Paracord Strap Wrap

 by mattrush
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Hi, this is my first Instructable so bare with me.

The Paracord Strap Wrap is a simple way of tidying up loose ends on your gear using various lengths of paracord. Using paracord instead of things like cable ties has its obvious advantages to any paracord fanatic. Depending on the amount of the strap you want to cover and the thickness you want to make it you can use anywhere between 2 or 3 meters up to 15. Below is a quick 5 minute one that i did with about a meter of cord on my Maxpedition Monsoon Gearslinger.
 
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Now i have found that in most of my out door type gear, any webbing strap that is stitched up at the end has a small enough gap to fit a single length of paracord through. The easiest way to do this is with a cable tie. 
raster_eyes says: Aug 25, 2012. 3:00 PM
Yeah, agreed w/ what PKTraceur said, above. I didn't notice the quality of the pictures (at first) because I was ntent on following the thread of the I'ble. Only afterwards did I think "Yeah, that's right!"

The pictures were:
a.) well & evenly-lit,
b.) sharply focused on their subject, and
c.) the shots were taken from a point close enough to their subject, that extraneous details were out of the frame completely.

This helped make an interesting I'ble easier to follow. You can have your cell-cams; give me a good point-n-shoot, or *SLR any day!
raster_eyes says: Aug 25, 2012. 2:49 PM
Agree w/ PKTraceur re: pictures. I wasn't aware of the photos (at first) because I was intent on following the thread of the article. Only *afterwards* did I think: "yeah, that's right!"; the pictures were: a.) well & evenly lit, b.) sharply focused on their subject, and c.) simplified (shot close enough that extraneous details were out of the frame). This makes it so easy to understand & follow.

I wish more I'ble authors would do that. You can have your cell-cams; give me a *SLR or quality point-n-shoot any day!
mattrush (author) says: Jun 21, 2011. 2:34 AM
Please vote for it in the competition if you like it. Thanks :)
plasticpopcorn4 says: Jun 1, 2011. 1:11 PM
did you do 2 passes on this on? looks more solid than the other pics
mattrush (author) in reply to plasticpopcorn4Jun 1, 2011. 1:14 PM
Yes i did 2 runs, one on top of the other.
Count Almasy says: Jun 1, 2011. 7:15 AM
Wow, going to try that on all my bags. Great idea, thanks for putting it up.
wilgubeast says: May 31, 2011. 1:56 PM
Glorious. Just glorious. My bag has a strap with no padding. This will become a future resource for all my strap-wrapping needs.
PKTraceur says: May 31, 2011. 1:24 PM
Awesome! Very clear pictures.
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