Shoe laces: How many uses

I was talking to someone regarding my survival gear and they suggested that I have extra shoe laces. I started thinking and shoe laces have many uses besides keeping our shoes on. So how many uses can you think of for shoe laces?

Uses that I can think of so far:
-Band to hold my glasses around my neck
-Tie a water bottle to my backpack or jeans
-Tie on a splint
-Help tie my hair back
-Use to turn a tarp into a tent

 

I always keep a few extra pairs of 76 inch bootlaces handy, never know when you may need them!

 

Other people's laces make great hand cuffs

 

I got a pair of logger leather boot laces in the bag, think they are at least 72 inch but think what is much better is a small roll of 550 cord or some of the new 750 or 850 para cord. Won't rot, won't stretch, a lot stronger and you can even use it as shoe laces.

 

I have used them for pull starts on small engines, I use them on one of my small steam engines to drive small pumps, they can make a temp belt for your car or truck engine, i have used them to work the windshield wipers on my Jeep, and even made a temp linkage for the automatic trans when the safety pin broke and the linkage fell off! I have used laces to clean the barrels of rifles and pistols, line backing on fishing reels, tying crab pots together, securing my anchor chain to rope when the clevise broke. I have used them to make a temp leash for my dogs, and to secure things on the dog cart or packs. I usually have one wrapped around my wide brim aussi out back hat.

I started using 550 cord on my boots, and other areas where I normally would use something like that, but I still keep bootlaces close at hand! Waxed laces are really nice to have, especially for medical emergencies, they can make quick ties and slip knots! Being water proof, it also lasts much longer, and in an emergency, can be used as fire starter, or a small light source! They really work great for lashing any thing you need!

 

I saw a video that you can use shoe laces to make a bow (think bow & arrow) but think the lace would not have enough give.

One can make a snare out of laces.

 

We once had to make a fan belt out of some in a boat, We made it in running slow, But we still made it!

 

Cotton laces can be used as the wick in an expedient oil lamp.

 

550 cord boot laces is there any other kind????

 

The BATFE used one to turn an AR-15 into a machine gun.

 

I knew a guy that hanged himself in jail with shoe-laces.

 

It's a very good thing I wasn't that young lady's father because I would not have believed a word of it! LOL!!!

 

If I use my shoelaces for anything other than lacing my shoes - my shoes come off my feet.....

I carry 550 cord in my EDC, you know, just in case.

 

I started using boot laces long before para cord was cool, long before you could even get it! Admittedly, 550 cord is much more better at most things, but old habits die hard!

 

1. David sling
2. Hand cuffs
3.windless engine trap
4. Lashings
5. Staff sling
6. Nunchucks
7. Snare
8. Booby trap
9. Snare pole
10. Rope dart
11. Ojibwa bird trap
12. Fishing line
13. Garrote
14. Swiss arrow thrower
15. Tourniquet
16. Belt
17. Monkey fist
18. Jumaring rope
19. Bow drill
20. Pump drill
21. Bull roar string
22. Pace counter
23. Bola
24. Pack straps
25. Thong
26. Hair tie
27. Head band
28. Wrist strap
29. Lanyard
30. Neck survival kit

 

More years ago than I care to remember, but let's call it around 30, I started saving the used, still-in-good condition shoe laces from any pair of my shoes that were worn out beyond repair (maybe already on their 2nd set of laces). Mostly they were jogging shoes, but boot laces got into my re-use pile, too.

Several times a pair of shoe laces got a second chance at a different pair of joggers. As mentioned in earlier posts, a strong piece of string has many purposes. Like a lot of useful things in life (guns, ammo, good knife, fire starting kit, etc.), "When you need it, you need it bad."