SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers

SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers

Just about anything can have a use in a SHTF situation.  Looking for ways to use everyday items in an emergency is essential to being fully prepared.

The Sensible Prepper brings us 20 uses for wire hangers that you probably haven't thought of.

Transcript for SHTF Uses for Wire Hangers below

you know coat hangers are starting to

get scarce we have all the plastic the

wood all kind of different type coat

hangers but the old wire coat hangers

you're not able to find like you used to

except maybe the dry cleaners and that's

where we get most of ours but before you

throw away those old coat hangers it's a

great way to recycle and they can be

used for a multitude of purposes in an

shtf grid down situation now before I

get started I always get this when I do

some of these multiple how-to videos is

well you should use this well you should

use that well this is about survival

and this is about doing with what you

have on hand having old coat hangers a

lot of times we have them in our closet

we can use them it's a great way to

recycle these old coat hangers but it

can also be used in case you can't find

the articles that you need for a belt if

you've lost your keeper form some wire

bring it around

use it as a belt keeper there we go

you can also use this to tie up loose

straps and things like that to secure

them down to your pack keep from hanging

to the side if you have an aluminum

bottle on a fire and you need to pick it

up of course it's hot taking an old coat

hanger cutting off the ends and curling

them up give you a little bit of spring

tension depress poke it in you can pick

it up when it's good and cool just

retrieve your coat hanger you can even

make small guy wire and s hooks run some

paracord through your guy wire take your

s hook you can hook it up then when you

want to release your guy wire you've got

it ready take a length of wire and put a

hook in it and you can retrieve lost

items that have fallen behind counters

and things like that that are hard to

get to places you can fashion your

hanger either in a knot like this or on

the branch a good place to hang your hat

your coat a pack anything else that you

want to get off the ground

once you get a needle fashion just run

the thread through fishing line whatever

you have available even paracord and you

can make repairs on tears and gear or

things like that and this may be one

ugly paper clip but it can work in a

pinch and I do mean a pinch course using

a coat hanger you can make a little

stand for your penny stove and I'll have

a link to how to make the penny stove

right up here in the corner these little

stoves are cool we have a radio with a

broken antenna there we go perfect

and it works this may not be the

prettiest safety pin you've ever seen

but it sure can work in a pinch it's

going to hold well and if you need your

gear off pop it loose you can reuse it

later having some sort of dial rod also

helps it allows you to get those circles

like you need to you have a shelter or

tent you don't have your tent pegs use

an old coat hanger bin to hook

you can hold it in the ground and you

can also use it to hang little

knickknacks that way you can save little

money from going to Home Depot or Lowe's

use it on things more important and if

you have the old M 1935 1938 pistol

belts with accessories these little wire

hangers are indispensable of course the

old standby of using a coat hanger when

you have your keys locked in your car

just to be able to use it getting it

down in here now a lot of modern cars

you're not gonna be able to do that but

a lot of cars can still use the old coat

hanger method and how many times have

you lost your string that ties to a

piece of clothing run wire up through

come out the other side tie it on

then just run your string right through

now to me that's the best trick of the

day plus you can have an SH TF if you're

jogging shorts lose the string and of

course using a piece of wire to pull

things out of the drain and that keeps

your wife from having an SH TF oh yeah

using it for a hanger and of course the

old standby is to take your old

marshmallow or hot dog wienie run your

wire through it now we're ready for a

marshmallow roast of course if you

haven't seen my video on making a rocket

stove I'll have the link right here oh

yeah there we go

now honestly we're just taking wire and

we're using it for a lot of different

things and you can use standard regular

wire but the one thing about coat

hangers they seem to have a rigidity

that a lot of other wires that are

rolled up do not have so this is just a

great option it's a ready resource and

it's cheap so guys hold onto the old

coat hangers you never know when you

might need something just using your

mind thinking about these things on how

to use it you know these are pretty

simple is something that any of us could

probably figure out but in a panic

filled situation it's great to have some

ideas put back you just never know what

you can use them for be strong be of

good courage god bless america

long live the Republic

and you can retrieve lost items that

have fallen back behind something don't

hunt something and retrieve lost items

that have fallen behind yourself whoops

I guess I better do that again this may

not be the prettiest safety pin you've

ever seen oops

so guys hold on to those old coat

hangers so guys hold on to those old

coat hangers the perks of making videos

I mean that's good