A-K Band

The Anti-Kidnapping Band is designed to allow you to carry escape tools in your watch band. It's a wearable insurance policy for military personnel, foreign aid workers, and journalists in conflict zones, as well as for travelers in countries with a high risk of kidnapping for ransom.  The A-K Band allows the wearer to escape from rope, duct tape, zip ties, and handcuffs. I designed the A-K Band because I plan on traveling to South America this summer, and like many white guys with a mediocre command of Spanish, I was worried about getting kidnapped. One second a prostitute is nibbling on my ear, then boom! The door is kicked in by two men wearing green fatigues and smelling of the jungle and contempt, and I end up but-ass-naked in the trunk of a car, on a one-way trip to the local FARC outpost. Based on that theoretical, I wanted an escape kit that I could carry even when I'm not wearing any clothes - which pretty much necessitated some type of wearable kit. The typical solution is f