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PARACORD GERM GRENADE

PARACORD GERM GRENADE
The Paracord Germ Grenade is a hand sanitizer bottle wrapped with paracord (parachute cord), which was recently featured on my paracord design blog . Once tied it can be hung upside down using a carabiner or by using a tie made with paracord or other means. I keep one in my vehicle hanging from the rearview mirror so that anytime I leave a store, it is close at hand.

This wrap doesn’t have to be strictly for hand sanitizer, some may prefer hand lotion or any other items you use frequently that you want to keep close at hand. It is also a very easy wrap to tie, if you can tie a knot then you can tie the Paracord Germ Grenade.

 
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Step 1SUPPLIES

SUPPLIES
• 13 Feet of paracord in the color of your choice
• Hand Sanitizer bottle (I used Purell)
• Ruler or tape measure
• Hemostats or other small needle-nose pliers
• Lighter
• Rubber band
• Scissors (anything that will cut the paracord)
• Super Glue (not necessary)

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May 26, 2012. 4:15 PMBLUEBLOBS2 says:
This is a genius idea!
-BLUEBLOBS2
Mar 20, 2012. 12:29 AMmotorgirl112 says:
How do you tie the little loop you added on the end in black?
Mar 22, 2012. 1:07 PMmotorgirl112 says:
Thanks, I got that part, and now have a butterfly knot with two strings hanging off, how did you get the seamless loop?
Sep 18, 2011. 3:52 PMdguillinta says:
When I read "germ grenade," I was thinking of something along the lines of biological warfare.... shame.
Oct 15, 2011. 10:11 PMblack hole says:
Me too. I suppose that says something about our characters...
Dec 30, 2011. 6:20 AMAgentfern says:
Me too. I only clicked on it because I was wondering what it had to do with paracord.
Jan 21, 2012. 11:18 PMvulcan24 says:
You know what they say, "Evil minds bent on poisoning the world via Bio-Bombs think alike."
Mar 11, 2012. 9:41 AMrudedude119 says:
when i read your comments i thought that you are all going to be making dirty bombs
Dec 27, 2011. 2:55 AMjelleAtProtospace says:
Nice handiwork, but I think it says a lot about you that you chose a sanitizer bottle as your subject here. Do you worry a lot, about germs and illness or otherwise?
Dec 20, 2011. 10:20 AMmysterion says:
Thought this was a biological weapon :( lol
great idea making those un-sightly handsanitizer bottles look cool!
Nov 14, 2011. 12:34 PMapurdon says:
Awesome idea! I love it! What size bottle did you use, tho? My 2oz one looks bigger than the pic. I guess I'll see if I run out of cord! :)
Oct 11, 2011. 7:09 AMparacordbylane says:
this is a great instructable easy to follow. made my first one in like a couple of hrs. the second one only took an hr. they are great for diaper bags which is what i made mine for. never seem to have a sink handy when you need to change a diaper outdoors. made one for my lunch box as well.
Nov 20, 2011. 9:34 AMparacordbylane says:
here's the first one i made for our diaper bag man has it come in handy.
Sep 24, 2011. 6:14 PMhossweightlifter says:
Hmmm you must have a lot of spare time on your hands.
Oct 9, 2011. 8:15 AMmicraman says:
Its called passion...
Oct 10, 2011. 2:41 PMhossweightlifter says:
Still must have a lot of spare time......
Jul 30, 2011. 11:18 AMsamuel.jackson2012 says:
Can this holder be removed and placed on another bottle of the same size? Awesome design! Love it!
Jul 12, 2011. 1:22 PMchewy3939 says:
Man I love this! I made one for my mom's birthday. She's germ crazy. I really like this. Way to go!
Jul 11, 2011. 10:33 AMchicopluma says:
haha the title sounds like a bioweapon or something
Jul 12, 2011. 11:19 AMRedgerr says:
yeah ahaha, i had no idea what this was until i saw the little bottle
Jun 21, 2011. 5:23 PMdman07 says:
Dont Worry , Im sure the FBI will handle that part
Jun 12, 2011. 9:06 AMnwzhnd says:
I'm not sure where you're located but I wouldn't worry about anybody getting mad at you except your country's government department dealing with terrorists. lol These days I think they might be v-e-r-y interested. ;)
Jun 21, 2011. 5:19 PMdman07 says:
The Germ Grenade Rocks, Thank you so much for your tutorials, I really appreciate your guys time and instructions, please keep em coming.

Semper Fi

Corporal ,USMC
Jun 20, 2011. 8:29 PMlyonpridej says:
Very cool, I love this! I carry hand sanitizer everwhere I go, so I will definately make a few of these!

On question though, maybe someone knows? Won't the heat from the sun & a hot car destroy the antibacterial properties of hand sanitizers? I've always been afraid to leave any in my car for fear it wouldn't be any good.
Jun 21, 2011. 3:09 PMsolaralternatives says:
It's no worse than heat on isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol (AKA proponol) which is cheaper and probably a better sanitizing agent anyway.
Jun 21, 2011. 1:01 PManoderwanabe says:
Hand sanitizer use ehtyl alcohol to kill bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The gelled nature of the sanitizer allows the alcohol to stay in solution and not evaporate as easy. Heat is fine for it
Jun 21, 2011. 11:05 AMSicilianMafia says:
I'm sure this would look cool on a hand-sanitizer bottle as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qCi8yWA8IQ
(I'm obsessed with TyingItAllTogether)
Jun 20, 2011. 10:09 AMvishalapr says:
This is really nice, I voted for it in the Contest(Paracord)
Keep up the good work!
Jun 19, 2011. 3:11 AMamysteriousfaery says:
This is such an awesome idea! I can't wait to try it out!!
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