Monday, December 08, 2008

What a clever idea!

It's a survival tool! It's a bracelet! It's a dessert topping!

I like the one in black with the stainless shackle. That's just awesome looking.

(H/T to Walls Of The City.)
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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm waiting for the bondage model so I can hang myself from a tall tree.

11:38 AM, December 08, 2008
Anonymous said...

I have no proof, aside from the proprietor's word, that they are donating 10% of their proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project, but even without that, I consider these little accessories to definitely be win-win - they look fairly decent, and they are undeniably useful. Works for me.

12:13 PM, December 08, 2008
Anonymous said...

Want.

2:37 PM, December 08, 2008
Anonymous said...

Ooh shiny. While walking down the street wearing one seems a little mall-ninja to me, wearing one actually out in the woods is a pretty decent idea, especially with that shackle rather than the plastic clips. Jim.

2:38 PM, December 08, 2008
Anonymous said...

I'd get one of those if they made an 24" necklace version, which would unwind to about 100' of paracord. Heh.

3:21 PM, December 08, 2008
Anonymous said...

Yep ... the first thing that hit my dirty little mind was making emergency japanese bondage porn ....

6:51 PM, December 08, 2008
Home on the Range said...

Cool! If you had a tube top made like that, you could scale Everest with it!

7:40 PM, December 08, 2008
Anonymous said...

The clippy thing is neat. The few I made in Iraq were held fast by a trouser button with the center gouged out and the nylon melted to it. A loop knot at the other end furnished the place for the button to go.

It was something respectable to do with your hands in a circumstance where boredom is your constant companion; however, I desisted when one soldier said they looked a heck of a lot like the friendship bracelets his daughter made with her BFFE.

Shoot, we just made 'em out of scrap 550 cord. $25 apiece?! I'm in the wrong line of work.

gvi

7:43 PM, December 08, 2008
Fletch said...

Doing a full weave fits a LOT more paracord.

9:58 PM, December 08, 2008
GreatBlueWhale said...

Got one on the way, and if you ask, I think Kurt would be happy to do the 24" necklace for you, OrangeNeckinNY.

12:36 PM, December 09, 2008
Arcadia Iris said...

Having made some of these in the past, I definitely recommend having one, and I definitely suggest buying one like these (that have the clip on them) if you aren't inclined to make them yourself. I was asked to make one as a dog collar once, and attaching the buckle was quite a bit more trouble for me than the way I usually made them close. But it was also a better way to do it, as far as the finished product goes. So I'd probably buy one before making one again.

Side note: When buying the paracord for some of the ones I made, I said I needed three yards. The lady cutting it informed me they only sold it by the foot. I wanted to cry.

9:33 PM, December 09, 2008
Anonymous said...

They say their rifle sling has 80' of paracord. That's the most expensive 80' of paracord I've ever seen that wasn't part of a parachute. I'm not quite sure what to make of the whole macrame' for tactical tommies concept. I've never done more than a simple daisy chain to make paracord more manageable for packing. I'm also a little concerned that some of the pictures look like the paracord has been gutted, though I guess for a "pretty" pink bracelet it doesn't really matter.

10:23 PM, December 09, 2008
Andrew said...

Cool! If you had a tube top made like that, you could scale Everest with it!

Sure, but it'd get chilly... :)


Word verification: peentif -- a dainty hammer fight

12:40 PM, December 10, 2008
Wayne said...

For what he wants to charge for them it would be better to make your own in about an hours time.

Tutorials:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Paracord-bracelet-with-a-side-release-buckle/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Woven-paracord-braceletwatchband/ (Personal favorite)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Wide-Paracord-Bracelet/

Suppliers:
side release buckles: http://www.itwnexus.com/
Paracord: http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=19

Stainless Steel Shackles at Home Depot

Total cost for a woven bracelet with a Stainless shackle- apx $4.00

Plus you have the satisfaction of knowing you made it yourself.

Just my $0.02 and is not meant to denigrate survivalstraps.com.

Heck Tamara, email me your wrist size and whether you want a woven or knotted band and I'll hand deliver or mail one to you since I live in Indianapolis.

6:23 AM, February 11, 2009

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