Homemade Paracord Belt
In my article on how to make a survival kit I point out the importance of having certain items with you at all times (your first tier gear) which are ideally directly on your person. One of those items that I recommend is some amount of cordage — the more the better.
For example, I always have around 10 feet of paracord in the form of a bracelet on me. Being that it’s 550 paracord, it is made up of seven separate inner fibers and one outer sheath which can be used for many survival purposes (simple lashings, snares, bowdrill string, Paiute deadfall etc).
While 10 feet is good, what if it were possible to carry around 100 feet of cordage with you at all times that is just as unassuming as a bracelet and is available to access at a moments notice? Well you can…with a paracord belt. One of our readers (Dan) provided me a link that teaches you how to make your own paracord belt — so I went off and made one. Here are some of the pictures of that process:
Buckle from an old belt
The Weave
Finished Belt
Now for you women out there that don’t necessarily wear large belts, you could easily substitute your purse strap with paracord (Prada should really come out with a paracord option 
).
Here are some other belts which have been made (images link to the source site).
So check it out. Since I like to push self-reliance, make one if you can. If you can’t then purchase one. Here are some resources I found on the web:
Paracord Belt Instructions
- M4040’s Blog – This is the instructions I followed to make the belt you see in the pictures above.
- Flat Braid Method – You can use this method to create a paracord belt.
- The Chubby Survivalist – Nice looking belt with some easy to follow instructions.
Where to Purchase a Paracord Belt
Other Resources
- Stormdrane’s Blog – Amazing things that you can do with paracord and knots in general. Very inspirational work.
- Animated Knotes – A great resource into many different kinds of knots (many of which can be used to make paracord gear).
Related posts:
- The Weekly Tactical Touch-Point: Paracord Belt 2.0 Edition
- How to Make a Paracord Bracelet
- What’s In Your Wallet?
- Homemade Sanitary Pads
- Posted in Gear
That’s amazing, Erich! What a great concept to have a belt made out of something so useful as paracord.
Lisa
Thanks Lisa,
I think I’ve got the bug for paracord crafts. Maybe I’ll ask my wife how to crochet, I want to make a paracord shirt
(and guys since it’s paracord, no worries — it’s a manly craft).
Can’t wait to see the new and improved version. Not a bad idea at all.
You can also lace your shoes/boots with it.
Jimmy,
Good point. I did try the paracord lace but it only “looked right” on my boots. With my job, I mostly wear shoes so I needed a convenient way of wearing paracord without it looking out of place (hence the belt idea).
- Erich
This is awesome, was just browsing Google and found it. Lovin it!
Just an idea if you haven’t.. mostly because I’m curious, you should test the break strength of the Para-Belt, I bet you’d be able to at least be able to pull a car ;D
Thanks again, just added a new bookmark.
Thanks Joe,
Yeah that would be a good test. I’ll have to look into that. I’m sure it would be ridiculously strong considering paracord by itself is rated to 550 lbs.
What is the style/knot in the last picture called?
Anon,
It is a double cobra weave.