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Just What You've Always Wanted

It’s That Handy Rope Bracelet You Should Have Packed, Samwise Gamgee!

by Jamie Frevele | 3:17 pm, August 26th, 2011


Introducing the Survival Strap! A stylish woven bracelet that can be unraveled and used in both pinches as well as dire situations because it’s made out of paracord and is super strong! Basically, it’s the very rope you will need to have on hand while mountain climbing, camping, or restraining crazed slaves of the Ring. And it comes in 50,000 different color combinations! Sam, are you hearing this?

From the product page alone, these things look like they’ll make your life instantly more exciting than it ever should be. According to the copy on the front page, buyers of the Survival Straps have achieved such tasks as “making a tourniquet,” “saving an infant,” “surviving a terrorist attack,” and “tying a new grill to a car”! And should you use your rope to journey through the mountains of Mordor, you should take a picture and provide a detailed account because then you will have your Survival Straps replaced free of charge!

The heavy-duty military spec 550 paracord is 16 feet long and secured with a stainless steel shackle. (Not just a clasp — a friggin’ shackle.) And at only $25 — with a hurricane about to punch the East Coast in the face — it’s what every self-respecting survivalist (or hopeful survivalist) needs in their tool kit (aside from pans).

(Gear Junkie)

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7G4SWUX2MCWWXLMYNN347JMIZY Frodo Baggins

    Dangling from the ventilation shaft and shooting a bunch of Russian mobsters.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=681460421 Lauron Haney

    These are especially helpful if they are made from 550 paracord- a type of thin rope which, when sliced out of its wrapping consists of five separate strands that are each individually weight tested for 50 pounds. You don’t need to spend $25 on one though. They are pretty easy (and cheap) to make. I prefer closing mine off with a carabiner though, rather than the “shackle” shown here. As an avid camper and former Venture Scout, I can attest that these little bracelets are quite useful.

  • Anonymous

    Here is 100 feet of nylon military paracord 550 lbs type III 7 strand rope. There are 7 inner strands, and the cord is rated for 550 lbs, just like these bracelets. You can get it for $9 on Amazon. You could make 7-10 of these bracelets for $9, if you have the know-how and the patience. Of course you’d need another solution for the clasp.
    http://www.amazon.com/Nylon-Military-Paracord-Strand-Utility/dp/B002TTDKCU

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000416149823 Hannah Wick

    I have one on right now, they’re very useful.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AOFTU2AM7WRZZFDC6SPN4XF6KQ Null

    Am I the only one who had kinky thoughts right now?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000416149823 Hannah Wick

    It’s a pain to unravel though. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AOFTU2AM7WRZZFDC6SPN4XF6KQ Null

    Given how long that took, I think the answer is ‘yes’. ;)

  • http://spk4thetrees.livejournal.com/ Lilly

    hmm I find it interesting how there are “men” and “women” straps on here even though they are exactly the same product…

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