Uses for 550 Paracord - Let's put our heads together!

[Snow Walker]

Ok, here it goes...Let's see how many different uses we can come up with for 550 cord. As long as it works you can list it, doesn't matter how obvious or not so obvious it is as long as you know it works!

Everyone can list up to 4 ideas max so we can get broad range of ideas. Do not repeat anybody elses ideas.

*By dividing the inner strands even smaller it can work as dental floss.

*By actually melting it to a drip you can use it as a temporary adhesive.

*Tourniquet

*Shoe laces

[Diesel]

* SNARE
* Knife Handle Wrap
* Fishing Line
* Suspend a tarp for shelter

[J40SW]

*Bindings (to tie something or someone up)
*Trip wire (if your being followed)
*Clothes line (to dry your wet clothes)
*Make a fishing net (if you divide the inner strands and weave them)

[PT945]

*lanyard
*emergency sling
*cargo webbing
*pull cord starter for gas powered equipment

[Oscar Wilde]

In Arkansas .... floss.

O.W.

[Lazlo]

You could boil the inner strands and use as stitches.

Repair clothing by sewing with the inner.

Can be used to make a bow for friction fire lighting.

To get your kit bag up in the trees away from animals..

[slowz1k]

*Bow string (hunting and fire)
*The bright stuff makes good trail markers
*Sling for hunting (David and Goliath style)
*Noosing wand

[monet861]

Belt(I found instructions so the whole thing unwinds in about 20 secs.)
Any tool handle wrap
Hold a splint on
key chain

[Iron mike]

Snare
bowstring
harpoon lanyard
a friend of mine on the ship made this for me so I wont be with out some

[johnnie l.]

I see you have met My ex wife