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[@JohnPickelheimer]

My dad was using used inner tubes for rubber bands more than 50 years ago. They don’t deteriate like rubber bands, in fact that’s all he used for rubber bands. All sizes mostly M/C and bicycle and would get auto and semi tubes from friends. He’s gone and I still have a stash of his “bands.”

[@robertganther3695]

You wrote my comment. My dad also liked car tubes bands to tension up tire chains. RIP Dads!, where would we be without them.

[@ryanbeard1119]

​@@robertganther3695 how to do that ?

[@ryanbeard1119]

How to, (not for the purpose of bicycle tube repurpose) but large ture inner tube, how to cut it into a single even 1.5 or 2 inch ribbon.

[@garystroud6153]

Similar timescale, my dad used them on tent guylines, no more "keep adjusting to suit the weather". Still use the bands for my diving kit to prevent stray lines, keep stuff attached to my cylinder and many other uses.

[@davidg8594]

You can usually get free used inner tubes from bicycle repair places; great video as always!

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

I.. Am not a beginner! Nor naive!

[@col.callan7961]

Never thought of going there, I always need tubes for projects, thx for the idea, appreciate it!

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

@@col.callan7961 You're most welcome!

[@sheepsfoot2]

I cut inch wide strips inner tube glued it together x2 fit around my folded firebox stove and accessories then keep everything in the leather wallet i made for it ! sand paper the area to be glued - clean with rubbing alcohol - about 1/3 of the entire length to be glued - place a weight on it for at least 24 hours - i used that yellow glue you use to laminate top benches ( follow the instructions on the glue tin ) ! been a few years now and still holding together !

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

@@sheepsfoot2 Ah, "Intreaging!" Thanks for that!

[@Che8336]

Quite probably THE best outdoorsman / bushcraft channel there is on KZbin right now. Enjoy all of the videos, so please keep ‘em coming! Cheers!

[@flyoverkid55]

FYI: They also provide some grip texture to smooth surfaces that you might encounter on Mr. Stoner's invention.

[@pedallinraw]

I re-use all my old inner tubes …..just cutting a whole tube right in half makes great lashing down tying up options as they grip really well 🙂🤟🏻

[@user-vw9gy4ze5l]

In a pinch I have used a piece of inner tube and gorilla glue to fix the end of crutches. They make a good grip to open big jars,too.😊

[@billsedutto8824]

Fresh broccoli at the grocery usually comes bound in very thick rubber bands like that. Another good reason to eat your greens.

[@QuesttogetontheAloneShow-qq3cz]

Great tip. I remember buying the Ranger bands when I was in the Army and the cost of a couple packs was, I'm sure more than just buying an innertube. Great cash saver for all. Thanks for that and will pass along to my grandson who are in the military.

[@johnpetry6753]

Another option are hair ties. I am talking about the tubular knit type. They last "forever".

[@user-lw2xk2pq7p]

I have been using inner tube for Bungee cords for FORTY plus years! Your Rubber Band trick NEVER occurred to me. and its simplicity is ZARKING brilliant!!!!

[@charlieboutin3341]

Great Tips! I used a 3’ section of tube on my gate. Screwed one end on post, stretched it over and screwed other on gate. (Used big washers to distribute the hold). It’s been automatically closing my gate for many years. Thanks for all your advice Dan! 👍👍 🛞

[@odbarner9375]

Been using inner tube bands for years. Glad you did a quick video on them. A lot of people don’t know about them. Always look forward to your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@jasonjohnson6344]

After first learning about ranger bands and being…frugal, I went to my local bike shop, motorcycle shop and commercial tire shop and got a bunch of various sizes of inner tubes. Now I have two lifetimes worth of miscellaneous sized ranger band material. I had already been using dally wraps for larger items and knew the versatility of improvised rubber bands. Regular rubber bands are too flimsy and fail easily. Worthless for repeated use. Sorta off topic but, I asked my local coroner if I could buy a body bag. I tried to explain why but he wasn’t hearing me. I learned that the Los Angeles’ coroner’s department would sell me one. They are great for putting your sleeping pad, bags, blankets, etc in and being able to zip them up and keep weather, insects and other critters out when you’re away from your campsite. I got the idea from a friend who used his for keeping all his decoys, waders, etc in and not worrying about any water and mud to clean up. I had hoped to use mine as a very waterproof bivy bag before they had become available but they’re so waterproof that they hold all the condensation that we produce. ✌️

[@ciliciaann3504]

Thanks Coalcracker. I've been using ranger bands before I knew they were ranger bands. My father used them to keep some of his tool boxes closed (not bicycle tubes) back when most cars used tubes. I save my motorcycle tubes and bicycle tubes too. Anyhow, I just wanted to say I put the ranger band around my fire kit in the other direction (Horizontally?) this helps seal the tin form moisture. I never had it open, but I guess you could use two bands. One to seal one to keep it closed😎👍

[@RayDAider1]

I have used an Altoids tin as a "wallet" for years with a 3.5" motorcycle inner tube cut into a rubber band to go around THE EDGE to hold the lid shut. I put a folded paper towel piece on the bottom to keep change from rattling loudly. Credit cards are just the right size to be retained in place at the corners of the tin. A reasonable wad of cash is kept inside too. I have gone thru several tins using this system. It is usually kept in the cargo pocket of a pair of Army camo trousers. Works for me.

[@sharlenestewart5383]

That is a great tip! We are traveling & this would be a perfect way to hide drivers license, credit cards, and cash. Thank you!!!!

[@jameswhitworth8487]

genius I knew there was a reason why I kept my kids old bicycle inner tubes always thought I could use them for slingshots but there are so many more uses thanks Dan

[@sandstorm6605]

Terrible for slingshots. The old red ones were great because they had more latex but the black ones are pretty bad.

[@JamesCBenedict]

I love a good "I knew there was a reason why I kept [thing]" story, it helps me justify all the other stuff I keep around that I have yet to find a practical use for lol 😂

[@user-rf8fx2zx8s]

I use an innertube/ranger band around my zippo ! it keep the fuel from leaking and really slows the evaporation...... also use larger ones (Lawn tractor) for my cook kits and keeping my wool blanket rolled ....on tents and tarp cords to relieve tension shocks on the pegs and grommets during windy conditions!!!!........ like you said .......Tons of uses !!

[@JaxNole61]

Same here and it really helps slow the evaporation a great deal.

[@apar1560]

Awesome... I was buying Ranger Bands from Annazon... now I go buy a tube at 🚜 Supply ! Works great and doesn't rot like regular rubber bands !

[@frankswaim]

I hit the REI bicycle repair area all the time. They have boxes of damaged inner tubes. All different diameters. I use the small thin 10 speed racing tubes for my thicker Ferro rods to protect from rust etc., they slide right in. I also have lengths for makeshift tourniquets. The larger tubes and medium tubes are great for holding down the lids on tins tins to keep them closed as Dan showed, but also for sealing them and making them water proof by going around the rim.

[@Sausagebacongravy]

Been doing that for a while..thought about telling you about it. Hehehe. I wrap them around my zippo lighters for fire extenders

[@Murls]

Great idea. , always hard to find heavy duty rubber bands, thanks

[@sonofbr]

I have a box full of bicycle, motorcycle, and truck tubes. Been using these for years.

[@Touch_Finger]

This looks great, thanks, I’m definitely going to try it. I’ve hated rubber bands for a long time because they break and deteriorate. Now I use ziplock bags for almost everything that I would use a rubber band for.

[@TheBigBadWolf85]

No.. that's absolutely one of the more useful tricks I have seen in years

[@matthewvelo]

Just noticed you'd gotten past 500k subscribers - well done mate!

[@jimcy1319]

Super glue the little bands together and make an inner tube. Top tip.

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

"YES!" Absolutely! I always have rubber inner tubes with my kit! Predominately for fire starting! Not once did I ever think of using them in the format just described by your video though. Intreaging! I have mine stored in my utility-belt reson being, even if I fell into a large body of water or, everything around me was soacked and drenching wet, the inner rubber tube is naturally hydrophobic and repels water so, I can get a fire going very quickly. ""Excellent!"" Again, thanks for that Dan! And.. "Keep em' coming!!!"

[@bretjohnson6188]

I use pieces of vehicle inner tubes for fire starting, too. But I have found that to keep them burning, I must first put many cuts in each strip to make it resemble a pocket comb. Then, once lit, it burns for a few minutes instead of self-extinguishing itself in a few seconds. I might add that the thicker the material, the more necessary these cuts are.

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

@@bretjohnson6188 Noted! And.. Understood! I'll try that, thanks!

[@CCGG-ex9es]

You are certainly very excited and emotional over this. Just wait until you learn about ferro rods!

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

@@CCGG-ex9es Excited!? Certainly not! Enthusiastic would be a more colocueaal term. I've been brought up with the art of Bushcraft, - 'an art,' that I first was exposed to over 40yrs ago when virtually no one was interested in the subject. I find it fascinating that the art is now on the increase especially since the recent threat of war is now looming like a Spector over everyone's heads. Knowledge is vital in these scenarios and critical when finally exposed to the elements especially for the first time. I have never stopped learning since that genre, and every year, it seems, new technologies and techniques seem to keep coming up on the Horizon fuelling my quest to further expand my education on the subject even further. There are some quite amazing people out there, and in my book, are grossly unsung hero's and heroins within our society. Thanks for your intreaging response. End.

[@PaulRaymond-fd4hx]

@@CCGG-ex9es by the way, I always have a ferro rod, steel striker, birch bark, Vaseline and cotton wool/bud on my person 24hrs a day 7 days a week for emergency purposes!

[@theodorerowe4483]

Great ideas, from an inner tube. Thanks!

[@randymartin5521]

Regular store bought rubber bands dry rot or deteriorate and get kinda gummy quickly. I've never had that happen with an inner tube band. I have a cordless rechargeable screwdriver, not a drill, but an inline electric screwdriver that didn't come with any screwdriver bits and no onboard storage for them, I put one of these bands around the end and slipped a couple of bits under it to keep them with the driver so I wouldn't have to go get the big cordless drill out to retrieve a bit from the drill case every time I need to use the screwdriver. The same band has been on there for 7 or 8 years and is still in good shape.

[@ryanbeard1119]

Show how to cut large tunes down around the length for long ribbon sections

[@rocketman3474]

Holy crap Batman. Dan did it again. A boatload of handy tips in a 3 minute video with a recycled item. I have what’s left of a wheelbarrow tube in my shed that I’ve cut into many times. I’ll have to stop by the local bicycle shop and see if I can get one of those to add to my toolbox. Keep up the great work.

[@Saladtoes-sy6rj]

need a friend like you man i do bushcraft stuff but noone to enjoy the expansion of knowledge with.

[@craigmooney3744]

had these for camping 40yrs ago in the scouts, worked great

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks Dan

[@BoxcutterBushcraft]

The great thing is that 1 heavy duty inner tube that costs about five bux will make you dozens, likely hundreds, of ranger bands.

[@JaxNole61]

You can make a suitable bungee type cord by just adding the appropriate length of cordage with both ends tied to a ranger band or other elastic material. (Extend the length of an actual bungee cord that is too short, also)

[@belaircomputerguyllc4001]

My new favorite survivalish channel!

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks Dan. Take care 😊

[@markcolgrove4465]

Can also make a rubber handle on your knife or Axe

[@user-qq6mp9kc4x]

Been using them for years but thank's for sharing

[@billrose9954]

Love me a tac-hack!

[@williamjacobs288]

Great Idea!

[@mac_mcguckin]

Excellent!

[@williamskris6335]

TY and God Bless!!!

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

Good idea! Been using inner-tube rubber bands for lots of things, and started with the old Red Rubber inner tubes for car tires (but not many people are old enough to remember them, as that was over 75 years ago!!). Lol

[@Hemp1972]

Cool. I got lots of old inner tubes. Never thought to cut it into rubber bands.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good tip Dan

[@mickgately5423]

used for yrs. but i also cut them into long strips. handy for strapping stuff tight.

[@tacituskilgore8379]

All my lighters have several wraps of duct tape with inner tubes rolled over the top! Also my kydex knives sheaths have bands of cut tubes covering the ends of paracord wraps.

[@williamcorrigan5697]

Been doing that for over 30 years and was taught to me by an old man who had been doing it for over 50 years, when he taught me.

[@mwgillispie]

Thanks for the video

[@tonynapoli5549]

Absolutely

[@MountainAjar]

Stretched out video ! Good tip

[@LittleJordanFarm]

Good idea

[@kellstat]

They also make good bungee tie down straps.

[@freddyoutdoors]

Really good stuff

[@mortsnerd5100]

These are the best for tidying up your pack straps.

[@njzeigler4370]

Ranger bands are a staple in my load out.

[@kevinclark6903]

I enjoy your videos very much

[@blackwillowbushcraft]

No way just ordered a bag of different sizes of ranger bands off Amazon then you post this. No shit. I didn't want to use the inner tubes off my bike haha. Another awesome video as always brother 💪 👍

[@SoloRenegade]

you use the inner tube when it wears out. Paying for ranger bands is dumb. it's cheaper to cut up an new inner tube than to buy ranger bands.

[@blackwillowbushcraft]

@SoloRenegade yeah no kidding not my first time have done it before, just a joke. They come in different sizes I'm probably not the first person to buy them either

[@SoloRenegade]

@@blackwillowbushcraft people will always buy them. Many because they don't realize how cheap/easy it is to DIY. And then people complain they don't make enough money. really they just keep wasting their money and have no clue hot to budget, prioritize, DIY, and live within their means. And people wonder why inflation is so high.

[@richardshawver7264]

Altoids Tin ranger band trick. Put the band around the edge instead of the body.. You ask why. there are small openings at the hinges. This way the band forms a water resistant seal at these openings and generally strong enough to keep it closed. Although you could use 2 each over a hinge.

[@victorzaidan6493]

my grandmother went crazy when I bought 1kg of elastic, she was the only person who was in favor of me spending my money on whatever I wanted (I was very economical, when I stopped earning money, it was just my grandparents msm, and I received something from other relatives for my birthday, I had 15 months of allowance). This was one of the best purchases of my life!! It's very useful, and lasts a long time, and totally versatile. few times it is ultra essential, but many times it is useful and makes life easier

[@jonfisher9214]

When I used to kayak and white water raft I always wrapped some inner tube around my container of lifeboat matches. It will burn even if it's been underwater minutes before. Just make sure you keep upwind of the smoke as it's thick and nasty.

[@user-ft1xf8wk9m]

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sandstorm6605]

Oh no not the return of Ranger Bands! I have one inner tube that’s lasted forever. The most useful one holds the inner tube folded up neatly.

[@toddstewart4404]

I cut a rectangle off an holed bike inner tube and made an arrow puller for target archery.

[@matthewmarsicano5301]

Simple but effective

[@johnprice4893]

nice

[@jeffreyhill3960]

Been usen em for years

[@scottwall4669]

You can put it on your doink also.

[@daveh7720]

Those are handy for securing strap ends so they don't dangle free from your backpack, fanny pack, book bag, or whatever kind of bag you're carrying. Just roll up the unused end of the strap and wrap the band around it. Keeps it out of the way but the strap is still there if you need to let it out. I reminded my kids to do that with their book bags so jerk friends or less-than-friendly people won't have an easy handle to grab them and drag them away.

[@johnwyman5939]

Hell Yeah!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍

[@Dreoilin]

They also hurt like hell when ya snap a buddy with one when he's had too many pints!

[@TUKByV]

My understanding is that only inner tubes made of EPMD can be used as rubber bands.

[@coldsteelcollector808]

I’m pretty sure that’s correct, I have the “branded” (I guess you can say authentic) lol ranger bands and they came with a whole print out about the EPMD rubber and the percentages they use and how they refined the process over the years ect… so yes that’s my understanding also

[@randy-9842]

Minor correction: EPDM Rubber not EPMD Rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber)

[@garyjohnson801]

Used them for years. Even on my Ghillie tog.

[@DustyBrushy]

It you cut them around as if skinning game and remove the valve you can use the whole thing like bungee cord or tie downs. Trim to length or width for whatever you need.

[@alwaysdriveing]

I have kept a sleeve on my lighters. A second benefit is nobody steals my lighter.

[@stvnbryan5542]

Ranger bands!

[@archangel7673]

10,000,and 1 uses. I've been using them for years! Great tip though!

[@weathergeek990]

If you decide to use it as a fire extender, do not breathe the smoke while the rubber is burning.

[@jedsparks7324]

Cut them length wise longer they are great to make a slingshot. Silent & powerful

[@rogueraven7603]

Go great on the handle of the polish camp shovel you guys sell. Just saying cause I real like that shovel.

[@williamdroom5789]

Protect ypur axe handle from overstrikes.

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

Hikers and backpackers are definitely not the same thing. I enjoy hiking. Backpacking can be fun, but there's generally enough pain involved that I'd rather go hiking. Yes, I realize I'm basically calling myself a wimp 😎

[@IvanNedostal]

I made big sleeping platform for my friends garden from firehose material. ( stationary bc weight)

[@BrianM-44041]

I see hundreds of future slingshots ..is it just me? Lol

[@maddogwillie1019]

Instead of using tape to set up your mags for quick change cut…use the tube just cut a little wider

[@88WhiteRhino]

Put it round a Zippo, Gas can't evaporate as fast or a gas handwarmer so you can prefill it fer later use.

[@blackboardbloke]

Anyone use a Zippo lighter? Cut a similar length to the lighter and it’s a waterproof seal and will slow down fuel evaporation. Change the wadding for cotton wool, and if your fuel is done, you can take the cotton wool out, fluff up the cotton wool which you can light from sparks from the flint wheel.

[@campfirediaries2349]

Funny, I've been using such pieces of innertube for keeping my tin box tight, as protection against overstrikes on my ax, to keep bowdrill sets together (I've got different sets from different wood types for educational purposes), and some wrapped around my knife sheath with the idea it might come in handy as a fire starter in difficult conditions (although I never use it that way so as not to pollute the environment - strictly survival use here). Great minds think alike?

[@johnruckman2320]

I wonder if that would stretch over a double bit axe handle as a shoulder guard? How wide would it need to be to be effective? I also have a Gransfors Bruk axe I want to protect.

[@edporter9355]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Bobby-hm4dz]

Like😊

[@22leggedsasquatch]

Put over a knife handle to provide greater grip..

[@petepete66]

I thought this tube rubbers are good …. But after a time they fall apart… 🔥🤓✌️🔥

[@InimitaPaul]

I just remembered I have a bike in the loft!

[@JI-ev9pp]

Improv sling shot bands?

[@jonfisher9214]

They're not great for that. Silicone rubber tubing is much better.

[@jozefklasen4319]

Another use sling shot rubbers

[@KNIGHTJUMPS]

This is scary.

[@elizabeththompson4424]

I have some SILICONE BANDS but silicone doesn't stretch much also those silicone wrist bands with print on them, just don't stretch much I have yet to try to chop up a bicycle inner tube... and I have a bicycle... but I'm thinking...

[@williammaurer9450]

Tons better than rubber bands.