Paracord Lanyards for Military

Get Connected Icon Happens On Oct 10, 2023
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Description

Make paracord survival lanyards to send to deployed troops through Operation Gratitude.

All who serve use paracord, which gets its name from parachute cord and can hold up to 550 lbs. of weight. The bracelet provides 5 feet of cord that can be used in an emergency. Paracord “Survival” Lanyards can be used to:

  • Hang an IV bag from a tree
  • Secure camouflage nets to trees or vehicles
  • Build a makeshift shelter
  • Extend a security strap or rope to reach and haul heavy objects
  • Create a harness to extract an injured person from a bad location
  • Make a sling or splint

And those are just a few of the ways to use the full paracord! Cut the paracord and remove the seven to nine individual nylon strands inside it (the “guts”) and now you have a finer strong string to use as:

  • Thread to repair gear
  • Emergency sutures to close a wound
  • Fishing line
  • Trip line to secure an area
Kits have the supplies and instructions you need to make a Paracord Lanyard. 
 

Details

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Location

Get Connected Icon Los Altos Community Center
97 Hillview Ave
Los Altos, CA  94022