SAFETY PIN IMPROVISATION *

1) Replaces broken zippers or buttons on clothing, tents, and sleeping bags
2) Pin gloves to jacket
3) Pop blisters
4) Fishhook
5) Fix ski binding
6) Unclog stove
7) Neurosensory exam
8) Remove splinter
9) Replaces lost screw in glasses
10) Clean rusty cables
11) Pin arm across the jacket (through pinning of clothing) to fashion a shoulder immobilizer
12) Poke holes in cardboard to fashion sunglasses or watch the solar eclipse
13) Leather punch
14) Emergency sewing device
15) Holds dressing in place when you run out of tape
16) Punch holes in plastic bag to make irrigating device or shower

* FROM A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine, by Eric A. Weiss, M.D.