Adjustable Paracord Survival Wristband 23cm

Cord you actually have on you.

Every time you need a metre of cord, it is in the other bag. A tarp guy line lets go at two in the morning. A pack strap gives out halfway up the hill. Something needs lashing to the roof rack and all you have on you is a set of keys. It is rarely a disaster. It is a wasted hour, a flogging tarp and a walk back to the ute.

This is a braided cord band with a metal screw-pin shackle, worn on the wrist. Cut it or unpick it and you have a length of cord to work with. That is the whole idea. It is a convenience item, not life-support kit, and the Limits tab says plainly what it will not do.

Five colours - black, blue, khaki, green and camo. One length: 230 mm end to end, with a shackle pin that fixes into one of several holes so you can step the fit in or out.

What It Does

• Tarp line lets go at night: you are not turning a pack out in the dark looking for cord you may not have packed.
• Something needs lashing down: a swag on the roof rack, a jerry can in the tray, gear that shifts on every corner.
• A strap or a lace fails: boot lace, pack strap, gaiter buckle. A length of cord gets you walking again instead of limping back.
• Camp jobs nobody plans for: a clothesline between two trees, a bag hoisted out of reach of animals, a gate tied shut.
• It comes with you: the reason you have no cord is that cord lives in a bag. This lives on your wrist, so it is there on the walk you did not plan for.

Key Features

• Flat braided band: wide weave, worn like a watch strap rather than a thin bangle.
• Metal shackle closure: a bow shackle with a threaded screw pin, not a plastic side-release clip.
• Adjusts in steps: the pin fixes into one of several holes in the shackle bar, so the fit moves in set increments.
• One length: 230 mm end to end.
• Five colours: black, blue, khaki, green and camo. The metalwork is black on all five.
• Nothing to charge or service: no battery, no electronics, no moving parts beyond the pin.
• Sold singly: one band per order, in the colour you pick.

Watch Me

A general look at what paracord gets used for out in the field. It is not our video and it is not a demonstration of this band, so treat it as background rather than instructions - and read the Limits tab before you copy anything in it.

Limits

• Never take weight on it: not your body weight, not anyone else's. This band, its cord and its shackle are not for climbing, abseiling, rescue, towing, lifting, lowering, or any part of a system that does those things. Somebody treating a wristband as a climbing aid is the failure that actually hurts people, so we will say it flat: it is a wristband. Wear it, do not hang off it.
• No breaking strain is published: "550" is a load rating, and it is the most commonly faked number in this whole category. Nothing on this band, its packaging or any supplier image states a rating, a kilogram figure or a strand count. So we do not put one on the page. Treat the cord as unrated.
• The shackle is a shape, not a rating: the closure copies the look of a rigging bow shackle. It is jewellery-scale hardware, it carries no working load limit of any kind, and it is not rigging.
• There are no tools on it: no whistle, no fire striker, no compass, no blade, no thermometer. Cord and a buckle, and that is the lot. If you want a whistle or a striker, buy one that is a whistle or a striker.
• Using the cord destroys the band: unpicking or cutting the braid is a one-way trip. You end up with cord and no bracelet, and it does not go back on your wrist without re-braiding it.
• 230 mm is the band, not the cord: that figure is the strap on your wrist. How much cord comes out of it when you unpick it is not specified by the supplier and we have not pulled one apart to measure, so there is no unravelled-length figure on this page.
• It steps, it does not slide: the pin drops into a hole, so the fit moves in fixed increments rather than pulling snug anywhere you like. Measure your wrist before you order.

Q & A

Is this genuine 550 paracord?

We cannot tell you, so we do not say it. 550 is a breaking-strain designation, and nothing printed on the band or shown in any supplier image states a rating or an inner strand count. If you need cord with a known rating, buy rated cord that comes with a label on it and keep this for the jobs where a rating does not matter.

How much cord is actually in it?

Not specified by supplier. Bands like this are commonly advertised at around three metres. We have not measured one, so we are not repeating a number we cannot stand behind.

Is the shackle stainless steel?

The supplier does not state the metal. Every one of the five colour photos shows a black-finish metal shackle, not bare stainless, so what we can honestly tell you is: metal, black finish, type not specified.

Will it fit my wrist?

The band is 230 mm end to end and the pin fixes into one of several holes in the shackle. Run a bit of string around your wrist and measure it against a tape before you order. There is one length only.

Can I clip gear to the shackle?

Keys or a small torch, at your own risk. Nothing heavy, and nothing you cannot afford to lose - there is no load rating behind that shackle.

What comes in the packet?

One band in the colour you choose. No tools, no pouch, no instructions.

How long is delivery?

10 to 14 days from the day you order, and allow up to three weeks. Shipping is free to Australia and New Zealand.

Specs

Where a row reads "Not specified by supplier", the supplier has not stated it and we could not read it off the product or any product image. We would rather leave a gap than fill it with a number we cannot back.