Paracord items

**B96brig4CC** · 05-13-2012, 10:29 PM

Purchased some paracord at superdaves gun show Saturday and spent the evening playing around making stuff. My wife is afraid I am going to make everything have paracord involved in it. Made bracelets for the kids, collar for the dog with a tag hook, and d-ring leash hook. Keychain and next will be a single point sling. Right now I am just trying to figure out how to make it adjustable and will add clips for a quick disconnect in the sling. Oh the possibilities!!!

**SoonerStatePawn** · 05-13-2012, 10:35 PM

I think a Paracord Clothing Line may be in the not to distant future.

**Danny Tanner** · 05-14-2012, 12:50 AM

I'd rock a paracord muscle shirt.

**neginfluence04** · 05-14-2012, 05:39 AM

don't you have to have muscles to rock a muscle shirt?

**Danny Tanner** · 05-14-2012, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by neginfluence04

don't you have to have muscles to rock a muscle shirt?

Don't get technical.

**AirMech74** · 05-14-2012, 06:31 AM

I have a ton of paracord in different colors.....I found a pretty cool book on Knots at Bass Pro this weekend....kinda gettin the bug to start makin things again.

I've made bracelets, keychain fobs and ID lanyards.....fun stuff.

**B96brig4CC** · 05-14-2012, 08:17 AM

The Dog collar was my favorite to make so far. Mosely(my dog) was going nuts while I was making it. I used the parts from his old collar to make the new one and he kept coming over and wagging his tail and nosing me telling me to hurry up! Once I had it finished and put it on him he started running around the living room jumping and growling. He was more excited than the kids at christmas. I will take a picture of it later today and post it up. I had to take it apart once to add more cord to the center to make it wider and it turned out awesome.

I keep picturing that photo of Willy Wonka with a title that says, "Oh your dog has a paracord collar, you must go on some crazy adventures!" No Willy, my dog is just that Bad A$$!!

**B96brig4CC** · 05-14-2012, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by SoonerStatePawn

I think a Paracord Clothing Line may be in the not to distant future.

I tried to convince my wife to let me maker her a paracord thong.......she didn't go for it

**Danny Tanner** · 05-14-2012, 07:37 PM

There are many videos on YouTube showing you how to tie this knot or that knot, but one of the best channels I've found dedicated to functional fun with paracord is the "TyingItAllTogether" channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether

**B96brig4CC** · 05-14-2012, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Danny Tanner

There are many videos on YouTube showing you how to tie this not or that not, but one of the best channels I've found dedicated to functional fun with paracord is the "TyingItAllTogether" channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TyingItAllTogether

Nice!! Thanks for the link!!

**Danny Tanner** · 05-14-2012, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by B96brig4CC

Nice!! Thanks for the link!!

No prob. He uploads new videos constantly.

Thanks for not calling me out for misspelling knot as "not".

**h8ns8n** · 05-14-2012, 08:16 PM

paracord bracelets are now in convenient stores for 3.99 so it will be hard for anyone to make them and even break even since they are now being mass produced

**Danny Tanner** · 05-14-2012, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by h8ns8n

paracord bracelets are now in convenient stores for 3.99 so it will be hard for anyone to make them and even break even since they are now being mass produced

I haven't seen these yet so I could be incorrect, but I would bet these are made with commercial 550 (though that strength is probably questionable) paracord with seven 2-strand cords rather than mil-spec paracord that contains seven 3-strand cords, which should look like this:

**B96brig4CC** · 05-14-2012, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by h8ns8n

paracord bracelets are now in convenient stores for 3.99 so it will be hard for anyone to make them and even break even since they are now being mass produced

Let's see. I can buy 100' for 9 bucks, cheaper if bought in large quantity. Takes 8' for a large so .75 cents for mil grade cord per. .15 cents for buckle, so a total of .90 in material. Can make one in about 10minutes. So if I sat down and made 6 of them in an hour and sold them at the price you mention that would be 18.50 an hour. As mentioned the ones you are seeing for that price are made from cheap cord, no buckle, and loose weave. Meaning a large bracelet only has maybe 5' in it. They are also a two piece design instead of one solid piece.

All that to say you can make them for a profit at the stop and rob price, but people will also pay for a correctly made paracord bracelet or anything else if they buy it for function instead of fashion.

tntctom · 05-15-2012, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by B96brig4CC

Purchased some paracord at superdaves gun show Saturday and spent the evening playing around making stuff. My wife is afraid I am going to make everything have paracord involved in it. Made bracelets for the kids, collar for the dog with a tag hook, and d-ring leash hook. Keychain and next will be a single point sling. Right now I am just trying to figure out how to make it adjustable and will add clips for a quick disconnect in the sling. Oh the possibilities!!!

Here are a few I made. To make mine adjustable. I used a seperate piece of paracord to attach to the rifle and then used a prusik knot on the sling side, no extra hardware to buy.