10 Ways a survival bracelet can save your life

[Steve]

Sort of related.

Last weekend I had to sew up some leather ( bloody dog decided to eat part of a leather sofa ). I have good quality sailmakers needles, but I couldn't find my strong thread. I thought about using braid fishing line, but the stuff I have has got yellow woven into it which doesn't look too good on a black sofa. Then I remembered that I have a 4oz spool of Fastflite+ bow string, it's thin enough to sew with ( you use 9 thicknesses to make up the bow string ), it's black, waxed, and very strong. Perfect.

Anyway, back on subject, a spool of this would make a useful addition to your BOB, it knots quite well, is very strong, light, black. Add a couple of sailmakers needles and you can repair clothes, boots, tarps etc. etc., plus make a bowstring, snare or whatever. It can be split apart further to make fishing line or sew finer stuff.

Perhaps this is a worthy alternative to paracord.