jcurphy in the Urban Preparedness forum wrote:

"A thick newspaper can be used to start a fire and the pages crumpled up to add dead space for added warmth to the plastic bag. Just a thought. Seems like I have a newspaper on the floor in my backseat on any given day regardless lol."

I recall hearing newspaper used for many things and wonder if you can add to the list?

tinder
insulation
splint
ground cloth
sunscreen