The Atomic BearAtomic Bear Paracord Bracelet (2 Pack) - Adjustable - Fire Starter - Loud Whistle - Perfect for Hiking, Camping, Fishing and Hunting - Black & Black+Orange

Looks great

Wellllllllll Made!!!!!

I'm not an expert in survival at all. It was recommended that we have a Go Bag for emergencies, so I ordered this as part of my prepared bag. The whistle is extremely loud. It is just a very small spout that you blow into and it was one of the things that I didn't readily see in the pictures when I ordered, though I knew it was there somewhere. Found it!! The compass works really well. The instructions state that it has to be unfastened because the spark striker will interfere with its function. I found that to be true. North was off when the band was fastened around my wrist, but was completely normal and where I expected it to be once I took the bracelet apart. I must say that I found the spark striking to be a total fail for me. It instructs you to scratch the black paint off the "flint" pole until you can see bare metal. By striking the metal paddle against the pole, it is supposed to create sparks. I could not get it to spark even a little bit. I'm sure it will work at some point, but apparently I don't have enough of the paint scratched off or I'm not holding my mouth correctly as my father used to say. LOL Just letting you know that there is a large learning curve on getting that to work. I don't understand why they cover it with paint if they know that the paint will interfere with the function!!!! Personally, I think I would rather just pack a lighter or some matches and forget the caveman sparky thing. There is also a note in the instructions that the cord is actually the entire bracelet itself, and once you take it apart, it cannot be put back together again unless you are an expert at tying cords. So, for most of us, once you take it apart, the bracelet is no longer a bracelet anymore!! That kinda sucks. I can see the usefulness of this bracelet anyway, and for the price, I'm not sorry that I bought it. Hopefully I never have to actually use it, but I know that there are some useful things to be found in it nonetheless.

Bought these for the bug out bag. They look great and the compass is accurate enough.

The paracord bracelet has all the attached items, and seems study enough. But strait out of the box, the compasses are busted. We ordered 4 of these, and one of the compasses is stuck and will not move. The other 3 "work" but are not close to finding direction. If this was the only thing we had bought them for, we would have returned them, but thankfully its not. Everything else appears ok. Keep this in mind if your ordering these. The additional features are great, and help keep a lot of essential items in a nice package, just don't rely on the compass.

I just ordered another set of these. My dad is an avid hiker and is always prepared for emergencies. Yesterday, he went hiking with some friends and brought a significantly smaller pack due to familiarity with the trail. One of his friends slipped and broke her ankle. Thankfully, he had this bracelet and was able to make a splint with wood, gloves and the bracelet cord to stabilize it until emergency crews came. One never knows when they may need to use it!

It's two bracelets made from paracord, both with firesteel and strikers, along with miniature compasses. Will be very useful on hikes, but honestly hoping I never need to disassemble one or both to save myself or others.The tools aboard both will be also helpful, although smaller compasses tend to have issues with reliability of the angle, in my experience. One plus: these compasses seem to be much more accurate than typical for the size.

Bought these as a last minute stocking stuffers idea for my grandkids. I had my doubts but they turned out to be a great option. They were really excited with them. In no time they were outside trying the firestarter function. All were able to start fires (ages 8-15) and had a great time. Once again, the least expensive gift turned out to be the biggest hit.