Paracord Planet Blog
Craft. Create. Customize
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Aug 16th 2019
Since it's beginning, Paracord Planet's slogan has been "Craft. Create. Customize." Why did we choose that catchphrase as part of our moniker? We see paracord as one of
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Paracord Planet Photo of the Month
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Aug 9th 2019
Many of you travel to interesting places. In fact, some of you LIVE in locations that are pretty darn beautiful! Wherever you live, work, play, or volunteer, we want to
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Can Paracord be Fashionable?
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Jul 25th 2019
In a recent post about the Meaning of Paracord Bracelets, we talked about how paracord has usually represented the toughness of the American military—to the point that s
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Paracord and Rope in Any Hobby
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on May 10th 2019
Rope. The most basic tool, thought to have been around for nearly 20,000 years, is still just as useful today as ever. While the everyday man doesn't use rope in
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Do I Need Mil-Spec Paracord?
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Mar 29th 2019
So, a friend told you, "Be sure you buy mil-spec when you get paracord." Okay, cool. What does that mean?
What Is Mil-Spec Paracord?
Mil-spec paracord is paracor
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Paracord Crafting With Kids
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Mar 14th 2019
It takes a special kind of person to give children something as messy as paint, and then be patient enough to watch them develop their skills from ground zero. If you
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A Selective History of Knots and Rope
Posted by Luke on Feb 14th 2019
First of all, I want to note that this list is far from exhaustive—or even complete. That being said, I thought it was interesting how ropes have been used throughou
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Mastering Monkey Fists
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Feb 8th 2019
Monkey fists may seem like an unachievable knot to the beginner crafter, but with a little bit of practice and the right tools, they can be a relatively quick to mak
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7 Things to Never Do with Paracord
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Jan 25th 2019
Paracord is good for a lot of things: camping, crafting, drone flying, sculping… Legend has it, paracord can even be used to floss your teeth in a pinch, though this is
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A Better Binding Knot
Posted by Luke Quanbeck on Jan 17th 2019
Perhaps you can relate to this:
I often find myself needing a knot to bind something. Sometimes it's to bundle a bunch of items together, other times it's to keep s
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