Paracord Survival Necklace

Step 7: Attaching survival items

Put whatever small survival items onto the larger split ring. The tools can't be too large or it'll be uncomfortable to wear. I would recommend a nice quality keychain knife like the spyderco bug or ladybug. I never owned either of them, but the bug is only $8. It has no lock, but the slightly larger version has a lock for $45. I would also recommend a striker for the firesteel (http://firesteel.com/products/FireSteel-Super-Scraper.html) and a small magnesium rod (http://firesteel.com/products/Magnesium-Tinder-Rod-with-Lanyard-Hole.html) to aid in firestarting. The split pea (tinier version of the peanut lighter) from countycomm would also be good (http://countycomm.com/splitpea.htm). Lastly, I put on a whistle, also from countycomm (http://countycomm.com/ITWWHISTLE.html). You can add anything you want as long as it fits on the split ring and doesn't make the necklace too uncomfrotable to wear. After you put everything on the split ring, put the larger split ring on the smaller one.

Comments

[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.