原文: Five Ways a Condom Could Save Your Life

1. Cover the Muzzle of Your Rifle

   A condom can be used to cover the muzzle of your rifle. This protects your weapons barrel from water or prevents debris from clogging the rifle. Keeping your weapon in proper working order can be the difference between life and death in a combat situation. It also means the difference from eating or going hungry if you are stranded in a survival scenario.

2. Keep Fire-Making Material Dry

   A condom can be used to keep fire making material dry in wet weather or environments. Matches or starting tender can be placed inside and the top tied to secure it all. If the condom your using is a lubricated model make sure to rinse this out and allow the condom to dry before attempting to use it in this manner. One of the top reasons for death if someone is lost is hypothermia and being able to make a fire would prevent this.

3. Hold Drinking Water

   A condom can be used as a container to hold drinking water. As before I would strongly recommend rinsing the condom if it is lubricated before filling it with the water. In a desert environment even the small amount of water that could be held could allow survival for a day or two. The time that this allows you may let you be rescued or for you to reach a populated area.

4. Use as a Bandage in an Emergency

   A condom can allow you to make a bandage to stop bleeding in an emergency situation. If you use a rag or torn piece of clothing pressed onto the wound you can use the condom to tie around the cloth to secure it in place. The elastic nature of the condom also adds pressure to the mix. This temporary bandage can be used until medical attention can be acquired.

5. Float Small Items

   A condom can make a floatation device large enough to float small items. Take for instance you have been the victim of a crash, be it plane or boat. You are in a life boat with only the survival kit that came with that model and you find some quick snap glow sticks. You can blow up any condoms with air that the members of the boat have on their person and attach the glow sticks and allow them to trail your boat. You have just created an illuminated trail and just increased your chances to be seen from the air ten fold possibly saving your life.

译文: 套套保命的五种妙用

      套着步枪的枪口
      套套可以用来套着步枪的枪口。 这可以防止你的枪口进水并防止碎屑堵着你的枪口。 保持你的武器正常工作就是战场上生与死之间的一线之差。 而当你在绝境求生中寸步难行的时候，这也意味着大快朵颐和饥肠辘辘之间的天渊之别。

      让易燃物品保持干爽
      套套可以让易燃物品在潮湿天气或环境中保持干爽。 将火柴或点火器放在里面并在顶部打上结，那么你便可高枕无忧了。 倘若你想通过添加润滑剂的套套来运用此法，请先确保将其洗净并晾干。 对迷路的人来说，其中一个发生率较高的死因便是体温过低，然而随时能生火即可防止这种情况的发生。

      装载饮用水
      套套可作为装载饮用水的容器。 正如之前提到过的，倘若你想用添加了润滑剂的套套来装水，请先确保将其洗净。 在沙漠环境中，少量可携带的水便可以让你多存活一到两天。 这段时间可能足以使你获救或让你到达一个有人烟的地方。

      紧急情况下可作绷带使用
      在紧急情况下你可将套套做成绷带用来止血。 如果你已经将一些破布敷在伤口上，那你还可以用套套把布的周围扎上好将其固定。 套套的弹性还可以在这些碎布上施加压力。 在获得适当的医学治疗之前，这种临时绷带便可以派上用场了。

      用以漂浮小型物件
      套套可作为一种漂浮装置承载小型物件。 比如，你不幸成为一次空难或海难中的受害者，你坐在救生船上，发现救生船提供的求生器具里有几根便捷信号棒。 此时，如果船上成员随身携带了套套的话，你可以将他们吹胀并把信号棒捆绑在上面，再让它尾随在船后头。 你造出的发光源足以让救援人员在空中轻易看到，如此一来，你获救的几率便足足提高了十倍之多。