About Ranger Beads

Land navigation, the analog way.

Ranger beads — pace count beads — are a field-proven way to measure distance on foot: no batteries, no signal, no apps. Just beads, a cord, and your own two feet.

Every set we sell is hand-assembled to order in College Grove, Tennessee, from US-sourced materials — including genuine USA-made 550 paracord. Pick your rope color — Black, Tan, OD Green, or our USA colorway — and your bead colors, and we'll build your set.

We make them for land navigation students, hikers, hunters, ruckers, orienteers, search-and-rescue volunteers, and Scout troops building their own kits as a hands-on activity.

We make the beads. You make the miles.