Fiddling about with some Firecord (paracord with an extra strand of tinder inside), I was wondering about ways I could carry some of this cord, without creating something extra to what I already carry, and without adding too much bulk to my pack.
Faffing with a zipper pull in the rain with wet hands, I thought there had to be a better solution, and thus two ideas collided.
So with nothing better to do, being kept up with a mix of the flu and insomnia, I thought I'd have a play and see what I could come up with.
I made 2, the larger one is made with approximately 2 x 24" of fire cord, and weighs 10.8g, the smaller one is 8.3g and made with approx 2 x 18" of firecord. I say approximately as whilst I measured them out as 24" and 18" respectively, you end up trimming off ½-1" when you finish and seal the ends. The trimmings provide a useful size bit for practising lighting the lighter core from the cord...
The knot used is a square sinnet. I'll probably put the larger one on my PFD, and the smaller one on my pack.
Thought this may interest/be of use to others, hence sharing.
J
Faffing with a zipper pull in the rain with wet hands, I thought there had to be a better solution, and thus two ideas collided.
So with nothing better to do, being kept up with a mix of the flu and insomnia, I thought I'd have a play and see what I could come up with.
I made 2, the larger one is made with approximately 2 x 24" of fire cord, and weighs 10.8g, the smaller one is 8.3g and made with approx 2 x 18" of firecord. I say approximately as whilst I measured them out as 24" and 18" respectively, you end up trimming off ½-1" when you finish and seal the ends. The trimmings provide a useful size bit for practising lighting the lighter core from the cord...
The knot used is a square sinnet. I'll probably put the larger one on my PFD, and the smaller one on my pack.
Thought this may interest/be of use to others, hence sharing.
J
