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Use duct tape to close a wound.

"If you can't get immediate medical assistance, cut duct tape into strips and apply along the length of the laceration for DIY butterfly stitches," Willow Haven Outdoor owner and Fat Guys In The Woods host Creek Stewart told BuzzFeed Life.

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Turn your watch into a compass.

If you're lost, hold a watch with 12 o'clock at the left and the hour hand pointing at the sun, according to WIRED. The spot that's halfway between the hour hand and the 12 is south. Keep in mind that if you practice daylight saving time, you should subtract one hour from the hour hand.

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Wear panty hose under your pants to try to prevent hypothermia.

"Panty hose are an incredible base layer," says Stewart. "It's an old hunting secret to buy XXX-large women's panty hose before heading out into the woods."

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