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Well I received a package in the mail today from RAT Cutlery. It contained three Tek Loks. One for my RC-3, one for my BRK Bravo-1, and one extra. I thought about putting it on my Izula but ended up rigging up a neck chain for it instead. This idea was suggested to me by another RAT forum member and I finally got around to trying it out. Here's what happened....
About a week ago I picked up some bead chain from the fan/lighting department at Home Depot. Today I cut it to length. Next I cut a piece of 550 cord the same length.
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Next I pulled the casing back to expose the inner threads on both ends.
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Then I tied one of the strands to the end bead of my chain.
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Once it was secure. I pulled the strands from the other end until the bead chain had replaced all the strands inside the casing.
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I then fastened the bead chain and melted the two ends of the paracord casing together.
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Now I have a bead chain neck cord without the noise or discomfort of the metal on my neck.
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This was pretty easy to do and, to me, is a huge improvement over a normal beaded neck chain. Plus, the melted ends of the paracord sheathing offer a weak point should the rig get tangled up in something and try to strangle me.
While I was at it I decided to figure out a way to wrap the kit firesteel to the sheath in a way that it wouldn't come loose or rattle around. Here's what I came up with.
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All in all everything seems to work perfectly. Aside from the neck cord, this allows me approximately another 4 ft. +/- of usable cord and a means to make fire.
What do you guys think? Any suggestions for improvement? Thanks for looking!
About a week ago I picked up some bead chain from the fan/lighting department at Home Depot. Today I cut it to length. Next I cut a piece of 550 cord the same length.
Next I pulled the casing back to expose the inner threads on both ends.
Then I tied one of the strands to the end bead of my chain.
Once it was secure. I pulled the strands from the other end until the bead chain had replaced all the strands inside the casing.
I then fastened the bead chain and melted the two ends of the paracord casing together.
Now I have a bead chain neck cord without the noise or discomfort of the metal on my neck.
This was pretty easy to do and, to me, is a huge improvement over a normal beaded neck chain. Plus, the melted ends of the paracord sheathing offer a weak point should the rig get tangled up in something and try to strangle me.
While I was at it I decided to figure out a way to wrap the kit firesteel to the sheath in a way that it wouldn't come loose or rattle around. Here's what I came up with.
All in all everything seems to work perfectly. Aside from the neck cord, this allows me approximately another 4 ft. +/- of usable cord and a means to make fire.
What do you guys think? Any suggestions for improvement? Thanks for looking!
