is it the same thing as balsam fir essential oil? pine needle oil also (which is cheaper)?

The audio is so poor on these videos it's hard to hear him say anything.

Urudrim yes balsam fir oil or essential oil

thanks

More like sap than oil

I'm still not totally clear about the specifics. Would you personally use this on a wound that would normally require stitches? The "butterfly" strips he describes are often a substitute for stitches. When might it be better NOT to use the glue? Any and all nuances on the matter will be appreciated. Thanks!

Kayakwinds You can use superglue to seal up small cuts & wounds that you would normally use bandaids or steri-strips for. It doesn't work well for large wounds, but for small wounds superglue is a great solution. It completely seals the wound, and prevents infection a lot better than just a bandaid.

Carfoot!

Check out your local thrift store for vintage packs, cook ware, and tools. Antique stores are also a great source. Keep in mind, many items you find won't be bushcraft purposed, but if it works then user it. I use a vintage Swedish pack, a coffee bean can with a wire bail for cooking, and an old army blanket. All found second hand.

+Jacob Margolin if you cant find somewhere to buy cheap vintage stuff, i think a good idea could be to buy a cheap but comfortable canvas backpack or haversack, with buckles or strong durable pocket closures and a bucket pack design or a design that will allow it to shed water easily when waterproofed, and then to do a DIY waterproofing with linseed oil/ beeswax or some mixture of the like. the more expensive old style packs are mostly made of waxed or rubberised canvas and this would be a cheap way of achieving a similar or equal result and could save you a hundred dollars or more. you can find cheap canvas bags online if theres none in you area, or even make your own. for an overnight you shouldnt need more than a 25-30 L bag size or else you're probably carrying way too much

no it wasn't.

Well you are right. The idea was to use it for something else originally but that idea did not get off the ground "The use of cyanoacrylate glues in medicine was considered fairly early on. Eastman Kodak and Ethicon began studying whether the glues could be used to hold human tissue together for surgery. In 1964 Eastman submitted an application to use cyanoacrylate glues to seal wounds to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Soon afterward Dr. Coover's glue did find use in Vietnam--reportedly in 1966 cyanoacrylates were tested on-site by a specially trained surgical team, with impressive results"

Super glue was invented for the space program to install heat shields and tiles.

no it wasn't.

The specific adhesive which we call "superglue" was first designed for gunsites but rejected for that use. I keep a couple of tubes in my kit.