How to use a coffee filter for survival

how to use a coffee filter for survival

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Coffee Filter Survival Uses
How to use a coffee filter for survival

Coffee filters have endless uses in survival!
If you're a creative prepper you can use a coffee filter for just
about anything to help you survive ~ you can improvise a
bandage, use a coffee filter as tinder, forage in the wilderness
or crudely filter water.

Because they're lint-free, lightweight, inexpensive and practical,
you'll want to stockpile coffee filters and learn how to use a
coffee filter for survival. Below are the most ingenious ideas in
using a coffee filter for survival...

Survival Uses of Coffee Filters
The ways to use coffee filters for survival are endless and the
list below will get you thinking.

Coffee filter use #1: Pre-filtering water for survival.
Water is life! One of the primary ways to use a coffee filter for
survival is for pre-filtering water to make it potable. Whether
you have a water filter or need to improvise, a coffee filter can
help with raw water:

Improvise a water filter. If you don't have a water filter,
you can use a coffee filter to improvise a water filter.
Coffee filters can help pre-filter sediment from a raw water
source in an emergency; however, a coffee filter can't get
out Giardia and other deadly water nasties on its own.
You'll need to boil your water to make it safe. You can also
improvise a filter if you have resources. Layer a
combination of sand, charcoal and gravel to improvise a
water filter. Here's how to make a simple water filter.

Prefilter raw water. If you have a water filter can provide
a first step in the process. A coffee filter will remove all of
the larger debris and dirt from a raw water source, so your
water filter doesn't work as hard. This will go a long way
towards extending the life of your water filter.

Coffee filter use #2: Sprouting seeds, seed saving.
One of the overlooked survival uses of coffee filters is for
sprouting seeds and for seed saving.

Sprouting seeds: Coffee filters are lint-free, food grade
and ideal for helping you sprout seeds in a mason jar that
you can use for salad toppings and sandwiches. Use coffee
filters also for helping you sprout seeds to plant! Since
coffee filters are biodegradable you can plant the coffee
filter with your seeds or use the filters for your composting.

Seed saving: Another interesting use of coffee filters is for
seed saving. Because coffee filters are ultra absorbent, you
can dry tomato seeds and the like on the filters

Whether you want to sprout alfalfa seeds for your favorite
sandwich, or need to save seeds and sprout seeds to get your
survival garden growing, coffee filters will help you get the job
done. Select unbleached coffee filters.

Coffee filter use #3: Creating pot drainage holes.
Coffee filters have many survival garden uses and among them
a coffee filter can keep your potting soil from leaking out of the
pot drainage hole after watering your plant.

To help your plant retain the soil, pot your plant with a coffee
filter at the bottom. Depending on the plant you can even use
an old coffee filter filled with coffee grounds when you pot. The
coffee grounds will be a rich addition to your soil. As the coffee
grounds decompose, they release nitrogen, phosphorus
potassium, and other minerals that support plant growth. In
this way you'll fill the planting hold and simultaneously nourish
your new plant.

Coffee filter use #4: Improvising a funnel.
A basic way to use a coffee filter for survival is as a funnel if
you don't have one, for dried goods to reduce the mess. To
devise a funnel, cone the coffee filter and cut off the tip. Now
open the filter to funnel dry foods into your mason jars, such as
cereals, sugar, rice, or powdered milk.

Coffee filter use #5: Degreasing bacon.
Bacon. Need we say more? As a bacon degreaser, you can put
coffee filters to xcellent use. First decrease your bacon, then
use the drippings to season your cast iron pans. (When your
cast iron pans are well seasoned, they won't rust.) Aside from
bacon, you can soak up the extra grease in your other fried
foods -- falafels, fried chicken, French fries ~ you name it!
Degreasing bacon might not be for survival, but it sure is
convenient.

Coffee filter use #6: Gauze bandage.
To make an inexpensive bandage you can use a coffee filter.
Just cut to size and use tape. Think of it like gauze.

Coffee filter use #7: Making a tonic or astringent.
Not only can a coffee filter improvise a bandage, but coffee
filters are ideal for making all sorts of tonics and astringents for
herbal medicinal purposes. Put your ingredients in a bottle and
leave the ingredients to steep a full day, then filter the
contents using the coffee filter and re-bottle. Below is a recipe.

How to deal with conjunctivitis, naturally, using a coffee
filter. A coffee filter can help you make effective herbal
tinctures (a medicine you dissolve in alcohol). Here is the
recipe for one such tincture that helps heal conjunctivitis.

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2 drops rosewater

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Coffee filter use #8: Milking a cow, doe or ewe!
Skip to Coffee use #8 if "ewe" don't have a ewe, but if you
do.... To process milk from your livestock, pour milk through an
unbleached coffee filter. This of course is an option if you're out
of milk filters. It won't work as well, but it will help you cool the
milk as quickly as you can. For details, consult Storey's Guide to
Raising Miniature Livestock, by Sue Weaver.

Coffee filter use #9: Removing residue (dust rag or
window wipe).
Coffee filters are a little too scratchy for cleaning your delicate
spectacles, but you can use them for dusting television
monitors and computer screens, or using with Windex for wiping
windshields and mirrors clean.

Coffee filter use #10: Making home made essential
oil dryer sheets.
Coffee filters are durable and because of this you can use them
to make a home made dryer sheet. For naturally fresh smelling
laundry, stain several drops of your favorite essential oil onto a
coffee filter and toss into the dryer. Try vanilla or lavender! You
won't ever bounce back to the store for dryer sheets.

Coffee filter use #11: Prepare crème fraîche.
Coffee filters works like cheesecloth since the fibers won't break
apart to drain yogurt of excess moisture. Here's how to make
crème fraîche using a coffee filter.

Coffee filter use #12: Save money on tea!
If you buy loose-leaf tea in bulk, you can make your own tea
bags using a coffee filter. It's fairly easy and a bit of crafty fun.
Just cut packets, fold and staple with twine and a paper handle.

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Coffee filter Use #13: Survival Pine Needle tea.
Tuck a few coffee filters in your backpack for your next
backpacking trip or add them now in your bugout bag. Pine
needles provide necessary vitamin C that you would need if you
are surviving in the woods. Certainly using a coffee filter for
making pine tea for survival is better than using a stinky sock.

Coffee filter use #14: creating pot drainage holes.
By placing a coffee filter at the bottom of a planter, you'll find
the soil won't come out of the drainage hole. And it's
biodegradable!Coffee filters can keep potting soil from leaking
out after watering your plant. Remember this hack after your
favorite pot of coffee: put the used paper filter filled with coffee
grounds directly at the bottom of your pot before you fill it with
soil. In this way you'll fill the planting hold and simultaneously
nourish your new plant.

Coffee filter use #15: Straining leaves when
harvesting rainwater.
In the same way pre-filtering water through a coffee filter will
remove all of the larger debris and dirt from your drinking water,
it will also help you in harvesting rainwater collected in barrels.

Coffee filter use #16: Getting rid of pulps and seeds.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (and use the
coffee filter to get rid of the unwanted pulp for the kiddos). A
coffee filter makes an excellent filter for all kinds of juice pulp
and it keeps the seeds from falling in your food too.

Coffee filter use #17: Strain soups and broths.
An ordinary coffee filter can help you to thin a soup base to
make a delicious broth.

Coffee filter use #18: Picnic and camping.
A coffee filter can come in handy camping in odd ways, including
improvising gauze for your first aid kit, serving food as a bowl
or plate, or even as emergency toilet paper. There are many
creative ways to use coffee filters in camping:

Tinder (fire accelerent). Get a fire going

Picnic food cover - don't let annoying and unsanitary bugs
ruin your outdoor meal.

Slice veggies. As a mini cutting board for camping or a
picnic, you'll find a coffee filter the perfect hygienic surface
for slicing onions or tomatoes for sandwiches.

Foraging berries. Whether you're camping for survival or
camping for pleasure, pack some coffee filters.

More ways to use a coffee filter...

Use coffee grounds to wipe out ants. Coffee makes ants
lose their scent trail, so sprinkle it along the foundation of
your home. Learn more about how to deter ants naturally.
Dish it out for the dog. A coffee filter makes a disposable
doggie dish while away from home.
Stack fragile china.
Keep coffee filters between your lodge cast iron pans to
help avoid scrapes.
Cushion Christmas ornaments.
Calm puffy eyes:
Line cloth diapers. Sandwich coffee filters between cloths
to provide a layer of absorption and make cleanup a bit
easier.
Filter wine to remove tiny bits of wine cork.
Filters pulp and seed. Get the pulp out of orange juice for
the kiddos, or filter lemon juice so the slippery seeds don't
slide into your food.
Rinse quinoa.
De-silk an ear of corn.
Keep celery crisp in the refrigerator.
Make tomales! Out of corn husks? A coffee filter is a good
improvise.
Keeps germs out of finger foods. Dispense individual
popcorn or snack trays for the kids at a sleepover or school
party so kids keep germs to themselves.
Hold a barbecue rib! Now your fingers won't get so messy.
Freshen stinky gym shoes. Sneak a sachet into sneakers.
Make a sachet of baking soda wrapped with a rubber band
to absorb odors.
Shine shoes. Buff leather of all kinds without a rag. Best
of all, it's disposable!
Buff your car's interior. With a filter and a few drops of
olive oil, your car's interior will have a scratch-free and
fresh look.
Strain gravy of the lumps.
Make a mason jar hats. Out of lids for your mason jar?
Improvise a cover with a rubber band. Or add a pretty
ribbon on a dinner in a jar gift - now you have something
to welcome the new neighbors.

If you absolutely had no other softer alternative for toilet
paper, indeed you could use a coffee filter, but we think the
ideas above will bring you a happier ending.

How to re-purpose a coffee can...
Re-purposing coffee cans in the garden will help you plant
tender vegetable seedlings weeks earlier! Here's how… Use a
can opener to cut the other end of the coffee can to make a
tube. This will provide a measure of insulation in the cold spring
and simultaneously protect your newly planted vegetables from
cutworms, rabbits and other pests. For added insulation,
provide a roof for your plant with a clear plastic produce bag.
Before you seal the deal, make sure to include slashes in the
bag to allow for ventilation. This gardening hack will allow you
to plant two weeks earlier than you otherwise would.

A large coffee can (or a #10 can that holds freeze dried foods)
provides material for tools in an off-grid world. Save the cans to
create a:

storage container
Hobo camp stove or part of a cardboard box oven
cooking pot or baking tin
forage container

Coffee grounds can help add nitrogens and can acidify your
soil. Find out the benefits of Coffee for Surviv al.

How to use coffee grounds for survival
Slugs don't like coffee and other good news about coffee
grounds.Grounds for saving coffee grounds... Nourish your soil
more quickly with this idea for your compost pile: in your heavy-
duty blender pulverize coffee grounds together with orange
peels, scraps of apple and eggshells. Coffee grounds are high
in organic matter to feed your potting soil. Best of all,

Even if you don't drink coffee, you can go to your local coffee
store and get the grounds. It's an unusual request, but they're
usually happy to give it away.

Houseplants will love a teaspoonful of coffee grounds.
Waste not your coffee grounds! Here are some ideas to
recycle, reuse and get the most out of your coffee.

Compost the garden. Coffee grounds are ideal for
enriching your soil, so go ahead and compost them!
Increase acidity. Some plants appreciate coffee as much
as you do! To help your plants thrive, mix coffee grounds
into the soil to improve the acidity level.
Deter pests. Mounds of coffee grounds in targeted areas
can help you keep away pests, including ants and slugs.
(Unfortunately cockroaches love the ground, but at least
they'll be out of your kitchen!)
Start a fire. Here's how to make a fire starter from used
coffee grounds.
Neutralize odors. Place dried coffee grounds in a bowl in
your refrigerator to keep smells at bay.
Scrub dishes. Scrub for your cast-iron pots with coffee
grounds and an old dish rag. Helps you clean your hands
too.
Cut the campfire ash. Save the morning's coffee grounds
for the evening's campfire and sprinkle it on to cut down
the dust and contain the ashes.

A trifecta of survival supplies ~ coffee, coffee cans, and coffee
filters ~ are all extremely useful in prepping and around the
homestead. Don't throw any of it away.

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