My love affair with paracord continues.  Not only is it strong and useful for a myriad of tasks, it is colorful and fun to work with while making bracelets, key fobs, belts and other goodies. I am not the only one that feels this way.

Simply enter the term “paracord” into a search engine and you will be presented with thousands of articles covering everything from what it is, how it is used, where to buy it, and more. It seems like everyone has a stake in the paracord love-fest with preppers leading the pack!

What Exactly is Paracord?

[amazon asin=B0051OQXUG&template=*lrc ad (left)]Here at Backdoor Survival, I first wrote about paracord in 2012. I  described it this way:

Paracord is a lightweight nylon rope that was originally used in the suspension lines of US parachutes during World War II. Soldiers, however, found that this miracle rope was useful for far more than their paratrooper missions. In the ensuing years, both the military and civilians alike have found hundreds if not thousands of uses for paracord.

It is available by length, typically 50 to 100 feet (or more) and in a variety of colors. It is also available is large quantities by the spool. Many hikers and outdoor sports enthusiasts make or purchase “survival [amazon asin=B002JJSP5W&template=*lrc ad (right)]bracelets” made of several feet of paracord which is woven into a compact bracelets that can be unraveled in the field.

By the way, you will often see paracord referred to as Paracord 550 means that it has a breaking strength of 550 pounds or more. Now that is strong!

Paracord can be used for many purposes such as securing things, removing heavy debris and fixed objects, strapping things together, as a harness to escape a burning building, controlling bleeding as a tourniquet, and the list goes on. You can even unravel the cord and use the individual strands as a fishing line or as thread to sew on a button. Wonderful stuff.

[amazon asin=B00DDL7A7O&template=*lrc ad (left)]I touched upon a number of uses in the description above but that was merely a sampling.  There is more – a lot more.  Today I share 44 different uses of paracord for prepping and survival purposes.

44 Ways to Use Paracord for Prepping and Survival

1. Secure a tent
2. Secure a tarp between trees
3. Hang tools from your belt
4. Hang tools from around your neck[amazon asin=098555780X&template=*lrc ad (right)]
5. Secure things to the outside of your backpack
6. Make a tourniquet
7. Secure a splint
8. Make a sling for your arm
9. Make an emergency belt to hold your pants up
10. Make emergency suspenders
11. Replace a broken bra strap (it happens)
12. [amazon asin=B00DCCO1DK&template=*lrc ad (left)]Replace broken or missing shoe laces
13. Repair a zipper pull
14. Secure your boat or skiff to a tree
15. Make a tow line; double or triple up for extra strength
16. Create a makeshift lanyard
17. String a clothesline
18. Hang something up off the ground
19. Rig a pulley system
20. Make traps and snares

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