Have you ever stopped to think how many different ways you can use a shoelace?
- String
- Belt
- Water bottle holder
- Snare
- Ribbon when wrapping a present
- Ties objects to your pack
- Tie / Secure a splint
- Tourniquet
- Tie keys / tools / objects to pants / belt so you don't lose them
- Replace tie down string for your tent
- Tie up bags
- Bundle together cables or rope
- Emergency Cloth Line
- Hair Tie
- Make drill bow
- Tie rock to the end of the lace and swing around as a survival weapon
- Replace string on gadgets
- Twist or braid into rope
- Use lace fibers as a tinder to start a fire
- Lash together some poles to make a gadget such as a tripod for cooking and purifying water
- Hang a lantern from a tree
- Hang a flashlight inside the tent
- Tie bunch together to tie up a tarp for shade or rain protection
- Wrap around a hiking stick to create a hand grip
- To make a harpoon for fishing
- 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...
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