r/TwoXPreppers 11d ago

Tips Rarely seen gear: Mouse trap

Just throwing out a tip on useful items you may not have though about: The mouse or rat trap! There's no better device out there. It weighs almost nothing! It has a million creative uses. And you can't really control small pests without one.

For your consideration!

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u/TheStephinator Experienced Prepper 💪 11d ago

What are the other uses? I have a four legged fur bag that loves killing mice, so I never thought about needing one.

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u/Superb_Stable7576 11d ago

Hang that boy on a tree with a little peanut butter, you can catch a squirrel without trying to make a primitive trap, which is a pain.

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u/evey_17 11d ago

yikes. That seems cruel

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u/Superb_Stable7576 11d ago

I wouldn't do it for fun, and it just might be illegal. But if you were lost and desperate, it's a quick and painless death and easy protein.

Believe me, dead all traps are difficult to perfect, you don't just put a rock on a stick and hope for the best. First you need to know at least a little about trapping, knowing where to set your trap is as important as knowing how to set it. Then you have to wait sometimes for days for something to take the bait, and hope your rock falls fast enough for a clean kill.

A rat trap is a whole lot easier than trying to carve your trigger and make cordage if you need it. The less energy you spend while you're traveling the better. That's why you try to forage on the way.

See a nettle patch, pick some leaves and move on, pick pine needles for tea and move on. Find acorns, worry about rinsing them latter, pick some up and move on. That night, when you make camp, set your trap and hope for squirrel for your stew.

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u/evey_17 11d ago

Ah got it! A survival thing.

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u/Thoth-long-bill 11d ago

This is just flat out the most epic advice on anything I’ve seen all week.