Patogordo asked how I cord wrapped my SPOT the other day so I thought I would post it here. I have never done a "lesson" before so bare with. Oh and some of the pics are a bit blury. Hope you enjoy<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> I much prefer the new colour para cord opposed to the yellow.
Before you wrap the SPOT put it is its sheath.
1st I took 7 feet of 1/8 climbing rope. Loop it like in the photo. Make the piece that goes towards the butt longer than the piece going towards the blade.
2nd Pic is where the loop should go on the handle
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Para Wrap SPOT Tutorial.
3rd>Take the short end and run it up towrads the blade. Take the long end and start to wrap around the handle. Make sure to keep the shorter piece in the center of the handle. This first wrap is just to make the handle thicker. (Striders idea)
4th pic> Base wrap is completed.
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4th pic> Base wrap is completed.
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5th> Start the Strider wrap. The reason I chose this way to wrap my SPOT as it would give the handle a lot more to grip than just using the basic wrap from above.It is just a simple twist with the ends of the para cord.
6th>Flip the SPOT over and repeat. Back and Forth
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6th>Flip the SPOT over and repeat. Back and Forth
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7th> Flip the SPOT over and repeat like stated above making the twists tight together when flipping the blade over. Makes for a nicer looking wrap.
8th> Last flip and twist<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
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Edited by - CKE on 5/1/2004 8:23:06 AM
8th> Last flip and twist<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
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Edited by - CKE on 5/1/2004 8:23:06 AM
9th> After the last flip and twist wrap the ends around the left over bit on the handle and run them through the lanyard hole.
10> Finished. From there all I did was shorten the ends and burn them to seal the para cord.
I hope you could follow what I did. Since I have wrapped my handle I have not stopped carrying my SPOT. I was working in my rec room downstairs setting up my stereo and surround sound and it is an amazing little cutter. Great for all the speaker wire I had to split and strip. This is definetly an under rated <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>. I highly recommend one. Now off to the garage ot get longer screws so I can attach a small Tek Lok to it and carry it on my belt. Take Care and thanks for looking<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Craig
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Edited by - CKE on 5/1/2004 8:24:32 AM
10> Finished. From there all I did was shorten the ends and burn them to seal the para cord.
I hope you could follow what I did. Since I have wrapped my handle I have not stopped carrying my SPOT. I was working in my rec room downstairs setting up my stereo and surround sound and it is an amazing little cutter. Great for all the speaker wire I had to split and strip. This is definetly an under rated <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>. I highly recommend one. Now off to the garage ot get longer screws so I can attach a small Tek Lok to it and carry it on my belt. Take Care and thanks for looking<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
Craig
"everything else is just a jeep"
Edited by - CKE on 5/1/2004 8:24:32 AM
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Very nice job on the SPOT CKE, and a great photo-tutorial on how to do it. May have to add yet another <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> to the "want list" after seeing that. I had wondered if anyone had tried wrapping one, as the open handle design fairly cries for it. Now that I've see it, I want one too.
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CKE -
Looks like a SPOT on Monday, the some desert
brown paracord from -
www.countycomm.com/550cord.htm
$6.00U.S./100ft
Here's an extra "twist" to wrapping a handle
in paracord -
http://www.theRangerDigest.com/Tips_tri ... andle.html
Some good tips from a USAR Ranger!
AET
Some things are necessary evils, some things are more evil than necessary. John Le Carre
Looks like a SPOT on Monday, the some desert
brown paracord from -
www.countycomm.com/550cord.htm
$6.00U.S./100ft
Here's an extra "twist" to wrapping a handle
in paracord -
http://www.theRangerDigest.com/Tips_tri ... andle.html
Some good tips from a USAR Ranger!
AET
Some things are necessary evils, some things are more evil than necessary. John Le Carre
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