Clingfilm / Plastic Wrap

Due to the fact that you will probably be messing about with fires a lot more than you normally would do in a survival situation, you will probably end up getting burned at some point or other. You can actually use Clingfilm to treat burn wounds.

Clingfilm works well for burns because, other than keeping out anything that could potentially cause the wound to become infected, it also stops the air getting to it and therefore reduces the pain.

To treat a burn wound using Clingfilm you first need to make sure it’s clean, so you can remove the first piece of cling film around the outside of the tube to get to the clean stuff on the inside, or just remember to always use the inner surface. Then just wrap around the wound to secure it in place.

It has some similar qualities to foil and can obviously be used to wrap food that you are saving for a later date and for keeping various items dry.

It can also be used for lining a leaky container or covering the top of a bottle or canteen. It can also help with waterproofing a shelter or in a real pinch it could be used as a way to keep the water off of you by wrapping some overhanging tree limbs when you have no other form of shelter.

When you’re done with your Clingfilm, don’t throw the boxes away, because most Clingfilm boxes have a serrated cutting edge that is surprisingly sharp and can be used for cutting up things like food for example.

Finally, if you scrunch it up into a strip it’s actually surprisingly strong and can be used as cordage.