Paracord Survival Necklace

Paracord survival necklaces? What are those?
You probably have heard of paracord survival bracelets. They hold paracord on your person, but nothing else. Now, there is a way to hold cord AND some survival tools on your person without stuffing your pockets. These necklaces hold about 9 feet of cord and hold a split ring to add other survival essentials. Let's get started.

Step 1 Materials and Tools

For this necklace you will need:
  * 12 feet of 550 Paracord (You actually need more than what's in the finished product or you'll come up short)
          I got mine at http://countycomm.com/550cord.htm. They have other cool military surplus items. Click the link in the upper left corner that says "Whats New" to see everything they have.
  * Tiny split ring (1/4" should be good)
          I got mine on ebay
  * Larger split ring (What your tools will hang off of.)
  * Hemostats or needle nose pliers(Not absolutely necessary, but it helps.)
  * lighter or matches
          I use the countycomm stainless peanut lighter at http://countycomm.com/sslight.htm.
  * Mini firesteel or other 2" long, thin object
          I got mine at http://firesteel.com/products/FireSteel-Mini.html. It's 2" by 3/20". $0.49 with $4.00 flat rate shipping or free shipping on orders $100,000 (I'm not kidding you, read the top of your cart)
  * Ruler
  * Scissors
          I used the ones at http://countycomm.com/premiumshears.htm. They cut quite well.

Comments

[alexward]

Excellent! Thank you.
home repair Raleigh

[darthbindy]

what about useing one of the snap-on multi tools? i have one and there pretty light, only drawback is that the knifes in them are flimsy and small

[wakojako]

a VERY good whistle to use is the fox 40 micro.
nice ible

[paracordlover]

hahaha so u did a 3 layer king cobra weave ehh?? hahahw what should we even call this? double king cobra???

[VoiceofTJ]

I've seen it called 'Super Cobra'.

[ERCCRE123]

How about a king king cobra?

[jack penny]

how about a USB drive with a waterproof "armor", they are kinda expensive but are nice to have personal info on if you are found dead/passed out

[ERCCRE123]

You can easily waterproof any flash drive by painting epoxy over the flash drive itself. You have to take off the case, but you might be able to slip a split ring over a hole in the usb connector.

Instructable (Not mine):
http://www.instructables.com/id/Water-proof-a-flash-drive/

[jsgraham]

Spyderco has a line of knives called the Byrd series.  They have a knife called the Finch that is the same size as the Ladybug.  You can get a Finch on eBay with the fiberglass reinforced nylon handle material for about $14 including shipping.  I own one with a G10 handle.  It is my favorite knife.  I highly recommend them.  Affordable, quality knives.  For your application, I would recommend a Leatherman Squirt E4 or S4.  Small, and has a lot of useful tools.

goinggear.com has some great survival tools at affordable prices.

[ERCCRE123]

Thanks for the tip, I completely forgot about the squirt line from leatherman when I made this. I have never owned one, how heavy are they? I think they might be too heavy for a necklace.

[jsgraham]

They're super light... 1.9 oz or 54 g - 2.25" long closed.  My E4 is more for electronic work, with a wire stripper, needle nose pliers, small file, screw drivers, tweezers, and a small file.  Very handy to carry around.  I also have a Leatherman Juice S2.  But it is larger.  All of their Juice and Squirt line tools can be seen on their website. 

[Hunter O.]

I love countrycomm.com

[ERCCRE123]

I know, right?

[Hunter O.]

yeah

[Mindhunt3r]

Excellent instructable, used it as a fishing lanyard with a hook remover in the center and some other small tools attached to the split ring by way of a few swivels. I was very happy with the outcome, thanks!

[ERCCRE123]

Glad to see i can help.

[jsgraham]

Usually the split rings you find in the craft section are not stout enough for survival needs.  You want something that's going to take a beating in the wilderness.  I usually go to a fishing tackle supply store, like Gander Mountain or Cabela's.  They're a little more at the tackle shop, but they're stainless steel.

[rhaubejoi]

You can also get the small split rings in the beading sections of walmart or a craft store.  I bought a package assortment of 240 small and large last night for $3.00 at walmart.  You can also get the larger split rings at walmart or craft store.  Look on the aisle where they have the lanyard/frienship bracelet supplies.  I have also used eBay to buy paracord in the past.  They are very competitive on pricing because there are so many vendors to choose from.

[lemonie]

Satisfy my curiosity: how is a plectrum a survival essential? You could have pictured something else - why that?

L

[ERCCRE123]

This is actually the one i carry around on an every day basis. When I go outdoors I swap it out.

[lemonie]

I just wondered why you chose that use for the survival I'ble. Thanks for the reply.

L

[ERCCRE123]

It's ok, this instructable is still a work in progress

[lennyb]

you never know when a musical emergency may arise.
or if it was steel you could use it as an arrowhead.

[lemonie]

Ah, now that is a good idea, thanks.

L

[craig3]

band camp? if it was a metal one you could use it to trike the flint, someone should make one

[tevers94]

smart idea putting the flint inside of it, nice idea for keychains.