These are ideas, mostly found around the web. If you have ideas to add to this list, please leave them as comments below.
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poncho
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Trash Bag
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tarp
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Shelter (tube tent, lkean to, or even like a tarp folded over a rope to make upside down “v”)
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Stuff Sack
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Keep sleeping bag dry (stuff sleeping bag inside of trash bag)
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Make a clean or protective suite
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Table Cloth (cut flat and lay on table)
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Washing Machine (put some cloth in bag, with some water and soap. Sit in sun to warm up. Shake up and work contents. Drain, rinse …)
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Keep firewood dry
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Keep hanging cloths clean (poke top of hanger through bag, and leave rest of bag covering contents … hang from tent, tree, etc)
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Pack cover
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Cut in to strips and twist into rope
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Protect a cast or wound
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Fill with leaves, pine needles, grass, etc to create a blanket or fill fuler of the soft stuff to make a mattress
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Water still
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Store water or snow
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Bear Bag
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Emergency patch (cut out size you need and duct tape to hole)
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Laundry Hamper
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Cut up or fold into ground to air signals
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Attach to a pole to create a flag
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Toy / Gear organizer
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Wrapping Paper
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Cut up into strips and weave into a useful gadget