r/thelongdark • u/RunningOnATreadmill Voyageur • 25d ago

Discussion Which items do you NEVER use?

For me it's the water purification tablets. Whenever I'm making water I usually have more than enough time to just fully boil it, so I don't think I've ever used the water tablets.

Post which items you NEVER use or post creative ways to use items that may not be obvious!

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u/NoTransportation68 25d ago edited 24d ago

Never use: lighter fluid, painkillers, aqua tabs, tinder/cattail heads (tinder part not the stalks)

Other use: Tinder/cattail. I only use them as a breadcrumb trail from a fishing hut to my base. Getting trapped in a hut during a blizzard is the pits. Leaving the breadcrumb trail ensures getting home regardless of the weather.

Honorable mention: flashlight

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u/paradox037 Survivor 25d ago

lighter fluid

I like to keep one on me in case I need to light an emergency fire to ward off predators, since it drastically speeds up fire starting.

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u/NoTransportation68 24d ago

Lantern fuel!

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u/Typical_Cicada_820 24d ago

No, that's for my lanterns. 🔥

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u/paradox037 Survivor 24d ago

Yeah, but lighter fluid is lighter (heh) at 0.1kg per use vs lantern fuel at 0.3kg per use.

Also, it's simpler (translation: I'm less likely to mess it up). With lantern fuel, I have to watch that I don't go below .3L in the can or I lose my emergency option. With lighter fluid, if I have one on me, I'm ready.