While there are a number of tools that have many and diverse uses and applications in a multitude of survival situations and environments, none is so versatile as paracord. Most survival tools are designed specifically for a single task that could not be completed without a purpose designed tool; paracord, however, can serve many tasks and is almost never without a use. From situations ranging from securing a tourniquet to suspending food in a tree to keep it away from scavengers, there are few tasks that are not made better and easier and safer with paracord.