by Tess Pennington
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No fashion
accessory says “prepper” more than a paracord bracelet.
With that around your wrist, you have at least 10 feet of 550 pound
test rope. The cord is made of many tiny strands and can also be
unravelled if a thinner cord is necessary.

Paracord, according
to Wikipedia, is a “light weight nylon kernmantle rope originally
used in the suspension lines of US parachute during World War II.
Once in the field, paratroopers found this cord useful for many
other tasks. It is now used as a general purpose utility cord by
both military personnel and civilians.”

The question
isn’t “What can you do with paracord?” It’s
“What can’t you do with paracord?”

Here are some
ideas for what paracord can be used for. Some of these would use
the cord in its entirety, while others would call for the cord to
be unravelled with single strands being called into duty.

50 Ways
to Utilize Paracord in a Survival Situation

1. Bear bag
2. Belt
3. Bow drill
   for fire starting
4. Clothesline
5. Dental
   floss
6. Dog collar
7. Fish stringer
8. Fishing
   line
9. Hair tie
10. Hammock
11. Handcuffs
12. Hatband
13. Handle
    on an improvised weapon
14. Key fob
15. Lanyard
16. Leash
17. Net
18. Pulley
    system
19. Rappelling
    (Only in extreme emergency – not designed for this)
20. Repairing
    broken equipment

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June
8, 2012

Tess Pennington
joined the Dallas chapter of the American Red Cross in 1999 Tess
worked as an Armed Forces Emergency Services Center specialist and
is well versed in emergency and disaster management and response.
You can follow her regular updates on Preparedness,
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and a host of other topics at ReadyNutrition.com.

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