Got Paracord…Got Molle Pack?
Want to save space inside your molle pack, want to learn another carrying option for the outside of your molle pack? I’ll show you how I made this paracord panel that clips to your carabiners and makes a small paracord flap/ pocket to hold certain things.
Want to save space inside your molle pack, want to learn another carrying option for the outside of your molle pack? I’ll show you how I made this paracord panel that clips to your carabiners and makes a small paracord flap/ pocket to hold certain things you may want to carry for your journeys, adventures, and commute.
Let’s begin, It doesn’t take long. I used 50 ft of paracord for this panel, you can use any color of course. I made a daisy chain out of almost the whole length, it took less than 10 minutes and the more footage on the paracord the bigger the panel. I added a cord end and a loop to the one end, leaving the final working end bare because it’s much easier to weave the remaining cord that is not cinched up from the daisy chain into the little loops and in and out thru the small meshes for the weave.
When you’re finished with the daisy chain make bends up and down to create a square or rectangle and just flatten it out to see the whole shape to weave the working end of the cord thru the chain itself. This will connect your panel together.
Just keep going back and forth from one end back to the other end of the panel, It will take shape.
When all connected I weave the extra working end of the cord in the other direction to keep the panel from stretching out too much, even though that can be useful and maybe a good thing. You can also cinch up the remaining cord, start another daisy chain, and weave it out of the way. There is no right or wrong way, you just want to create the panel and make sure it is intact.
The next key factor is the molle backpack or more so the PALS webbing for the anchor points. I hope you found value in this tutorial, it all starts with paracord and the imagination. Have fun with it and don’t overthink it. I hope it also adds convenience to your carrying options, as always stay safe and adventurous wherever the day takes you!
More than just rope…& just knot simple string.
But I will say the size of your rope does make the difference in what you want to accomplish.
Rope or Paracord? what is the difference? Is it string or strings in a string? What are cordage, rope, line, and parachute cord? I think it all serves the basic function but some do it better than others. So I’m not gonna get into specifics about the difference between fishing line, rope climbing, and basic cordage for crafting bracelets and other crafts. But I will say the size of your rope does make the difference in what you want to accomplish. Do you want to go rock climbing with a fishing line? Do you want to pull the rip cord for the parachute from a braided rope that anchors ships to the docks? You don’t see cowboys lasso steer with dental floss.
It seems that every cord for our purpose nowadays has seemed to go thru that trial and error, and is the perfect size for the function that it is intended and it seems that the go-to material is Nylon and Polyester. I like to work with Paracord where the core is made up of Nylon, there are cheaper versions that don’t have the inner core strength as Nylon but you need to assess what you’re using it for. I like the fact that paracord comes in many colors and patterns that it is sure easy to find a match that suits your taste and the fact it is rot and mildew resistant. It can take a beating and if the Military trusts it, it must be good.
Paracord comes in different thicknesses also ranging from a different number of core strands to specialized core strands that are fire starters and emergency fishing lines. These are common and popular to have for your outdoor life and/or Bug-out-bag setup.
It blows my mind when I think of simple tools that are old and still around. Per google, Rope has been around since the Egyptians 2500 BC, and it could be longer, especially in other places around the globe. Rope, string, cordage, etc, sure has come a long way and it still surprises me from time to time when we still use them in some form or fashion. I find it fascinating how I see it in my day to day. I dare to say it will never go away.
So the artist comes out of me now when a string wants to be more.
It wants to do more.
And at this moment is when I respect the simple string, the cowboy’s lasso, dental floss, braided rope, and my beloved paracord.
I respect ingenuity and the people that use it because at that moment there using more than a tool…
…they’re using art.
Maybe the backpack wants to do more, it needs some help to be more to have your back. If you’re interested to learn more about what I do with paracord, and how I string along colored cordage to make a backpack do more. Check it out!