I know there must be lists of these out there, been looking without any luck. I would like to gather a list of everyone's favorite unique ways with using gear "differently". One of my favorite characters a few years ago in 3.5 had skill ranks in "profession MacGuyver" and to this day was one of the most fun characters ever played. Just a rouge with lots of skill points everywhere doing weird things. In addition to making the game master tweak he was equally good as the mage or fighter because of always thinking outside the box. The following is what I am talking about.
-flour for finding invisible creatures/tracking footprints
-ten foot pole for traps/depth finding/attaching spear head to
-decanter of endless water as a motor for a row boat
-putting your gems in your waterskin because no one pick pockets that
-chalk for dungeon dives
-oil for silencing hinges/making things slippery or flammable
-net = hammock
-dispel magic on people flying
-lasso (used to trip a mummy then string up from a rafter as piñata)
-witerblanket + 10 foot pole cut in half = stretcher for dead pc
-animate dead =zombie farm horses that never stop plowing
-grease spell + bottom of lg shield = fast sled
