Para Cord Truck?

[CyberM4]

I was at REI today They sell the S3 Paracord bracelet for $10 Guys how much Paracord should I keep in my Truck?

[GotAmmo]

I keep 50' feet with me in my bags for work and for daily stuff... and I get it for around $5 at the local exchange or even get 100 yrds for $20

[Kfgk14]

You can buy 1000 ft spools on the net for under $50, I have 10,000 feet at home in various colors, and a 300 foot spool in my truck.

[digdug18]

I sell the bracelets on ebay for $3, I buy the 1000ft rolls for $40 shipped.

[leadsender]

I've found that if I wrap my water bottle with it u can carry around fifty feet of it. It's always on me, out of the way, and I can unwrap it tangle free in less than thirty seconds

[ucrt]

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A lot of what is called P-Cord isn't true P-Cord. IIRC, true Parachute Cord has a 550# breaking strength and is built with 7 twisted twines built with 3-strands each inside a nylon tube. P-Cord is really a "kernmantle" rope.

The only colors I have seen true P-Cord 550 is in green, black and white. I've never seen a "colored" true P-Cord. I have seen companies selling the colored p-cord call it either "p-cord type" or 400# or 450# p-cord but it really isn't rated, it is just a facsimile of the real stuff. I've seen the twine/strand combinations vary from 4/2 to 6/2 but the 7/3 is the one to find.

Not saying all of this to discount the uses of the colored cord because I have it in a few colors too and it is useful, just not a strong as the real McCoy. It is fine for making bracelets, tag lines, and such.

A good "rope" to carry in your truck is called "Mule Tape". It is a white nylon woven tube in varying widths. I bought a few thousand feet of the 5/8" wide that was rated for 1750#. Pretty amazing and handy stuff. I generally have 50' of P-Cord 550 and Mule Tape in my bag.

But maybe it's just me...

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[mallowpufft]

I've found that if I wrap my water bottle with it u can carry around fifty feet of it. It's always on me, out of the way, and I can unwrap it tangle free in less than thirty seconds

Do you have a link to a tutorial on how to do that? Looks pretty handy. And time consuming...

[leadsender]

Do you have a link to a tutorial on how to do that? Looks pretty handy. And time consuming...

In not sure of any actual tutorials but I saw some thing close to it stormdranes blogspot. I was in the process of putting one together but good side tracked.
Yes it is quite time consuming I believe this took me around two hours to complete

[leadsender]

UCRT... Where did you hear that at? I was under the impression the colors have are the proper mil spec 550# para cord... After all I got them when I was in the air force using NSN all from the same company.

[ucrt]

UCRT... Where did you hear that at? I was under the impression the colors have are the proper mil spec 550# para cord... After all I got them when I was in the air force using NSN all from the same company.

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I've got a friend that sells all kind of survival knick-knacks at gun shows. his mother braids some fine bracelets and fobs. He explained and showed me the difference. Having them side by side, the true p-cord is easily felt rolling them between your fingers.

I did a quick search for paracord 550 specs and this mil-spec # keeps coming up: MIL-C-5040H. Seems there is a lot of misconception and misunderstanding (and lying). I came across this old thread: Thread

The only way I've been able to tell if it the real deal is to open it up and count the twines and then the strands. They all claim to be "mil-spec" ...kind of sounds like AR manufacturers...

Probably not a "big deal" in the grand scheme of things but there is a difference.

But maybe it's just me...

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