Any one use Survival Straps?

[+ICHTHYS]

Anyone here use Survival Straps http://www.survivalstraps.com/ ?

 

I am think of getting one for use as a lanyard. I wanted to know what people thought of them if they used them.

[+DragonsWest]

Anyone here use Survival Straps http://www.survivalstraps.com/ ?

 

I am think of getting one for use as a lanyard. I wanted to know what people thought of them if they used them.

 

First I've seen of them.

 

I'm rather practical minded and use a shoe lace or whatever.

[+hydnsek]

Never heard of them before, but looks like a cool concept. Kinda spendy, though.

[knowschad]

I checked Google to see if there are any instructions online for making one, and it seems that there are plenty. (or here or here, etc.)

 

Of course, you could also just get a length of paracord and carry it in your caching kit, too.

[+jellis]

Nice I haven't had a reason to need one yet. But at least someone wants to make a profit on it. I guess the other sites you can use to put back together after using it.

[Motorcycle_Mama]

Make your own. Totally easy. And it will never break.

[+ERK!]

Anyone here use Survival Straps http://www.survivalstraps.com/ ?

 

I am think of getting one for use as a lanyard. I wanted to know what people thought of them if they used them.

 

First I've seen them, but they look cool and they're made here locally.

[+Ducky]

here's another place para-cord

[M.TEX]

it's easy to do... I had one but didn't have we me all the time...

So, now I have just a roll of paracord on my bag....

But , sure is cool...I like the belt.

[aniyn]

I like the belts, but $75?! dadgum.....

[+ERK!]

I like the wrist lanyard.

[+delphic]

I like the belts, but $75?! dadgum.....

 

$75 For a few bucks of p-cord and MAYBE an hour of work (that would be if you are reading instructions as you go).

 

On a sad side note:

A few years ago I had a brand new, 3000' spool of p-cord roll off my workbench breaking the spool. I now have 2000'+ p-cord in the worlds worst knot. It takes approx. 20 minutes to unravel 100'. On a few occasions, my employees have been late or made silly mistakes and get assigned a couple hundred feet.

[Motorcycle_Mama]

http://stormdrane.blogspot.com/

http://www.instructables.com/id/EGIKKO5KFEEYKVVFQV/

[+Wooden Cyclist]

I've tied several of these in different lengths. Its easy. They make great swag.

[knowschad]

On a sad side note:

A few years ago I had a brand new, 3000' spool of p-cord roll off my workbench breaking the spool. I now have 2000'+ p-cord in the worlds worst knot. It takes approx. 20 minutes to unravel 100'. On a few occasions, my employees have been late or made silly mistakes and get assigned a couple hundred feet.

Know any fishermen? They are experts at untangling knots. Parachute cord would be a blessing to them after years of untangling bird's nests of monofiliment line!

[+Rick618]

I thought that the germ grenade from the first link was funny, although $20 is a bit steep but he can charge whatever he likes. There are numerous places on line that make or will teach you to make identical items for much less. I use similar items for duck call lanyards.

[+GrateBear]

I found a couple of key fobs in a local cache, so traded out for one of them. I'd love to learn how to make these things, but remember my childhood days with the plastic "string" and trying to make lanyards. That never worked out very well!

[+jaroot]

I like the belts, but $75?! dadgum.....

 

I'm just finishing this one.

 

[+Cornell Finch]

I make these:

 

 

and give them away or put them in caches. Really easy to make - I will post instructions on my blog if anyone's interested.

 

Stormdrane's blog has already been linked - there's some great tutorials and demos on there, it's what got me into the keyrings.

[+kh54s10]

Get the rifle sling for use in those crime area caches described in another thread.

[+TheMayfieldFamily]

my mom makes them in tennessee and a lot get sent overseas... you can see hers here she custom makes them in 3 different styles as well as lots of different colors. Her prices are a lot better than that site lol

Edited January 10, 2010 by TheMayfieldFamily

[+Turtle_Sask]

I dont get it what is the point in using this? what does it do? when would it become handy???

[GOF and Bacall]

I dont get it what is the point in using this? what does it do? when would it become handy???

 

It's a survivalist kinda thing. If you are out in the boonies and find you need a length of lightweight, really strong cord to pitch a makeshift tent or tie a tourniquet around the stump where your leg used to be all you need to do is unravel your belt. I am sure the bloody stump will detract anyone from noticing your pants are falling down.

[+Bergie Bunch]

It quickly can be taken apart for a rescue rope....etc. There is a story on the first link about a dad using one to rescue a boy who fell through ice on a lake. Several of my firefighters carry them. Fast egress out a window in a burning building. They are handy for many things, fixing a broken suspended cache, emergency belt for your britches, all sorts of things.

[+PirateKatz]

When I was in the Army, we used to make those when we were out in the field and had downtime. They were very handy and a good way of keeping long lengths of para cord available and not tangled. It seems odd to buy them when they're so easy to make and a spool of para cord is so cheap.

[DStubb]

I have made a ton of those in the past. I make bracelets and wrist slings for hunting bows. I just placed my first ever cache yesterday and left a really cool bracelet as a FTF prize. You can get that 550 paracord at your local army surplus for very cheap. The knot is called a cobra stitch in case anyone cares. You can look that up on youtube and find a ton of instructional videos.

Edited January 11, 2010 by DStubb

[+cakmakli]

Survival Straps??? Are you serious?

 

Don't forget the Flint Steel and Magnesium Fire Starter Kit while you are at it.

[CoyoteRed]

Okay, I can see "survival" as in "my plane went down in the wilderness and I need something to lash together some sticks."

 

I don't see, "I'll use this to save my buddy from drowning."