Seven Survival Uses For Chapstick (Have you thought of this?)

[@timbaka1480]

Okay, brother, gonna expand the box a bit: Don't wait until you're chapped or wind burned - if you are going to be out in the sun, take a bit on your fingers and rub your ears and face to get that SPF working before you're burned. Next, save that empty tube, fully assembled, make some PET balls and twist them into the tube, using the screw thing, until it's full . . . you now have a tinder dispenser -- turn the screw and pop out a tinder ball, then cap it to keep the grease inside. Bonus tip for the viewers: do you know what a PET Ball is? Google doesn't say. It stands for "Petroleum Enhanced Tinder" otherwise known far and wide as "vaseline and cotton balls". Great video, and as the SF guys say, Two is One and One is None. So, a pinky size tube of Chapstik makes seven (or eight or nine) is one . . . . a true Swiss Army Knife bit of kit!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great! It's on my list to make a video on that subject already. Appreciate you adding the info to the comments!

[@walkerone9833]

Great idea! I also use the empty container for a $20 bill. No one will use another persons chap stick.

[@Twilightzoneisreal]

Also instead of having to shop and spend for cotton balls, you can use clothes dryer lint. Good idea what you said too.

[@johnhamblin1524]

It works well for lubing guns in extremely cold weather too. My dad was hunting in Northeastern Nevada and his Remington 740 was jamming because the gun oil was getting too thick. He wiped it down in the camper where it was warm and then lubed the moving parts with chapstick, then it worked fine.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great tip. Thanks for watching!

[@pietrayday9915]

Thank you for that - I was thinking that if it works this well for lubing a zipper and protecting a knife edge, it might be able to lube other tools; so if it can lube a gun effectively, then it can definitely lube things like stubborn crescent-wrench screws, saw blades, folding knife hinges....

[@jamescooper2618]

Ive never seen anyone do a video on uses for Chapstick, let alone how to make a candle with one! Gotta get me some cotton twine tomorrow! Thanks!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@kohort1]

We have so much free chapstick swag... Now I'm going to make a set of chapstick survival kits for gifts

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@frankyturrizo4240]

I like making little survival kits. That sounds interesting. What are some of the items you will put into the chapstick tube ? I'm sure matches

[@Itsthatoneguy371]

My wife and I were out running errands and we ran into some friends who wanted us to join them for dinner…We (I) were not really ready dressed for that. We found a button down I had in my truck (it was clean) I threw it on over my tank top and I was ready… except for my hair. We used some chapstick as a hair jell and it worked really well. We had to work it in a bit to get it warm and get my hair to stand up, but it worked. (My wife’s a genius) We were out with them for several hours and I Got a lot of compliments on my “strawberry-musk Cologne” at one point I had someone walk up to me and ask, because his wife liked the smell and said he needed to buy it. When I told him the story, he loved it and was happy it would cost him less than a dollar for the “wonderful cologne” I was wearing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing it!

[@Itsthatoneguy371]

@@WayPointSurvival this is a great channel! We’re on the north side of Columbus and I keep telling my daughter how valuable it is to have survival skills, just in case, and I think she might’ve coming around. I think she liked you hobo videos, she said she learned a lot, but she also says “it’s because you want me out at 18”. Lol. We’ll just have to see how it goes. It’s always good to have the knowledge, weather or not you ever have to use it.

[@Mykoe9]

Works good on bow strings to protect from the rain too.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good tip!

[@SebastianSynn18252]

I especially like the candle idea. Like you, I also experimented with different types and the Burt's Beeswax lip balm work extremely well. Thanks for this idea!

[@pietrayday9915]

I believe bees' wax is a traditional lubricant for saw blades, so I bet you could probably use bees' wax lip balm to extend the life and improve the effectiveness of survival saws, ranging from those folding saw blades on your Swiss Army knives and multi-tools, to those hilarious wire-saws....

[@SebastianSynn18252]

Outstanding vid and ideas. I've been using glue stick containers for fishing and fire kits for years. But this is even more compact. Thanks!

[@ECTT1776]

I had no idea there were that many uses for chapstick and kudos on the candle! That was very educational thanks brother and God bless you and your family for trying to help others and giving these tips to survive. I pray we will never have to use them but I think we’re closer than further to needing them.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for your kind words! May God also bless you and yours as you prepare for what is coming.

[@ericwalker3459]

Thanks! I learn so much from you and others. Chapstick is now on my shopping list,along with dog bowls. Thanks

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@CariElswick-lk4fl]

Very cool and true. I used some on my backpack zipper and it worked it didn't stick anymore. So yeah very good advice. Your just a walking talking encyclopedia with a wealth of information about everything outdoors and that's awesome.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tao831]

This is really cool. And the chap stik grease could be used with your cotton ball, don't throw it away. The suggestion from another comment to put it with cotton in a medicine bottle in a car to heat and absorb would make it easy and cheap. Love watching all your teaching us. I Binge watch your videos and save them. Thank you so much 💗

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

[@CreativeRedundancy]

Great. I try to have "items/gear" that help in more areas of survival. I keep them around to use as containers if i can. There are slight differences in size, and one can adapt the wax or container ideas to similar things. I do use one to store AAA battery with my streamlight.

[@WayPointSurvival]

I like the battery storage idea. Great comment!

[@rogueraven7603]

This video is great. The comments section is full of good ideas too. Definitely sparked a good conversation.

[@eljefedeguerra1343]

Very helpful. Especially the blisters. I am surprised non of us in my fireside group had thought of that. Ty

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ravendon]

Great advice and tips, very useful information that can save lives. You’ve got a subscriber.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much and welcome aboard!

[@jacemiller2593]

Thanks again, James Bender. Great ideas with chap stick. Had no idea. That would be a great idea to have several different ways to start a fire depending on circumstances.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@robertryden8036]

Your first item. I take a couple cotton balls. I'll cut them in half. Screw out the entire chapstick out. Mix it into the cotton balls. Spin the chapstick back down. With a bamboo skewer I push the cotton also down into the tube until full and recap. When I need a fire starter I just screw one up at a time.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great idea!

[@JohnAlot]

Carry a tube of neomycin. It's petroleum based, antibiotic, and does everything chapstick does. Chapstick does have more wax which is better for making a candle but the topical antibiotic of neomycin can't be beat.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching and for the suggestion!

[@glenmo1]

If you have a tent that's leaking in a seam.. you can take the Chapstick and seal the seam... Also take a empty chapstick.. remove the center part.. you can fit a couple of $20 bills in there.. or $50 bills.. it's your secret Cash stash that looks just like a ChapStick and no one will ever know.. you can hide other items inside.. scalpel blade.. matches with striker....Handcuff key . Use your imagination as to what will fit inside these tiny containers..

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed!

[@petercasalino5031]

Very helpful tips James. I'll be using these on my next trip out. Just got back from a winter camp out this past weekend. Could have used some of these tips too.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you, brother. Glad you liked them! God bless!

[@Twilightzoneisreal]

I've never been a chapstick kinda guy, until now. Thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@gregsanderson2470]

Jump forward 5 years! Use the chapstick on your matches. Chapstick is a mixture of beeswax and oil both burn. As you use up the chapstick fill the space with waxed cotton balls.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Great idea!

[@johnlynch7834]

Who's that handsome clean shaved guy? 😅 seriously good ideas James. I'm looking forward to the squirrel hunting videos with Dave Canterbury in October. THANKS

[@ThePeepingEgg]

That was excellent! I have not thought of chapstick other than for cracked lips. It's like putting lipstick on a knife LOL Love the fishing kit idea! Big Thumbs up!

[@WayPointSurvival]

I do believe that it is one of the most overlooked small items that can truly be useful in a survival situation in a multitude of ways.

[@ThePeepingEgg]

WayPoint Survival I've never heard of it at all so I'm very glad you showed so many useful ways to use it! I will most definitely be saving all the Chapstick my kids have laying around 😁

[@SurvivorMetalMan]

Excellent tips! And very well presented brother!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you, my friend!

[@rottenkid389]

Always learning things when I watch one of your videos. Thanks for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@mclewisadventures3851]

Good stuff brother! Love the candle & salt & pepper shakers! Keep up the good work and God bless!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you! And, God bless you too!

[@SnowyAspenHills]

Great tips, will make chappy part of my kit. Emergency sunscreen brilliant.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching!

[@peterott9162]

That was absolutely amazing James!!! I did personally experiment with using the chapstick as a moistener for splits on my hands and dry knuckles, but the other hacks blew my mind!!! Definitely keeping any used up chapstick containers from now on. Thanks for sharing your knowledge withbus and keep up the wonderful content and Merry Christmas to you and your family my friend!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much. We did have a wonderful Christmas and hope yours was great as well!

[@peterott9162]

@@WayPointSurvival that's great my friend! Mine was very nice as well. Thank you again!!

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

Wonderful Video. Thank you Sir!

[@WayPointSurvival]

You are very welcome!

[@peterpiper487]

That's a cool zipper trick. I use a birthday candle to do the same thing.

[@morgan10152]

You could use a Q-Tip as a wick for your candle to make it a lttle easier. I put Q-Tips in my Ranger Lighters. Great tips. Thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great idea!!

[@wilburcollins8342]

I'm a survivalist and I love your videos. So much I don't know.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you are enjoying the channel!

[@Crodmog83]

I love the fishing kit idea.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@LaineyBug2020]

I use chapstick on my knuckles and in between my fingers all the time! I've got eczema spots that pop up there often. I also use it when the air is dry an the inside of my nose so I don't get bloody noses so easily...

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent.

[@mariesonoma]

You're genius. Thanks for sharing

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching!

[@candicane3985]

This is a handy video. Thank u for sharing. It is raining here too.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@albion2742]

I loved those ideas, thanks James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@lelandstreasurechest1773]

Excellent tips thanks for sharing.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you for watching and for your comment!

[@jacemiller2593]

Thanx, James Bender. Now my girlfriend is starting to ask questions why I have MT chapstick containers and soup cans. Survival belts. ETC. Thanks again, James Bender.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Right? Lol

[@fokkerd3red618]

Very ingenious James.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@terryallen616]

Awesome video!!!! As always, great tips for survival

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you like them!

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

Wow! Thanks James!

[@WayPointSurvival]

My pleasure!

[@stevenbouchie521]

Thanks very much iam going to use all this and show my wife and friends that awesome

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@clayjohnson-ry8lt]

Awesome information thanks keep up the great work.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks, will do!

[@mikaeleriksson9176]

Remember this too. If you Dont have any grease in your frying pan, you can use it for that when frying up a steak out in the wilderness. A trick i learned in the swedish army. Another trick is to Take a little on your finger and mixed it with some dirt or any other colour you want to facepaint yourself like camo.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great tips!

[@WilliamBowden-u7n]

That’s a awesome idea. Thanks.

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@MichaelR58]

Good video James , thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you enjoyed it, my friend. God bless you too!

[@edithofr.i.emeraldisle5042]

Excellent vid!!! Thanks.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it!

[@georgeg7840]

It can also help keep you warm (a bit), the cold/dry winter air will suck moisture from exposed skin making you colder (like sweating in summer). Rub some lip balm on exposed skin to limit heat loss.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea!

[@johnburgin7478]

Cool ideas. I never carry any because I don’t have lips per say. Didn’t know about the SPF though . Handy for the top of my ears . See a skin doctor far more than I like to. Have a great evening

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks so much!

[@caseyoutdoors3897]

Great job brother got Bless

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you, brother. You too!

[@robertcole9391]

Townsends and sonsl sells an amazing 1700's fishing kit. It's quite simple. Not to promote, but it's worth trying it out. toi include old school hammered fish hooks. Very simple and fits well into a possibles bag.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, I have a video on my channel where I put together my own 18th century fishing kit. I do like Townsends, however and I would love to do a collab with them someday.

[@robertcole9391]

@@WayPointSurvival Cool. That would be a good video.

[@iramkjr76]

Just added term to my life . Possibility bag , I have made and given out a lot of survival kits to friend and family have them in all our vehicles. Maybe now I shouldn’t get that oh dad look . Just possible . Thank you . Great video full of great ideals .

[@alicarroll8236]

Very useful tip's thanks for sharing stay safe and God Bless

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you so much and God bless you too!

[@wheepingwillow24u17]

INGENIOUS TIPS,THANKS. ALSO, YOU CAN USE A CANDLE LIKE A BIRTHDAY CANDLE SIZE FOR ZIPPERS.:)

[@WayPointSurvival]

True.

[@Mr_Obvious]

I have a stick in my fire kit. I also carry a stick in the pocket along with a Bic lighter and a good pocket knife. That's enough to get myself an emergency fire going should something happen. If worse comes to worse, I can cut a strip off mt tee shirt or a bandana, smear some chap stick on it, and light it with the Bic. The odds are I'll never need it for that reason, but regardless, I can keep my lips moist, and the knife gets used pretty much every day for something, and the Bic has about 2 feet of duct tape on it, and I've found that to be useful several time,s but is also another fire extender/starter. 🤠

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent. Thanks for watching.

[@Ronnie-c3l]

To keep from freezing to death, after making the candle, place it on the ground and squat down close to it with a tarp over you to capture the heat. One to two minutes under the tarp with the heat will warm you up considerably. (I saw this on a survival show)

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes, indeed.

[@garyminick1050]

You do great videos on survival, and I thought I knew it all ! Lol

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@adriaannikken7519]

another use: run it over string or thread you are using for repairing your gear. it will trap all the fibers and force them all to go in the same direction. It will burn so it can be a fire hazard. Works great with Kevlar. Kevlar frays if you breath on it. It can also be used to soften leather to make shoes fit better.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Great tip!

[@toddhatch6826]

Pretty cool ideas!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@BRITISHANDPROUD2023]

Great stuff!. Thank you

[@WayPointSurvival]

Glad you liked it!

[@BRITISHANDPROUD2023]

@@WayPointSurvival It's all gone FUBAR. It's great you are helping people. Please check out Funky prepper UK on ytube, you'll probably like him , you , him , alaskan prepper, John at prepper nation, bjorn Andreas bullhansen, all spot on !.

[@daniedevite6781]

Great tips

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@princessbuttercupp4233]

I really love your videos!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thank you!

[@toml.8210]

You should be rubbing mineral oil on your knife blades and lubricating the hinge regularly. I hike in the western mountains where it's hot, so I can't use Chapstick-I pack a beeswax candle!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@lessiewood5812]

Awesome video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@mzritamarie4357]

If you get a scratch, it will help protect it from infection. Of course duck tape is great for that too; so you could use both. The last thing you need is an infection.

[@halosnova1604]

There is also small salt shakers a little smaller than the chapstick.

[@WayPointSurvival]

True. I have one of them. I just like making useful items out of things that people would normally discard. Thanks for your input!

[@4StonesHandcraft]

Good ideas

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@barryhopesgthope686]

i had small trumpet valve oil bottles as as kid.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Those are very useful bottles indeed.

[@LovingIdaho]

I have used chapstick as oil many times . I have even used it as gun oil in a pinch .

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent idea!

[@bennicastro6242]

Good video.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@erinhellebuyck7527]

Thank you

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@termodog7951]

On that fishing kit…I did that, and used the tube as a float

[@WayPointSurvival]

Excellent!

[@ruthlward3240]

Personally, I would make a holder for needles.

[@WayPointSurvival]

That would be another really great idea!

[@glenmo1]

I like to use 100% in Cotton cosmetic rounds that women used to remove makeup... These llay flat. So they take up less room and your survival kit you can smear them with Vaseline or smear them with chapstick... Time to light a fire just fluff them up a little bit and they will burn beautifully

[@WayPointSurvival]

Yes. Thanks for watching!

[@Xxxero42]

How tf did I never think of the Salt and Pepper?! Good video!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@LaineyBug2020]

I wonder how well the burt's bees would do in the candle test!

[@WayPointSurvival]

Should do pretty well. Thanks for watching.

[@kekipark77]

omg, i recently started watching your videos, and suddenly seeing you look super young in this 6 year old video caught me off guard! lol nice

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching this old one! I definitely lose a few years when I shave!

[@shantelwoods9064]

# waterproofing tent stitching.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea!

[@tomtroy3792]

That would be handy to use to put your gold in that you find when your gold panning😃

[@WayPointSurvival]

True!

[@Jens-tc5yz]

Du ser yngre ut utan skägg..❤

[@WayPointSurvival]

Right?

[@larryfulmer]

Good tip(s). one of those took me 60 years to find it. LOL

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks for watching!

[@tacticoolkid4957]

dudeeee you and sootch need to do some collab videos that would be awesome!!!

[@WayPointSurvival]

That sounds like fun!

[@texascelt8363]

Great video really good tips you look like you 18 without you Beard

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks! I was either 44 or 45 in this video.

[@aaron2709]

I'vee used C-stick for foot blisters.

[@icyredpeople8941]

I like to carry jute twine instead of cotton balls for the versatility

[@WayPointSurvival]

Jute twine makes a great fire starter indeed.

[@gigmaresh8772]

Don't throw away those MT tubes. Cut some Qtips in half and store some in the tube

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea.

[@debvanpetten3280]

MT?

[@wastelandwanderer7685]

Get a three pack of Dollar Tree Chap Ice, clean out the tubes, and replace one with Vicks and another with Tiger Balm...

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea!

[@RyanHamley-cl6en]

I'm bout to chap stick all my zippers it seems like one of oh duh moments Thank you

[@WayPointSurvival]

You're welcome!

[@lindaSee89]

Interesting

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@miriamhawkins7825]

Glue comes in tubes like that or bigger.

[@WayPointSurvival]

Indeed.

[@stevehartman1730]

U should alternate the matches head to stick to lessen matches rubbing against each other and creating a fire

[@WayPointSurvival]

Not such a problem with safety matches.

[@eileensalimbene4264]

On little finger nicks too

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good tip!

[@BJ-fj6jw]

What was that fair rod thing????

[@WayPointSurvival]

It is a mix of metals that produces sparks when scraped.

[@JW...1]

​@@WayPointSurvivalHi, what is the brand name /type /product?

[@madusonkeeper]

Ferro rod fire starter.

[@jimtalor9537]

Smart

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@davidbailey5933]

Fill an empty one with hot chilli powder for self-defense or even flavoring your food😂

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good idea!

[@Jewelsquiss]

👍😊

[@WayPointSurvival]

Thanks!

[@gigmaresh8772]

And you can also use it on the cork of your neck before you put the mouthpiece on your sax

[@WayPointSurvival]

Good one!

[@stevenhall9349]

Doesn’t anyone carry a pocket knife anymore, my dad gave me my first one when I was 9 ,carried one ever since. Case xx the older ones if you can find a good one

[@WayPointSurvival]

I always have one on me, for sure.