Uses for Old Inner Tubes

• Cut old motorcycle or car or truck inner tubes into sections, pack them with ammo/dry foods/weapons, seal the ends and bury them. The VC & NVA did this in Vietnam.

• Make dog toys.
• Make rubber bands.
• Clear a drain by sticking a hose nozzle in the drain, sealing the pipe around it with inner tube rubber, and blasting the hose til the blockage is dislodged.
• Make a belt.
• Clamp glued projects.
• Make a rubber ball.
• Use as a funnel or hose.
• Make temporary gaskets.
• Make shoe insoles.
• Reduce vibration.
• Protect wiring.
• Protect ropes.
• Use as a makeshift oil filter wrench or jar-opener.
• Combine with hose clamps for a non-slip clamp.
• Use to make waterproof bags.
• Cane a chair.
• Make your swing set safer - cover exposed chains with tubing.
• Make a wallet.
• Make an iPod case.
• Make a stretchy rope.
• Combine with sticks or bamboo to make a trellis.
• Slide down snowy hills on inflated tubes.
• Tube a river.
• Cut into small pieces to use as patches on other inner tubes.
• Use lengths of tube as stretch-ties like they do in The Congo.
• Make non-slip sleeves for pistol grips, Zippos, hammers & other tools.
• Make shims.
• Store batteries in them.
• Armor your bike frame against chain/off-road damage.
• Make a geocache container.
• Make a tree protector by running wire thru a tube and wrapping the wire around the tree.