Paracord as shoelaces and a backup reserve is a great idea- until you do it. Then you are walking around like a little child in daddie's boots. You can remove the very usefull 7 inner strands in the field and finally have proper flat laces. Or, weave the paracord belt and hope gravity doesn't humiliate you in front of that mythic GRIZZ everybody has nightmares about. Personally, I carry enough of the stuff in my rucksack to tie off to a tree at journey's start and just reel myself in if lost. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />