Hey, folks. Does anyone know of or know how to make a detached split pouch out of paracord? My reasoning is that it would allow me to use the same building techniques used for the arms of leather split pouches but without the added material, cost, tools, skills, of leatherwork. Basically I’m trying to make a paracord split pouch without any arms (without retention cord and release cord). Just imagine making a sling with a leather split pouch but replace the leather with paracord. Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any questions. I’m not sure how well this will work when I figure this out. But it’s an idea that’s stuck in my head that I need to bring to life 😂

Two 12x2cm strips of 2-3mm thick leather, a knife and a 4mm drill are all you need for basic leather pouch ala Pan slings. Tandy leather usually has offcuts or small peices if you did want to go down that route

I have a thought, but not sure if it will work.  Take a look at this tutorial: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1196026630.  It's a woven split pouch from two strands of paracord (this is actually a fun sling to make just in general).  And here's my though to get what you're looking for.  In the tutorial, the end of the paracord is left long on each side to form the retention and release cords.  But I don't see what you couldn't fold it over and run it through the pouch.  You could run it along with one of the core pouch strands, effectively just doubling it, and then terminate it at the other end of the pouch.  Then instead of a release/retention cord you'll have a loop.

The only concern I have with that is it'll be a single strand of paracord you'll be connecting your actual cords too.  That's not the strongest thing if they're rubbing against each other.  You could probably reinforce it some way though.

Here's a great closeup of the pouch one of the other guys did from this tutorial: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1172017416/3645#3645.