Hi I thought I would add my idea for a belt.
I use something called a doublechain knot.

here's how I tie it
1. make 2 counterclockwise overhand loops,the second on top of the first
2. pull a bight up through both loops
3. pull a second bight up through the second loop and the first bight
4. pull a third bight up through the first two bights
5. keep repeating that for as long as you need, tightening as you go
6. at the end of the cord pull the end all the way through the last bight to secure it
7. to undo the chain pull the end back through and keep pulling on it

I did this yesterday and used two 10 meter pieces of cord side by side and got about 1.1 meters of chain, plenty to fit around my waist, i just use a carabiner as the buckle

The "concealed" aspect has to do with cordinating your clothes ensemble. Unless you walk around in kaki or camofluge all day, sometimes you have to have a brown, black, grey, or whatever color belt that compliments your wardrobe that day.

I do not think of emergency use as being able to rip the paracord off of your body and throw a saving lifeline to someone. That being the case, removing paracord for its intended use that has been laid up between two pieces of leather is easier than having to undo a macrame or weave pattern of any type.

I got the 26 lbs working strength of paracord from a building supply stores tech specs. as well as the 1/8" nylons 28 lbs working strength.

I am well aware of mil. spec. 550 for paracord, but unless you are buying confirmed military surplus, I wouldn't trust commercial grade paracord to meet mil. specs.

As for fishing line, I would rather have a rayon fishing line in my kit or a bobbin of dental floss than to sit down and try to pull XX number of feet of core line out of the paracord.

Bountyhunter

The whole point of the slatts rescue belt is that it unravels in seconds when you pull the end, no unpicking the weave.

ditchfield:

Didn't know that about the slatts rescue belt. Thanks for the input.

Does anyone know what the elongation properties of paracord are compared to 1/8" nylon?

Also, is there a supplier you can trust to sell you "mil. spec. paracord" instead of some cheapen commercial cord designed to look the same?

Like your real name ditchfield.

Bountyhunter (Pete)

>>The "concealed" aspect has to do with cordinating your clothes ensemble.

Okay, fair enough. Mind you, I'm a software engineer type; I think wearing dress shoes with blue jeans and a Dilbert T-shirt is colour-coordinated enough for everyday wear <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

>>Unless you walk around in kaki or camofluge all day,

The place where I bought my paracord advertises that they have it in white, black, and OD. They didn't have any black or OD when I went there, but I did get 50' of it in white. I'd prefer to get it in black because IMO a black belt goes with pretty much every suit I own. <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

>>I do not think of emergency use as being able to rip the paracord off of your body and throw a saving lifeline to someone.

Actually, that was precisely the inventor's motivation for developing the Slatts belt.

>>...unless you are buying confirmed military surplus, I wouldn't trust commercial grade paracord to meet mil. specs.

LOL Of course not, I presume that's why they call it "mil spec". <img src="images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> And it's also why reputable sources for mil spec paracord are discussed at length in this forum.

>>... I would rather have a rayon fishing line in my kit or a bobbin of dental floss than to sit down and try to pull XX number of feet of core line out of the paracord.

True; I suspect most of us would - if only to save us having to destroy our beloved paracord <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> But part of the game is redundancy, and if you can achieve that with no increase in weight, why not?

aardwolf:

Thanks for the feedback.

Myself, I am an HVAC technician by trade, a computer hobbyist by choice. My day to day clothes could be described as "Early Grunge", or Salvation Army rejects. However, every once in a while, I like to "put on the dog" or I have to go to a wedding or funeral (Yes, there is a difference between the two.) so I do my best to squeeze into shoes that make my feet come to a point and I do have decent clothes that I blow the dust off of before I wear them.

As far as saving weight goes, the best place I personally could use that is on my own body. If a heavier pack makes me work a little harder, I could probably lose as much as the pack weighs in a week.

Bountyhunter

LOL that's just extra rations <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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