Way unrelated to knives, so I'll stick it here. My Gshock Revamp. Very pleased...

[Overmountain]

Hey all.
Recently I decided I wanted a high speed/low drag paracord watch band for my Gshock watch. I wear a Citizen Ecodrive World Time model most of the time, but at work and in the woods I wear my Gshock. It is a GA201-1A if anyone cares... It does everything I've ever wanted or needed a watch to do in the environs I wear it, so no complaints to Casio. I also have a Cammenga wrist compass which has tritium vials built into it for GITD coolness. I wanted the two tied to each other, and a fairly wide band as I have a big wrist (8.5" around) and the watch casts a large shadow on its own. So a wide weave would look best. Now, I tinker with paracord as does almost everyone in these forums these days, but I just wanted it done right the first time by someone who does a lot of paracord stuff. Google searching landed me at Knotty Dan's. I saw some other offerings I liked, Trilotac (who seems to have gone into business doing just paracord bracelets I gather...) for one and a handful of others. But some of the prices for something that I may tear down someday to use the cord seemed insane. And some seemingly sacrifice the amount of cord they could have in the end product just for the sake of looks. I.e. bespoke billet adapters are cool, but take away nearly 10' of useful cord length to do so. I prefer as much running length as possible, again considering this is supposed to be a survival tool.

I also wanted a thin blue line motif but wasn't sure how well that would work with the double cobra weave I wanted.

Well, here is the end result. Dan does the work right on your watch so you have to send it to him. But he does it quickly and gets it back to you in a short amount of time considering the work that is done. I'm open to thoughts. I know this type of stuff isn't everyone's cup of tea... But I am absolutely beyond pleased with the end result.

I have no arrangements with Dan. He doesn't know I'm posting this, or have any agreements etc in place. Just proud of a new purchase, and didn't really know where else to show it off. Thought the crowd over here might like a look.

Cheers!
-Eric

 

[Hale Storm]

It looks good. I was thinking the same thing but with a micro paracord and flatter weave. Who is Dan and how can I contact him to order something?

And we need pics of the buckle.....

 

[Overmountain]

Sorry. Standard shackle type buckle. I like the ease of the click together types, but the security of the shackle sold me on it. A bit of a pain to put on, but with practice it gets easier. If I had gone full on 'SHTF' with it I would have done one of the combo buckles that has a fire steel and whistle in it.

And pretty sure, even though it is third party, he has no idea I even posted this, and I have no combined business interest, receive no 'referral fees' or anything, it is still a no no to list his business contact info here. But let's just say if you Google Knotty Dan's you'll find him. If you Google paracord gshock band you'll see some of the other guys who are also doing killer work. Some are a bit out of my price range (the band would cost more than the watch...) but are really cool looking pieces.

Cheers. Glad you like it. I'm supremely pleased. In my work knowing which direction I'm facing can be a really big deal. As can knowing the time. And every little bit of paracord you can carry with you is worth its weight in gold IMO, so all in all it's exactly what I needed.

 

[Chris Larrikin]

Very cool bit of kit Eric

 

[Overmountain]

And just for gits and shiggles here is a GITD pic of the Cammenga compass. I tried to get a shot of the tritium markers alone but they were just too dim for the the GS5 camera. Maybe with the SLR later. Anyway, this is after a decent bit of light exposure. This lasts for a couple of hours, dimming steadily as expected. The trits are usually plenty though.