If at any point you’re hiking through the woods with a friend who happens to break their leg or something – you don’t have to panic. This is why you should carry duct tape around with you basically everywhere. Since it can hold so much weight, it can even be used to create a makeshift stretcher.
If you’re really in the woods, you may be able to find some large enough branches to support the person’s weight. If you’re around an area where you can find some actual poles, even better. Just make sure you test it out before you actually put your injured buddy on it.
Seal Your Caulking Containers
It’s inevitable when you’re doing work around the house that you lose a couple of lids to random containers. Unfortunately, when it comes to thinks like glue and caulking, that means they end up drying out and becoming useless. Next time one of your lids goes missing, you don’t just need to toss out the entire container. Instead, try this!
Placing a piece of duct tape directly over the opening and pressing the sides down firmly around it will actually seal the top! This can save you from wasting any money or product, and you can even still hang them up in the shed. Brilliant!
Design Your Own T-Shirt
There are tons of websites like Cafepress, that allows you to upload your own designs and print out t-shirts. Except, that costs money, so if you’re looking for more affordable ways of making a bold statement – try duct tape!
No, we don’t just mean to press a bunch of letters on, although you could do that if you wanted. But with this method, it’s actually possible to create a good-looking shirt that appears as though you bought it from a store. You can get as creative as you want with the stenciling and make it all your own!
Make Your Own Sled
See? You’ve probably never thought about creating an entire sled out of duct tape, have you? But think about it, when you were younger and that snow would fall, and everyone else had their sleds, but you forgot that the one from last year broke and you hadn’t gotten a new one, yet? Don’t let the same thing happen to your kiddos and grand kiddos!
If there’s a perfect day for sledding and no sled, you don’t have to worry as long as you’ve got plenty of duct tape. All it takes is a cardboard box or two and loads of the sticky stuff. These things fly down the hill, just so you’re aware.
Hold Your Pants Up
We all have that day when we wear our pants that are a little big around the waist. But that’s okay because we’ve got our belt – nope, never mind. Well, don’t panic. If you’ve got your duct tape, you’ve got access to a makeshift belt.
This guy may have been using this as a fashion statement, or so he thought. But you can actually use this hack if you’re having trouble getting your pants to stay up. Maybe not so much in the office, though.