I used to tie knotted handles on my knives that came with "skeleton" handles... gave a little more grip.. and allowed me to carry a couple of yards of 550/paracord with me "in the field"... havent done that in several years though..
I keep a 500' spool of the stuff on hand at all times though... I have literally towed cars with it.. fixed broken "furniture" (a bed in Iraq).. used it as an improvised sling.. and probably two dozen more things over the years when I was in a fix and needed to repair something RIGHT NOW...
Its the duct tape of the cordage world
