Wilson's Adventure Racing, Multisport & Triathlon Sanctuary

Tip#7 & #8 : Uses for cardboard & bubble wrap

Cardboard boxes and bubble wrap rate as one of the most valuable forms of detritus that can find their way into an adventure racer's pile of equipment. With the application of that mother of all AR innovations, duct tape...

Both materials can be used to fashion:

- padding for bikes inside bike travel cases

- padding for paddle blades

- sleeping mats or pillows

Cardboard will, in a pinch, double as:

- signage / writing surfaces

- spacers for disc brake calipers during bike transport

- wind breakers for camp fires

- fuel for camp fires

Bubble wrap, given its waterproof and air-filled properties, can be adapted as:

- additional insulative clothing / blankets

- padding for paddle craft seats

- tarps for makeshift shelters

- entertainment (popping those little air-filled bubbles can, as a last resort, do wonders for bored support crew or race officials waiting at remote points along the course for competitors)

Any more suggestions as to what cardboard and bubble wrap can be good for in an AR situation? Please do comment.