Has anyone ever needed to use cord from a knife handle?

[squidsix]

Pack's in the truck, 2.9" Benchmade North Fork knife, and AAA flashlight in my pockets...... Squidsix's 6915 and a spare 15rd mag on my belt!

After taking an ALICE course last year have been putting 15" of 750 paracord in my coat/vest pocket.

Holy moly I’m famous!

 

[bill2000]

No, never have. That said, I've never needed to use my firearm in anger either but I wouldn't want to be without it.

 

[Farmer17]

I've only been in a survival type situation once in my life. A friend and I leased some hunting land in South Eastern Oklahoma without ever seeing it from a 96 year old man and all we had was a poorly drawn map. We left about 5am and drive about an hour and a half to go scout it out and about 11:00 we had seen enough of the lease and were getting hungry and decided to go back to the truck. Well, it was overcast and the trees were tall, and we couldn't see the sun and got lost trying to find our way back. We walked all day and had not seen any signs of life and we found a couple of barbwire fences that went nowhere but we were able to get a drink out of a pond, however we hadn't eaten breakfast or anything since dinner the night before and were wearing jeans and t-shirts and it was going to get really cold that night. When night came we were exhausted and starving and getting pretty worried but just kept stumbling along in the dark and finally found a dirt road and walked about 20 minutes and a pickup truck came by and stopped and let us ride in the bed while he took us back to our truck. So if I was putting together a survival kit the first thing would be a compass, then something to eat, then a jacket or heavy duty trash bags to stay warm and dry, parachute cord would be handy but probably further down the list.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Holy moly I’m famous!

LOL...........I'd call it closer to "infamous" !

 

[Grayfox]

The only thing I've ever intentionally wrapped with paracord was the handle of my stainless steel coffee cup. I've never had to take it off for an emergency.
However, I do agree that paracord is some handy stuff. I keep a bundle of it in all my vehicles and my backpacks. Now those supplies I have used fairly often.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

The funny thing about those emergency situations is that you don’t know when or where they’ll show up.
I don’t always carry a pack with that kind of stuff in it.

my sediments exactly,said the river

 

[Fishslayer]

Some folks advocate paracord bracelets.

I chuckled the first time I saw an ad with the burly SF type with the tactical high & tight, tactical beard and badboy shades flogging those.

I'm a recovering hippie & we wore those bracelets all the time back in the '60s & '70s but in leather, usually made by our gals.

 

[vigil617]

So if I was putting together a survival kit the first thing would be a compass, then something to eat, then a jacket or heavy duty trash bags to stay warm and dry, parachute cord would be handy but probably further down the list.

Throw a knife in there first. The rest can follow.

 

[mtgianni]

I have probably 40-50 knives around the house but none with paracord handles. I don't see that changing. I do have a para cord bracelet I have never unwound.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

No paracord but in old blue I have a 150' anchor rode two 3/8" 25' spring lines and two 15' fore/aft lines under the middle seat.
Of course I DO carry on my key ring a handcuff key and a bottle opener-same idea just different emergencies