When someone thinks of packing for a camping trip or a survival bag the last thing that they will think of is a pair of pantyhose. Yet this item has many uses that can benefit you out in the wild.

1: Prevent blisters.
Wear pantyhose underneath your hiking boots and you'll avoid friction and prevent blisters. You'll also help to prevent trench foot. It will keep your feet warmer and dryer than wool socks alone! It also acts as a second skin putting a barrier between you and your boot preventing chafing, blisters and cold feet as you walk.

2: Improvise a mosquito net.
If you live in the South then you need to pay close attention to this one! We all know that mosquitos carry disease and the further south you go the bigger they get! While most people will have mosquito netting in their bug out bag if it is damaged or forgotten and you have pantyhose then you are in luck.  All you have to do is wear the pantyhose around your arms or over your head (and of course around the legs)and it will deter mosquitoes from biting you. 

3: Keep chiggers, ticks, and leeches at bay.
Pantyhose worn underneath socks will minimize the friction, but while hiking it will also help keep chiggers and ticks from reaching your legs. And if you're wading through murky leech-infested waters, you'll prevent them from affixing directly to your skin.

#4: Make a bola as a weapon for hunting or self-defense.
It's not the first thing that comes to mind when prepping with pantyhose, but you should consider using pantyhose for self-defense. 

• TIP: Improvising a bola to hunt small game is simple. All you do is insert a heavy stone into the leg of the pantyhose, knotting it at the end and then swing it like a bloa at the animal. Now, generally bolas are three heavy objects tied together and if you have the pantyhose to accomplish this then do so but two will work just as well. 

5: Make a fishing Net.
Pantyhose are alluring indeed, and here's more good reason to consider packing a pair of pantyhose in your bugout bag or camping backpack.With pantyhose, you can improvise a skimmer net to catch crawdads, small fish, and frogs. It's easy enough to make a net from pantyhose and an old wire hanger. Just stretch
the pantyhose leg over a loop you make from the wire after you fashion it to the desired shape.

6: Strain water for filtration.
Pantyhose can help strain water separating it from leaves and debris as part of the filtration process. Here are some examples of how to use pantyhose for straining water to make it potable.

• TIP: Rain harvesting is simple. Use the pantyhose to filter debris in rain barrels by placing the hose over the top of the barrel. The same can be said for smaller water filters.