You need to connect a garden hose or a washing machine to a faucet but you don’t have any rubber washers left? You may go to the hardware store to buy some (those things cost nearly nothing) but you have to take the car and go out.
Or you can make a few yourself using (again) inner tubes.
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If you have an automatic watering system, you may have to purge its tubing before winter.
I’ve found a way to recycle the valves on inner tubes (really, this site should be “all you can do with inner tubes”!).
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Another trick using inner tubes.
To improve the grip on a wooden hammer, add a length of inner tube along the handle.
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I have a Leatherman’s juice CS4 multi-tool (http://www.leatherman.com/product/Juice_Cs4). I received it from my brother in-law around Christmas 2003. I love it. I carry it around the house all the time and it saves me at least 2-3 trips daily to the garage for tools.
However, it originally came with a synthetic leather sheath that is now in a state of advanced decrepitude.
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I stole this idea from my father. Using some inner tube you may protect padlocks that sits outside in hostile climate. This way, padlocks will still operate even after a long exposure to the elements.
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