25 Survival Uses for Q-Tips

Q-tips, cotton buds, cotton swabs, or whatever you want to call them, can be found in almost every single household. So if you're a prepper, you may as well learn how to use cotton swabs in a survival scenario.

In this video, Sensible Prepper shares 25 survival uses for cotton swabs. Below is the complete list, but be sure to watch the video for more details on these uses.

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Here's what you can do with them:

1. Apply antibiotic ointment.
2. Pack bandage material into a wound.
3. Get debris out of your eyes.
4. Brush your teeth.
5. Clean electronics.
6. Clean glass.
7. Clean contact points on phones.
8. Clean cell phone screens.
9. Clean keyboards.
10. Clean computer screens.
11. Lubricate zippers.
12. Wick moisture.
13. Clean your guns.
14. Get all the liquid out of a bottle.
15. Clean fans.
16. Apply glue.
17. Light candles.
18. Make a firestarter.
19. Start a fire.
20. Make fire starting kit.
21. Add cotton to Zippo.
22. Stir your coffee.
23. Stir your tea.
24. Clean corroded batteries.
25. Care for your pets.

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