I can't tell you what is "real", "milspec" or "official", but here is what I've done with the cord I got from cheaperthandirt. At a friend's house, we had a 35' radio tower that had to be raised. With the base anchored, we ran a double length of para cord from the tower, up to an eye hook at the peak of his roof, and down to the bumper of a Jeep. We had no problem rasing the tower.