Uses For A Shoelace By: Scott Robertson    On: 2010-09-11

Have you ever stopped to think how many different ways you can use a shoelace?

1. String
2. Belt
3. Water bottle holder
4. Snare
5. Ribbon when wrapping a present
6. Ties objects to your pack
7. Tie / Secure a splint
8. Tourniquet
9. Tie keys / tools / objects to pants / belt so you don't lose them
10. Replace tie down string for your tent
11. Tie up bags
12. Bundle together cables or rope
13. Emergency Cloth Line
14. Hair Tie
15. Make drill bow
16. Tie rock to the end of the lace and swing around as a survival weapon
17. Replace string on gadgets
18. Twist or braid into rope
19. Use lace fibers as a tinder to start a fire
20. Lash together some poles to make a gadget such as a tripod for cooking and purifying water
21. Hang a lantern from a tree
22. Hang a flashlight inside the tent
23. Tie bunch together to tie up a tarp for shade or rain protection
24. Wrap around a hiking stick to create a hand grip
25. To make a harpoon for fishing
26. As a necklace for ur valuable (pocket knife, compass, whistle, fire stater , etc.)

Giggling like a kid I ask if one could use a shoe lace to tie kids to a tree (or is it the kids tying parents to the tree) ??? I would like to hear about any other uses you can think of...