hey , NORTHWOLF . wire is indeed amazingly versitile , i have a roll of MIG welding wire and a paire of tese pliers :
around the house , and use them for all manner of repairs and inovation
the pliers allow the wire to be neatly twisted for a strong joint / loop
they are not vital - but far easier , neater and more secure .
also you cannot [ easily ] make a rabit snare with dynemma tape , but nor is it practical to make a belt from piano wire
i guess what i am trying to say - is that you need different materials for different tasks
the reall challenge for a survialist [ with finite volume and mass limit in his BoB ] is to parse down the list of " neat ideas " to a list that
you will have to trust your life to ,
you cannot take everything -- though it never stops me attempting to
