so just knot one end of the paracord and run through the hole and use that as a stopper? I assume knot is on the grip side of the pouch.. that's enough?
Ok, now that you editted your post with I pic.. I see what you mean.. that's how I thought I remembered it... I can't tell, but do you knot the ends together or knot them seperately and insert both in the tube
:nerd: I have used this method several times. Works okay, but didn't seem to have any real advantage over kink-and-tie. Since it was extra work without extra compensation I stopped.
I thought it up before some time ago before I saw the post however, so my "invention" was already invented. I like Hrawk's photo above...it says it all. As the tube is pulled, it constricts around the knot similar in effect of a Wrist Rocket tube attachment to the fork, adding a tie assures it won't pull out. Melting the end of the paracord is nice and less weighty and less bulky than a knot, makes a ball or nail head shape IF you mash it while hot and melted, endwise on a surface to flare it a bit... onto a cold wet surface right after it melts. The wet surface prevents the melted nylon from sticking. If you have one of the new silicone ovenware, melted nylon won't stick to it nor a teflon pan. I use a piece of scrap granite off my counter top wetted down but any flat cold wet surface of metal works. Flaming that ball or nail head afterwards, carefully, draws it into more of a ball than a nail head which is what you want. Make sure the flare in the nylon cord isn't sharp or has spines on it, it'll nick the tube from the inside causing tube breakage at that point. I've gone to this method for all my pouches. I used to use nylon masonry anchors but this is simpler, cheaper, lighter. I got failures from masonry anchors (Whamo SSs and some others come with the equivalent).
"too much effort..." I carry a tube setup with me rolled up in a plastic bag with a twisty tie on it, when I'm out in the woods shooting and a few cable ties for a quick change, and I mean QUICK. Zip zip it's done and a ball's in the air shortly. Back at the farm when there's time to kill I make up a few more setups. If it takes me a minute more it's not important, not racing a stop watch. The knot in tube method actually saves elastic. Getting elastic here in monkeyland is like trying to find a snowball in hades so I save every cm I can.
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