sheath
scraper
sponge
polisher

wedge / shim
tool roll


And with that, because no one else seems too interested, I will stop posting in this thread.

13 people have read this in the last 90 minutes.
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Please don't feel that you're being ignored. I've been reading it avidly, and compiling the whole list.

The only use I thought of was firelog, but I have no experience with those and didn't want to embarrass myself if they don't actually work. I'm glad someone else posted it.

I've already decided that if I have to GH, my first stop will be to buy a newspaper!

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It could be used as the final weather barrier for a shelter.

If you wax it or oil it newspaper makes great kindling, but raw newspaper is usually too damp to make good kindling in the bush.

Newspaper is great for stuffing into cracks, to stop the breeze from blowing through your shack.

Hey, this is actually an interesting thread.

okay, a few more:

braid into usable cordage for light stress applications

weave into branches for wind breaks or to hold up debris roofing your shelter

temporary wind / rain / snow "roof" over your fire making efforts

weighted and laid out as a distress signal

fuse

wick

gaiters to keep weeds / snow from your socks as you hike

fan

straw

spy tube [push into bush, hole/nest to see if dinner is there]

smoke tube [blow into bee hive to put 'em to sleep]

bait container

straw? as in drinking? or do you mean shredded up and used like straw for bedding?