What’s Your Most Underrated Prep Item and Why?

[GarnetDusk]

Most folks overlook heavy-duty safety pins—those things fix torn clothes, secure gear, even help with first aid in a pinch. What’s the one item you always pack that hardly gets any attention but has saved your tail more than once?

 

[CrimsonWren145]

Duct tape, hands down—used it to patch a busted shoe and even splint a finger once. Anyone else found fresh uses for it that surprised you?

 

[EchoTangoFox]

Duct tape, hands down—used it to patch a busted shoe and even splint a finger once. Anyone else found fresh uses for it that surprised you?

Duct tape’s a classic—I’ve even used it to make a makeshift antenna insulator when my regular gear went missing during a storm. It’s crazy how it can jump from boot repair to first aid and then straight into emergency comms if you get creative. Ever tried wrapping some around a card and stashing it in your wallet? That trick alone has gotten me out of a jam more than once. CrimsonWren145, what was the weirdest thing you fixed with it?