Paracord is useful in just about any situation. Here we have compiled a list of paracord usage and what you can make with it.
- Handle wrap for knives, axes, hammer etc
- Traps/snares
- Shoe laces/boot laces
- Bow string
The 550 lbs (or 250 kg) breaking strength of paracord allows archers to replace their bow string with it.
This is a DIY bow handmade by one of our customers with fiberglass and paracord as the bow string:
- Tow rope
- Slingshot
- Lanyards for EDC: multitool, torch light, keys, knives
- Dental floss
Imagine yourself being stuck in the wild, you don't have the luxury for a tooth pick around you. What do you do with the meat stuck between your teeth since the last meal? The paracord inner strand might help.
- Tourniquet
One of the life-saving uses of paracord is to stop wounds from bleeding. Wrap around injured arms or legs with adequate tension to create a tourniquet which can compress the blood artery to prevent blood flowing to the bleeding wound. - Fishing lines
Let's say, an average bracelet is made with 7 ft of paracord where there are 7 inner 2-ply strands. That's total of nearly 100 ft (7 x 7 x 2 = 98 ft) of fishing line available for your use. If you are in the wild and running out of food, congratulation, fishing is an option for you if you have a paracord bracelet on your wrist. - Fishing net
If you have more paracord available, why not make a fishing net to hunt for more fishes? - Waist belt
A paracord belt allows you to carry roughly 100 ft of paracord around your waist. - Christmas wreaths
- Bottle wrap
- ID lanyards
- Hanging hammock
- Hammock
- Pet collar
- Slipper
- Survival Granade
- Clothes line *
- Sewing thread *
- Bear bag
- Necklace
- Watch straps
- Monkey's fists
- Camera/binoculars straps (wrist or neck)
- Guitar sling
- Bra strap
- Wind chimes *
- Zipper pulls
- Dreams catcher
- Keychains/keyfobs
- Bracelets/wrist band
- Backpack strap
- Camping
Lots of ropes are needed to build a camp!
These are some photos shared by our customer:
- Bottle holder
- Glasses strap
- Wound stitching
- Cup/plate
- Gun sling
- Haath Phool
- Ring
- Woven handbags/backpack
- Hanging lines
- Rescue line
- Bullwhip
- Stringing mallet percussion instruments
- Chinese Knot
- Pouches for gadgets
- Pet leash
- Handcuff
- Can holder
If you have more ideas which we did not mention, let us know and we will add them to the list.