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The Well Dressed Survivalist Part Three The Paracord Keychain
The Well Dressed Survivalist Part Three The Paracord Keychain
You don’t have to wear a boonie hat loaded with paracord or a paracord bracelet in order to have a supply of paracord handy. Paracord is still a versatile and very useful item that you will want to have available for emergencies. One simple alternative is to use a paracord keychain. This allows you to have your paracord handy and you won’t have to make any fashion decisions while you’re doing it. You can also add a light or a whistle to your keychain to make it a good old survival keychain.
Get one with a carabiner clip and you can fasten it to your jeans, your BOB, or just about anywhere else you may decide to hang it. This way youll be able to keep your keys handy.
Got survival keychain?
Staying above the water line!
Riverwalker
The Well Dressed Survivalist Part Three The Paracord Keychain
The Well Dressed Survivalist Part Four Ranger Beads
The Well Dressed Survivalist Part Four Ranger Beads
Ranger Beads
Ranger beads were originally developed by military personnel as a means of gauging distances when traveling by foot. Also known as “pace beads”, they are easy to make and can assist you in determining distances that you have traveled. When combined with a good compass, they make an excellent tool to assist hikers or the well-dressed survivalist.
Ranger beads are merely a lanyard (usually made from paracord) that has two sets of beads separated by a knot. The bottom part has nine beads and the top part has five beads. Moving the beads helps you to keep track and calculate the distances you have traveled based on your pace count.
Your “pace count” is determined by how many steps it takes for you to walk 100 meters. For every 100 meters you travel, you simply move one of the nine lower beads up the lanyard. When you have traveled 1000 meters, move one of the five top beads up and pull all of the lower beads back down. This will reset your beads and indicate that you have traveled one kilometer (or “click”). You can measure distances up to five kilometers with a set of ranger beads configured in this manner (see above pic).
You can also visit a friend of mine. Army Ranger Rick at Survival Outdoor Skills has even more survival tips and tricks for you to check out.
Got ranger beads?
Riverwalker
The Well Dressed Survivalist Part Four Ranger Beads
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