why is snare wire getting a negative wrap?

[psy-ops]

a few people have posted saying snare wire is not worth carrying.

I don't understand, maybe if it wasn't called "snare wire" and just plain old wire which is what it is anyway.

I carry wire in my kit because I can do all sorts of things with it.

Tie downs
repairs to car
making a rough carry handle on just about anything
hold gear and other stuff securely together
rescue lost keys from a sewer or tight spot

We forget it could be a way to defend ourselves

We could make a trip line or an alarm for human or animals

As an alarm for instance, you could be sleeping in your work building during a civil riot which broke out while you went to work on a Saturday while no one else was there. so just so you can get peice of mind you set up a trip line along the entrances to your safe room attach loud object like glass and metal to fall together when a potential intruder accidently trips it.

You can do the same at your campsite to keep animals from getting too close.

Just because you have "snare" WIRE in your kit doesn't mean you have to use it only to catch squirrels and such. Wire is just as useful and innoccuous as para cord.

to have a beef against snare wire is like saying I don't carry para-cord cause I don't plan on using a parachute. There is no difference.


To give credit it is Ron Hood who turned me on to snare wire and not being limited in uses by the names of things.

Volume #3 "survival kits" video.

 

[TLM]

I find thin metal wire quite useful for various repair jobs and there are a lot possibilities for using it as chrisaloia pointed, I carry it most of the time along with plastic ties.

Maybe it is just not PC ;>)

TLM

 

[MacHete]

When you say "snare wire", I am imagining the little wooden spool of green and yellow "trip wire" that comes with various military issue APMs and EWDs.

I have also heard of the "snaring" applications of the ubiquitous "Commando Wire Saw".

I have seen many kits containing a handful of paperclips to use as fish hooks. If they weren't useful for anything else, why not just pack fish hooks?

I agree that a bit of wire is every bit as useful as paracord or even duct tape. But, what kind of wire is everyone carrying and how much of it? Steel fishing leaders? Household electrical wire? Appliance cord? Baling wire? Coat hangers?

I have added and removed the army trip wire spool from kits several times (right now it's "IN") and this thread made me consider some other options. Such as: Bicycle brake or shifting cable- strong and light, with a built-in stopper on at least one end. Bread bag or trash bag ties- small, light and cheap. Can be used to bundle stuff or as a sewing needle. Any other thoughts?

 

[psy-ops]

I carry picture hanging wire, it has multi strands so you can peel them apart into thinner pieces and get more refined.

bike cable, guitar strings what ever works!


snare wire is any wire that can snare a living thing. I guess?

it is also more compact than para-cord!

 

[RadioRayII]

For me I have used brass and stainless steel and just tristed electrical cord wire. It's the number one meat getter in my opinion. Whether you're snaring praire dogs or moose the principles are the same and so is the number one benefit: snares "hunt" for you 24/7 and they do it silently. You're not burining valuable calories wandering around "hunting". YOu place them and check them (at a distance so that you don't disturb your dinner!) about 2 -3 times per day.

The other uses are well brought out here, but remember, long term survival is about calories. If you burn more than you take in, eventually you die. Snare wire makes it a lot easier.

>RadioRay ..._ ._


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