Survival Bracelet II

It's done....it only took him until 1:00 in the morning, but it's done! Here is DH's survival bracelet using the 'cobra' stitch, aka half knot. In my opinion the side release buckle is a little on the large size but it looks fine on his wrist.

Crafty Couple

My DH said something about making a survival bracelet the other night and he could tell right away by the look on my face that I had no clue what he was talking about. I count myself as a rather crafty person and also a bit of an outdoorsy person but I had never heard of a survival Bracelet....so in case you are as lost as I was, here's what it is: A bracelet fashioned out of a good length of paracord/550 cord so if the need ever arises you can tear apart the bracelet and use the length of cordage. DH and his old H53 guys used to make these when he was in the service the first time and since the annual canoe trip is coming up, he is determined to make one.

So for the past week he's been searching the local stores for 550 cord to make a bracelet....none of them had it. Today we had an RE appointment (They gave me the shot of Ovidrel today! YAY!) and hit up the BX and clothing sales for the 550 cord. On the way out we noticed they were selling these things at the counter in clothing sales. DH and another man exchanged comments about how they used to make those, then we were off to look for side release buckles. Hancock Fabric had 3/4" side release buckles for $1.49 each.

This afternoon, I did some research and found a site that sells the side release buckle in different sizes. http://cdwplus.com/singlesrb.html is the site I'll be ordering some buckles from in the near future. I also found out that there are several knots you can use to make your survival bracelet. My first try was at the rattle snake weave using a knot and loop for the closure. I'll wait until DH is done trying to figure out how he wants to make his before I start on my next bracelet....it may be awhile though since he's been 'planning' how he's going to make his for the past hour.

Netflix!

I can't believe we haven't tried this before! NETFLIX! It's amazing...no more waiting in line outside of the grocery store or McDonald's at a Redbox for a movie. Instant movies through our Wii...it's GREAT! I know, I know...welcome to the technological age. I'm just loving it!

Well, it's a new week. Cleaning has been started, laundry is almost done and I'm waiting for DH to get home from work by watching a movie...via Netflix, of course! Let's see how much I get done this week....