Summit Survival Paracord 550 Survival Grenade Review

I received this paracord grenade at no expense to me in exchange for my honest unbiased review.

So since I got this item so I can review it I decided to take it apart and actually check it out and see everything it has.

So first thing I checked was that it had everything, and yes it did. Nothing was missing, it was just nicely packed inside the knots.

This grenade was made in the king cobra stitch pattern. For those of you who don't know what that is, simply said it is a pretty intricate pattern that has a lot and I mean a lot of loops and ties. The reason I mention this is that it took forever to actually undo enough of the paracord to reach the twine and cutting blade/saw in the middle. I actually got bored once I was like 25% done undoing it. I do realize though that it is stitched this way in order to protect the twine and keep it dry. So in reality it is understandable just not very practical for someone that actually needs to use this grenade in a survival situation where they are low energy, maybe dehydrated, or cold/wet. Now let us talk about the striker and stick, I am by no means a boy scout so I was glad that even I was able to intuitively able to use it and get it to produce sparks that if I put over/near the twine should ignite it. The saw/blade definitely works, I used it to cut a piece of the paracord and it cut it with just a bit of effort. There seems to be enough twine inside the grenade for you to start a fire for survival. Then I was truly surprised with the amount of paracord is actually included. The description says more than 5 feet, but from what I undid there was definitely at least 15-18 feet of paracord which is awesome. The clip also seems reliable enough for you to hook things on it to hold off the ground and to pull some things with it.

There is definitely a variety of things you can do for survival with the use of the supplies in this grenade. Considering this is a survival kit and not an emergency kit I will not take off points for the long time to undo the paracord. This is a survival kit that compacts a variety of tools for you to survive with minimal bulk. I would give this a 4.7/5 rating based on quality, price, and practical use.

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