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#249082 - 07/27/12 11:05 AM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: picard120]
quick_joey_small Offline
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'If you haven't got it with you - it's no use'. A survival kit is obviously the best option but do you really have it on you 24/7? That torch round your neck and cord on your wrist could be a lifesaver if a disaster hits you in the shower.
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#249083 - 07/27/12 12:05 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: picard120]
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Might be bling, but it has a proud history. Part of Oetzi's kit was a stone bead that held a bundle of thongs together. Might be a fashion accessory, might be a bundle of spare cordage, might be away to transport foraged grass or fowl.
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#249084 - 07/27/12 12:09 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: quick_joey_small]
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If you are stumbling through life without a paracord bracelet, just remember that you always have shoe laces
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#249086 - 07/27/12 12:59 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: picard120]
gonewiththewind Offline
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Most are made in such a way that they would be very difficult to unravel for other uses without cutting. They should be easier to use. It is not a bad way to carry more cordage, but you must be able to unravel only the amount of cord that you need and secure the rest. Otherwise you should carry it another way.

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#249090 - 07/27/12 06:13 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: picard120]
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It could be something familiar or a good luck charm, which are important in a survival situation. You might as well make a good luck charm that has use outside of sentimental value. If my daughter had made the bracelet for me and I found myself out there in a survival situation, then that bracelet would rank up there on the scale of importance. It would help me keep my spirits up and may help me hang a tarp or whatever.
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#249092 - 07/27/12 06:55 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: spuds]
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Originally Posted By: spuds
... you can make suture material,...


Please do not do that. A suture in a survival situation is a questionable idea even with good material. A belt or a wrist band is likely to be contaminated with whatever the sweat could carry in even after a short time of wearing it. Using that stuff for a suture might be gambling with your life.
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#249093 - 07/27/12 06:59 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: nursemike]
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Actually a similar device is still in use by hunters in Germany. Itīs called "Hühnergalgen" and itīs used to transport small game like duck, patrigde and rabbit.
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#249099 - 07/27/12 08:47 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: M_a_x]
nursemike Offline
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Originally Posted By: M_a_x
Originally Posted By: spuds
... you can make suture material,...


Please do not do that. A suture in a survival situation is a questionable idea even with good material. A belt or a wrist band is likely to be contaminated with whatever the sweat could carry in even after a short time of wearing it. Using that stuff for a suture might be gambling with your life.


Well said. A colleague came into the er after sewing up a kitchen lac with cotton button thread. cotton thread permits wicking of fluid and microbes into the wound. We took em out and closed it with monofilament.

Now, a survival bracelet woven of iv tubing with a latch made out of an IV catheter would be a real asset...
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#249105 - 07/27/12 11:35 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: picard120]
freeballer Offline
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Registered: 08/25/06
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I like mine as "bling", self made bracelet. I also like paracord for EDC and since now I've worn a simple knotted braid on my belt. I also found several people who have added.... a compass, whistle, fishing supplies, or firestarting.

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#249136 - 07/28/12 09:12 PM Re: what is the big deal with the paracord wrist braid [Re: picard120]
spuds Offline
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OK,IF I had no other suture material I would use it,it is NOT a first choice,glad you made that clear.Very good point,sterile is nice,clean will work if its what you have and all you are likely to have. IE,there are no ER's,that level.....

This nurse would do that if I had no other option.Wounds are a tough topic.


Edited by spuds (07/28/12 09:19 PM)

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