. The following are all commonly found items in an average American household. They have in common, that they all have uses other than the purpose for which they were designed. Most of these items have numerous uses, so that there are already lists of uses... for example:
Duct Tape - It goes right on top of the inside of my Bug Out Bag. It has been used for First Aid, to fix shoes, clothes and tents, and to repair cars, boats, even planes.
Hydrogen Peroxide -First and foremost, it belongs in everybody's First Aid Kit as a disinfectant. It also works well to clean wax out of you ears, as mouthwash, and as laundry detergent.
Dryer Sheets - Repells mosquitos, gnats, bees, even rodents. Also good as a deoderant and to clean certain items.
Dental Floss - it like duct tape, has hundreds if not thousands of uses. For exanple, it cuts rolls and bread nice and clean without smooshing them in the process! You can also use it as a fishing line, or fishing net, shoelaces, Check out "101 Uses for Dental Floss" for a lot more tips.
Coconut Oil -One of nature's best multi-purpose substances
WD40 - BNot only is WD40 the best lubricant ever invented, but it also protects silver from tarnishing, removes stains from stainless steel, loosens stubborn zippers and .
Twist Ties -Don't underestimate the usefulness of these tiny tools!
Coffee Filters -They are cheap, light and oh so useful.
Salt - More than seasoning food and torturing slugs.
Plastic Easter Eggs -Get use out of these versatile containers during their off-season.
Bottle Caps - They may be getting harder to find, but bottle caps are still as useful as ever!
Vinegar - In "45 Uses for Vinegar" the author says Vinegar keeps car windows frost-free, eliminates cat odors and a lot more.
Vaseline (petroleum jelly) -
Baby Food Jars -101 uses for all those old baby food jars that are collecting dust in your garage!
Coca-Cola -More than clean your toilets and disolve nails - you can drink it too!
HP TouchpadIt - may be obsolete, but you can breath new life into with these ideas!
Coffee Grounds Make use of the leftovers from your morning cup of joe!
Baking Soda - In "31 Surprising Baking Soda Uses" the author wrote that it provides instant relief from bug bites, sunburn and poison ivy. and that you can make a fluffier omelet by adding ½ teaspoon baking soda for every three eggs.
Velcro -Invented for astronauts, useful for all of us.
Baby Wipes - These wipes are handy even outside the diaper bag
Water Bottles -If you don't recycle them, reuse them!
Bananas -It turns out that you really can use banana peels to make people slip and slide
Mason Jars - Why do they call it "canning"? Should be "jarring", right
Shampoo -For use on the head & shoulders and in so many other ways!
Toothbrushes - Hmm... what else can I do with this thing...?
Post-It Notes - What did we do before Post-It notes?