Cedar: Quick and Easy Survival Cordage (And a Tree Bark Education

By A Mystery Man Writer

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In our modern society we’ve pretty much eliminated the need for rope. I rarely use rope or string for normal every day applications. When I was a kid I remember using rope to tie down items in the pick-up truck – now we use bungee cords and ratcheting straps – neither of which require knot tying skills. It’s no wonder why people don’t know how to tie more than their shoelaces anymore. You hand someone a piece of rope and they look at you like you just gave them a puzzle to figure out. I also remember when we’d go to a local corner grocery store to buy meat and the butcher would tie the paper with twine. Now they just tack it down with the price sticker. While the need for rope in modern society slowly diminishes with the advent of fancy substitutes, it’s importance will never change in a primitive survival situation with limited resources. All of a sudden, rope (often referred to as ‘cordage’ among survivalists) becomes one of the most important survival assets. In a survival scenario, cordage is GOLDEN. It’s uses are endless: fishing line snare lines shelter building bow drill sets carrying gear and […]