Rescue Bands and the parachute cord they are made with have
many uses that can be employed for a number of different situations. Typically when thinking of a Rescue
Band we think of its utility in terms of survival situations, like creating a
sling for a broken limb, or using one of the inner cords as fishing line. Rescue Bands aren’t just for survival
though; there are lots of ways that your Rescue Band can help you out in a less
than dire situation.
Use your Rescue Band…
As
a belt:
It sounds kind of funny but I can tell you from experience
that showing up somewhere, like work for instance, in your khakis and polo and
realizing you forgot to put your belt on can make for a long day. Granted a piece of paracord tied around
your waist isn’t going to replace your Italian leather belt but it certainly
beats not having anything.
As
a backup surfboard leash:
For those of you that aren’t surfers http://ijustsurf.com/the-blogs/learning-to-surf/the-humble-leg-rope-surfboard-leash/
. Now that surf leashes are the
main stream and just about every surfer is wearing them (not just for kooks
anymore) it has become socially irresponsible not to have one on. It’s sort of like a courtesy; if you
wipeout and have a leash on your board it’s less likely to catch a fellow
surfer on its way into shore without you.
So what do you do if your leash breaks? Most people, at least the people I know, don’t have an extra
leash just in case their primary one breaks. Why bother, they cost upwards of $20 typically and they very
rarely break. At the same time
however, if your leash
happened to break and you were at the beach with killer waves, would you want
to leave to go pick up a new leash or risk riding without one and losing your
board? No, but you don’t have to,
you have the convenience of a Rescue Band on your wrist, just unravel it and
attach it to your board and your good to go. (And Rescue Bands will replace deployed bands
for FREE if you submit the story of how you used it through the website).
As
a tow-rope:
No, not that kind of tow-rope, we’re sticking with the
action sports and using it as a tow-rope for watersports. With the ability to hold up to 550 lbs
your Rescue Band is strong enough to pull up even the biggest of friends. As a matter of fact I don’t think I’ve
ever seen anyone who weighs 400+ lbs up on a set of skis or a wakeboard, they
typically just stick to floating.
Anyways, typically when doing this sort of activity and the rope breaks
the entire rope isn’t useless, it is usually just a 5 ft section of line that
has become weak. Solution? I’m sensing a trend, use your Rescue
Band and replace the section of line with it. A good wakeboard tow-rope typically will cost over $40,
which is sort of a lot if all you need is a 5ft section to replace what
broke.
A
clothes line
This idea is actually not our own, one of our customers sent
us a testimonial describing how they used their Rescue Band. As a college student she needed
something to hang her clothes on to dry, and wouldn’t you know it, a Recue Band
did the trick. If you’re not a
college student trying to save your quarters you could still use this idea
while your camping or on vacation where swimming is involved.
A
zipper pull
One of the most frustrating things to do is trying close a
zipper that has lost the attached piece you actually pull it with. It seems like this happens all the time
and typically when it’s inconvenient.
If you have a Rescue Band on, just deploy it and cut a small piece of it
to loop through where the original pull was, problem solved, frustration
averted. After deploying your
Rescue Band as a zipper pull you will probably have a lot of surplus paracord,
burn the end that you cut and hold onto it, you can probably use it for
something else.
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| This Rescue Bands customer used his band as an emergency sling after a winter sports accident! |
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