CRAZY PREPARED

[Richter]

Have I mentioned before how much I love 550 (Parachute) cord?  It's really nifty stuff, so I don't care if I have.

If you need soemthing more substantial than thread or twine, but not quite as bulky as clothesline or REAL rope, this is your stuff.  I carry 20 ft. of it on habbit, and keep at least 200 ft. in the house at all times.  This IS overkill, but I have 3 sets of armor that are laced together by it.   

Need to keep it from fraying apart?  Apply fire.  It's totaly synthetic so the stuff melts.  If you need to thread it through small holes, and don't have needle / awl / fid / pliers, then jsut wet your fingertips a bit and smoosh it into a pointy "needle" shape while it's still molten.

You can cut the ends of and pull out all the extra strands inside of it.  This leaves you with an easily flattened outer "Shell" piece, great for lanyards that have to fit through small places or loops (like on that expensive ass digital camera of yours.), and a bundle of the small inner strands, useable for string, sewing up tents / bags, fishing line, etc.

Ladies: Need corset lace more substantial than the anemic ribbon it comes with?  Try this stuff.  SRSLY. 

Lace your boots with it.  (treat with a bit of waterproofing wax if you get worried it will retain water)

Tie things back together.

Lash a knife to anything long for a quick spear, and scare the next door kids while they're smoking dope in your bushes!

Did you ever learn to braid "Gimp" (Plastic craft ribbon) at summer camp?  All the same techniques apply, except now they make USEFUL, neat looking things. (You can hang them on your overpriced "Tactical" flashlight, or pointless "Special ops" pocketknife to look like an "operator", if you must.  I still think you're just looking silly.  Weaponizing your keychain would be more to the point.)

[Thurnez Isa]

Your all wrong...

if society collapses all you have to do is hang with Bhode

[LMNO]

Fuck that, I'm gonna track down the Lamanite.

Apparently, the food simply migrates his way.

[Thurnez Isa]

Fuck that, I'm gonna track down the Lamanite.

Apparently, the food simply migrates his way.

[Richter]

If society collapses I hope we all die in fucking fires.  Abandon hope, scream, and run in a circle.  It'll be quicker that way.

There is no knowledge that will help you. 

[LMNO]

Not even if I have 550 parachute cord?

[Richter]

It might make it harder for cannibal fundies and furry mutants to take the boots off your corpse.

[LMNO]

What if I have one of these?

[Rumckle]

Have I mentioned before how much I love 550 (Parachute) cord?  It's really nifty stuff, so I don't care if I have.

If you need soemthing more substantial than thread or twine, but not quite as bulky as clothesline or REAL rope, this is your stuff.  I carry 20 ft. of it on habbit, and keep at least 200 ft. in the house at all times.  This IS overkill, but I have 3 sets of armor that are laced together by it.   

Need to keep it from fraying apart?  Apply fire.  It's totaly synthetic so the stuff melts.  If you need to thread it through small holes, and don't have needle / awl / fid / pliers, then jsut wet your fingertips a bit and smoosh it into a pointy "needle" shape while it's still molten.

You can cut the ends of and pull out all the extra strands inside of it.  This leaves you with an easily flattened outer "Shell" piece, great for lanyards that have to fit through small places or loops (like on that expensive ass digital camera of yours.), and a bundle of the small inner strands, useable for string, sewing up tents / bags, fishing line, etc.

Ladies: Need corset lace more substantial than the anemic ribbon it comes with?  Try this stuff.  SRSLY. 

Lace your boots with it.  (treat with a bit of waterproofing wax if you get worried it will retain water)

Tie things back together.

Lash a knife to anything long for a quick spear, and scare the next door kids while they're smoking dope in your bushes!

Did you ever learn to braid "Gimp" (Plastic craft ribbon) at summer camp?  All the same techniques apply, except now they make USEFUL, neat looking things. (You can hang them on your overpriced "Tactical" flashlight, or pointless "Special ops" pocketknife to look like an "operator", if you must.  I still think you're just looking silly.  Weaponizing your keychain would be more to the point.)

The most important question is what's it feel like, and would it work for bondage applications?

[Richter]

It's a bit thin for most applications of that.  Make sure all parties willing to include rope burn in the session.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

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EDIT: Goddamnit. 

[Richter]

If you can't arm yourself with a razor sharp tool made from trash, how do you expect to be CRAZY PREPARED?

http://www.geocities.com/knappersanonymous/bottle.html

[Cainad (dec.)]

If you can't arm yourself with a razor sharp tool made from trash, how do you expect to be CRAZY PREPARED?

http://www.geocities.com/knappersanonymous/bottle.html

great find! I am very tempted to try this.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Very nice!

[Iason Ouabache]

BUMP for a good link:

http://thereifixedit.com/