Made some sick signature item/swag done!

[+Turtle_Sask]

Hello Fellow Geocachers! I have seen someone mention before either on these forums or another one about someone finding a survival bracelet as a swag/signature item in a cache. I thought that would be really cool to find in a cache so I bought some real 550 lbs para-cord rope a week ago and made my first survival bracelet! They call it 550 lbs para-cord rope because it is able to withstand 550lbs of pressure! I believe they used it for the soldiers who would jump out of planes and rely on their parachute (made up of this cord)! I looked on Youtube on how to make one and just finished one now! Here it is! (First one too!) It has roughly 6 feet of cord wrapped in there! Im thinking of adding a little piece of paper to it explaining what it is and my geoname!

 

Would you be interested to see these in caches?

 

So Whats your signature Item? Im also going to try and make some wooden nickels but haven't gotten around to that because I want to have a nice picture on one side and my name on the other. Have to come up with a picture first!

 

-Cheers!

[+Mitragorz]

That looks really good! I don't know if I'd be able to trade up from that!

[+Mr.Benchmark]

That is a most excellent survival bracelet, well done. I do think a note explaining what it is would help, I bet the uses for such a bracelet would be lost on many.

[+6NoisyHikers]

Someone posted about survival bracelets before and I made some for my family for Christmas. There are a lot of great youtube videos that show how to make them.

 

Nice work!

[+Ms.Scrabbler]

Looks really good. but why are they sick?

[+Corked]

Strange coincidence...I used to work at Survival Straps (www.survivalstraps.com) and made very similar things. My point wasn't to push their product but I actually left one of my straps in a cache just last week! I'm still waiting for someone to go find it but I hope it can help out the cacher that grabs it.

 

Anyway, awesome signature item - there are a lot of creative things you can do with paracord and maybe the site can offer some inspiraton. I know I'd be happy to find one in a cache.

[+Mr.Benchmark]

Looks really good. but why are they sick?

 

if you are in an emergency and need some rope, you unknot the bracelet and you have a cord then. Super useful emergency item.

[niverson92]

thats such an awesome idea. i would be so stoked if i found one of those in a cache.

 

i might have to take this idea from you if ya dont mind :] i would of course add something to make it unique to myself.

[+Max and 99]

I think that is an awesome signature item, but.... I think it would be even better if you would include a small laminated note to explain who made it and what it can be used for. THAT would make it an ideal signature item!

 

You can laminate a small info. card for only pennies (I go to the local office supply store, where laminating is 1 ft. X about 2 1/2 ft for only 25 cents! You know how many small cards you can fit into a laminate piece that big? LOTS!

[+Turtle_Sask]

I think that is an awesome signature item, but.... I think it would be even better if you would include a small laminated note to explain who made it and what it can be used for. THAT would make it an ideal signature item!

 

You can laminate a small info. card for only pennies (I go to the local office supply store, where laminating is 1 ft. X about 2 1/2 ft for only 25 cents! You know how many small cards you can fit into a laminate piece that big? LOTS!

 

I did mention this in my OP, "Im thinking of adding a little piece of paper to it explaining what it is and my geoname! " and yes I was thinking of laminating the paper, thanks anyway!!

 

hippietwinkie : Go right ahead! I would like to see your finished project as-well!

[DannyCaffeine]

Looks really good. but why are they sick?

Sick means cool ( think its weird but whatever)

 

Ex- Sick car bro!

Edited May 22, 2012 by DannyCaffeine

[+Turtle_Sask]

Looks really good. but why are they sick?

Sick means cool ( think its weird but whatever)

 

Ex- Sick car bro!

Wish I could just edit the title now lol, yes I meant "cool"

[+Turtle_Sask]

I just finished another one, but this one is different. The first one is called the cobra weave, this one is called the king cobra weave! It holds more then twice the amount of rope and looks pretty cool. (Pretty much the same weave over the original) I tried a different color this time!

 

 

 

-Cheers!

[+Mr.Benchmark]

Nice, the new one seems more like the commercial ones I've seen for sale. Well done.

[Dulce-Joy]

I just finished another one, but this one is different. The first one is called the cobra weave, this one is called the king cobra weave! It holds more then twice the amount of rope and looks pretty cool. (Pretty much the same weave over the original) I tried a different color this time!

 

 

 

-Cheers!

That's macrame isn't it?

[+docsigma]

Oh man, I love these Cobra Weave bracelets! I've gotten into making them recently, and have made a few dozen. I've given some to friends and family members and they just love them. The survival aspect is just gravy. I never thought of leaving them as cache swag, but they'd be pretty sweet swag!

 

[+Max and 99]

I think that is an awesome signature item, but.... I think it would be even better if you would include a small laminated note to explain who made it and what it can be used for. THAT would make it an ideal signature item!

 

You can laminate a small info. card for only pennies (I go to the local office supply store, where laminating is 1 ft. X about 2 1/2 ft for only 25 cents! You know how many small cards you can fit into a laminate piece that big? LOTS!

 

I did mention this in my OP, "Im thinking of adding a little piece of paper to it explaining what it is and my geoname! " and yes I was thinking of laminating the paper, thanks anyway!!

 

 

Well while you are "thinking about" doing those things, I'll repeat that without a tag, we'd think the bracelet in a cache was just junk. With a tag, we'd think it was a pretty cool thing to take.

[Mr.Yuck]

Looks really good. but why are they sick?

 

Well you know, if someone from New England posted that they made them, they would call them Wicked.

[+Ms.Scrabbler]

Looks really good. but why are they sick?

 

Well you know, if someone from New England posted that they made them, they would call them Wicked.

NOW it makes sense!!!!!!

[+ras_oscar]

Interesting. and to the OP, yes I would be happy to find one in a cache. How does the "clasp" work" is it a slip knot that can be tightened up? Hard to tell from the picture, but it appears that it could come undone fairly easily. In a survival situation, cord is probably one of the most essential materials there is after a good sturdy knife.

[ll JK ll]

Those are really cool, good job. I would trade for one in a heartbeat!

[+the4dirtydogs]

Very cool. I would trade for one of those.

[+Sharks-N-Beans]

I think the important thing to mention in the note is the cord strength. I've seen these but never knew about the survival aspect...not that I would rely on the cord rating from a stranger unless I had no other options []

[7rxc]

Interesting. and to the OP, yes I would be happy to find one in a cache. How does the "clasp" work" is it a slip knot that can be tightened up? Hard to tell from the picture, but it appears that it could come undone fairly easily. In a survival situation, cord is probably one of the most essential materials there is after a good sturdy knife.

Think button and button hole... more accurately frog and toggle like on many coats. The 4 picture shows the method in the upper right photo.

 

By the way... the proper term for 550 paracord is Type III suspension line. 550 lbs is the TS. As on most para gear, that is not Tensile Strength, as in many things, BUT is Test Strength as in proof testing. Mil Specs required that that be the worst case breaking point of several samples of new cord. Same for other Para or Mil spec hardware. Tensile is for engineering, Proof Test Strength is for Quality Assurance. But folks are correct, exposure to the elements, chemicals or even dyeing can weaken that.

Also wear and tear. Still the most handy cord out there, and NOT to be mistaken for the cheap camping stuff called paracord that is poorly made, but sometimes useful. Same for those mini carabiners, they are not for climbing purposes.

 

Doug 7rxc

[+DsrtMtnRox]

Uses for Paracord

 

Found this cool link for a few useful/survival ways you can use paragord.

[+Team Pixos]

I'd love the green on a more dainty one.

[+aka Momster]

Uses for Paracord

 

Found this cool link for a few useful/survival ways you can use paragord.

 

As I quickly scrolled and read the bolded portions of the uses list, the image that flashed for the ogre-sized creature that would use paracord for dental floss was not pretty!

[+DsrtMtnRox]

Uses for Paracord

 

Found this cool link for a few useful/survival ways you can use paragord.

 

As I quickly scrolled and read the bolded portions of the uses list, the image that flashed for the ogre-sized creature that would use paracord for dental floss was not pretty!

You are so funny....if you take the outer layer off...there are strands on the inside...that is what makes the cord so strong. Those are what you would use to floss your teeth, sew something or someone back together, etc.

[+aka Momster]

Uses for Paracord

 

Found this cool link for a few useful/survival ways you can use paragord.

 

As I quickly scrolled and read the bolded portions of the uses list, the image that flashed for the ogre-sized creature that would use paracord for dental floss was not pretty!

You are so funny....if you take the outer layer off...there are strands on the inside...that is what makes the cord so strong. Those are what you would use to floss your teeth, sew something or someone back together, etc.

 

Yeah, I realized that after stopping to read those all-important, unbolded, details.

[+thesmurfinator]

I love these, very "sick" lol, or should that be "uber sick"?

 

Anyway, very cool and I'd love to find one

[+niraD]

They're very nice trade items, but unless there's something identifying them as your signature items, most sig item collectors won't know and won't bother trading for them.

[+germanybert]

Those are SO SICK that I just threw up a little bit in my mouth!

 

I would love to find one in a cache. I thought about making some myself.

Edited May 28, 2012 by Geo Jedimeister

[+zack_black]

Did your swag get better? (sorry to hear it was sick)

[+Lady Loki]

I saw these at Walgreen's the other day for $3. Even thought about getting one, since I'm unlikely to find one as a sig item.

[+shortfamilytn]

I have a group of about 150 Cub Scouts who will make these at Cub Scout Day Camp next week. They are very easy to make!