Paracord Bracelets as helper on the travels

Paracord bracelet as a helper on your travel

To my roads I most time used paracord bracelet. This bracelet help me to overcome the difficulties in nature. What is exactly paracord bracelet and what have for functions you can read next in this article.

The history of paracord bracelets we can date to start II. world war, when was invented paracord rope, which in the war used parachutists. Shortly before World War II, Wallace Carothers, an American chemist and inventor of organic chemistry research, discovered a new polyamide called nylon. This material, also called "synthetic silk", literally revolutionized mobile warfare. And why in mobile warfare? This invention has enabled large-scale expansion of parachuting, meaning the birth of paratroopers. Until then, parachutes were made exclusively from natural silk. The amount of natural silk was severely restricted because it was a product of a small night silkworm butterfly. That's why the new silk - synthetic silk literally transformed the war and made it possible to produce parachutes and parachutes in large production. And all thanks to the faster and much easier production of artificial silk.

From this is only step to create a bracelet paracord. In the 1960s was U.S army produce and used paracord bracelets. After this paracord bracelets took over British army (SAS) and then other armies. The general public, however, had to wait for these bracelets for another 40 years. In the start 21. Century were this bracelets sold in USA and after in the rest of the world.
Functions Paracord Bracelets
The basic version of the paracord bracelet has 4 or 5 functions. This version include fire starter, compass, small knife, whistle and 3 meters long rope. Also are also bracelets for the demanding, with up to 15 functions, including a key, a screwdriver, an opener, a grinder and more other.

At the same time are in the market paracord bracelets for climbers, without functions. These bracelets are used to protect between climber and rope. One cord of the paracord bracelet keeps up to 550 pounds. The bracelet is interwoven with several levels and therefore keeps up to weight 1500 pounds (730 kg) is guaranteed.
My experiences with paracord bracelet
On all paths I´m taken a paracord bracelet, thanks to its versatile use. I appreciate compass, which every time show my exactly the direction of my journey. At the same time helped me to make fire when I did not have matches and a lighter, thereby once saving my live without the exaggeration.

Below you will find the presentation videos about this paracord bracelets. Thanks to this you can see the functions of these paracord bracelets with your own eyes.

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