Survival Bracelet Directions

Adventurers and outdoor sports enthusiasts can't always properly plan for what will happen when they are out in the elements. If an emergency does come up, and you need to make a survival bracelet for lashings, tourniquets, shoelaces, snares, splints, fishing lines or sewing threads, it's important to know what you will need to have with you to make it. Get the right materials beforehand, or make one on your own before you head out on your next outdoor adventure.

Things You'll Need

  • 550 paracord
  • Tape measure
  • Scissors
  • Lighter
  • Flat surface
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure out two feet of the 550 paracord with the tape measure, and cut it out with the scissors. Flick the lighter on and melt the ends of the length you just cut out. Fold the length in half and loop one end around the other twice to make an overhead knot; tie the ends together by hand to form the base cord.

    • 2

      Measure out eight feet of the 550 paracord with the tape measure, and cut it out with the scissors to form the secondary cord. Lie the secondary cord on a flat surface horizontally, and place the loop end of the base cord on top of the middle of the secondary cord to form a "T."

    • 3

      Make a loop with the secondary cord over the top of the base cord; the loop end of the secondary cord should be to the right of the base cord. Slide the left end of the secondary cord underneath itself and the two lengths of the base cord, and continue sliding it until the left end threads through the loop end.

    • 4

      Pull the secondary cord lengths tight to form a knot. Make a loop right below the knot you just made with the secondary cord over the top of the base cord; the secondary cord's loop end should be on the left of the base cord. Slide the right end of the secondary cord underneath itself and the base cord, and continue until the right end threads through the loop end.

    • 5

      Pull the secondary cord lengths tight to complete the cobra knot. Continue reversing loop ends for on both the right and left sides of the base cord, and tie the cobra knots all the way down the length of the base cord. Stop when you are about a quarter-inch from the end of the base cord.

    • 6

      Melt the frayed ends of the remaining secondary cord lengths with the lighter. Insert the stopper knot of the base cord into its loop to attach it, and put the survival bracelet on one of your wrists to use it. Use the secondary cord by unweaving it, if necessary.