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The original was posted on /r/lifehacks by /u/Waltekin on 2025-06-23 13:18:08+00:00.

It seems like the shoe laces that come on hiking boots, work boots, walking shoes, etc. - they always wear out fast. My go-to solution is to make my own shoe laces out of paracord.

Cut it to length (measure on the old shoe laces), and use a match or lighter melt the ends so it doesn’t fray. Be careful that the melting doesn’t leave a blob that won’t go through the holes on the boots/shoes.

Laces made from paracord seem to last forever - certainly a lot longer than what comes with the footwear.