Paracord is a thin, strong, braided line that’s useful in dozens of different hunting and fishing scenarios, and can make the difference between life or death in a survival situation. Tim MacWelch ...

There are plenty of reasons why you don’t see many paracord-laden folders. Folding knives require mechanisms to pivot and lock, which get in the way of a skeletonized handle design.

Paracord is lightweight, inexpensive, and expendable, so there should always be a few yards or more in your pack—you’ll be glad it’s there when you need it.

Tim MacWelch The cord of a survival strap can make a suitable bow string for the bow-and-drill friction fire method. Because of the slipperiness of 550 cord, I like to use two strands of cord twisted ...

Sugru is great if your cord is already damaged or exposed, but if you just want to protect your charger for the long haul, Instructables user hawcrofta shows us that a little paracord braid around ...

But most examples share something else, too: a fixed blade. The CRKT Tailbone, designed by TJ Schwarz, is a versatile little knife with a paracord-wrapped handle. CRKT There are plenty of reasons why ...