed in the center of the loaf pan. Lit that baby up, and it was plenty enough to heat up my meal. Interestingly, the microwave directions indicated "ready in 90 seconds". It only took two minutes to heat it to the point where part of it was boiling. 1.5 minutes vs. 2. Clean-up was a snap (ie actually nothing) because there was nothing but a light film in the muffin liner once the alcohol was gone. PSA, don't use a plastic spoon and leave it resting on the side of the 2nd loaf pan you put your meal in when you do this. Ask me how I know.  |
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Posted: 3/6/2012 10:31:46 PM
You should read Ferfals book "surviving the economical collapse". He mentions it atleast 3 times in the book. Its good stuff.
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Posted: 3/7/2012 1:55:06 AM
It's sort of a 1-trick pony (or 1-1/2 tricks, if you count the fire-starting option).
Ordinary rubbing alcohol will do the same thing, and is also useful for cleaning and sterilizing surfaces, tools, eating utensils, optics, etc. |
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Posted: 3/8/2012 11:35:23 AM
Originally Posted By Skibane:
It's sort of a 1-trick pony (or 1-1/2 tricks, if you count the fire-starting option). Ordinary rubbing alcohol will do the same thing, and is also useful for cleaning and sterilizing surfaces, tools, eating utensils, optics, etc. I ditched my rubbing alcohol for the individual wrapped alcohol patches. Didn't want to risk breaking the bottle and losing it. |
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Posted: 3/8/2012 11:50:35 AM
Originally Posted By D-RAS03:
Originally Posted By Skibane:
It's sort of a 1-trick pony (or 1-1/2 tricks, if you count the fire-starting option). Ordinary rubbing alcohol will do the same thing, and is also useful for cleaning and sterilizing surfaces, tools, eating utensils, optics, etc. I ditched my rubbing alcohol for the individual wrapped alcohol patches. Didn't want to risk breaking the bottle and losing it. Watch doing that too - I have some medical alcohol wipes in individual packets. I opened a few the other day and they were completely dried out. |
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Posted: 3/8/2012 12:06:33 PM
Originally Posted By Centuryhouse:
Originally Posted By D-RAS03:
Originally Posted By Skibane:
It's sort of a 1-trick pony (or 1-1/2 tricks, if you count the fire-starting option). Ordinary rubbing alcohol will do the same thing, and is also useful for cleaning and sterilizing surfaces, tools, eating utensils, optics, etc. I ditched my rubbing alcohol for the individual wrapped alcohol patches. Didn't want to risk breaking the bottle and losing it. Watch doing that too - I have some medical alcohol wipes in individual packets. I opened a few the other day and they were completely dried out. I have used around 30 so far and all have been in good shape. Still very moist. I do keep a lot in my bag in case I do run into that problem. I may look around for a small bottle of the liquid form though or use an empty purell bottle. |
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Posted: 3/8/2012 6:27:50 PM
I suspect the value of using it as a skin sanitizer is far less than claimed, but it probably has some marginal benefit if you have the space for it.
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Posted: 3/8/2012 6:39:42 PM
Originally Posted By ilbob:
I suspect the value of using it as a skin sanitizer is far less than claimed, but it probably has some marginal benefit if you have the space for it. I believe that but all my BOL are near a nice clear running creek so I could always wash my hands in it then use the purell. |
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