# What can I do with old bedsheets?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 30, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324 "2021-06-30T14:37:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324/41 "2021-07-02T02:19:19Z")

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I’m a little disappointed that you don’t sneak up and throw the sheet over them.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324/42 "2021-07-02T02:50:43Z")

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From a nearby thread in GQ:

> [@How do graffiti artists get up on dangerous places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-graffiti-artists-get-up-on-dangerous-places/945466/1):
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> You’ve all seen highway overpasses that have graffiti on the sides, with nothing between the side and a 20-30 foot fall down into highway traffic except one’s imagination.
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> How in the world do graffiti artists get up there to do their tagging and make it (sometimes) look like genuine art? They must be madmen! Tell me they use specialized climbing equipment or something.

> [@How do graffiti artists get up on dangerous places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-graffiti-artists-get-up-on-dangerous-places/945466/3):
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> Rappelling is not difficult, and does not require expensive equipment

> [@How do graffiti artists get up on dangerous places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-graffiti-artists-get-up-on-dangerous-places/945466/4):
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> If you’re young and stupid (ie: a tagger) your risk aversion is extremely low. **This is the sort of thing they think of when it comes to uses for old bed sheets.**

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**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324/43 "2021-07-02T10:59:01Z")

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I used a few old sheets to cover a wood framed canoe. I made a tight cover for the canoe, & tied the cover on using heavy string.

Then I applied some aircraft dope that was out of date. This tightened up the cotton sheet cover & kept the water out. IIRC I used two coats of the dope as that is all I had. It was not pretty but it worked. I do not remember if it ever got painted.

The canoe lasted a few fears until my sister decided it made a good fort. Which it did, until she lit candles in it. She can tell you even old dope burns well!

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**Author:** ![Mallard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Mallard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mallard)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-old-bedsheets/945324/44 "2021-07-04T16:56:39Z")

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I use old bedsheets and bath towels as garage rags and drop cloths for painting. A rather captain obvious usage for a home owner, but an apartment dweller, likely not so much.

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