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#6562 - 05/29/02 01:17 PM parachute cord
WOFT Offline


Registered: 05/10/02
Posts: 391
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
Hi every1<br><br>could sum1 pls tell me how parachute cord is rated? i.e. wat is the thickness and breaking strain (in mm and kg) of 550# parachute cord, and what others do you get. thanks a lot!<br>
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#6563 - 05/29/02 04:19 PM Re: parachute cord
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
Posts: 1821
well im not very sure, but i thought #550 paracord ( the real one ) could carrier 550 lbs
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#6564 - 05/30/02 02:18 AM Re: parachute cord
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
True paracord is 5mm thick ( 1/8") and has a static strength of 550 lbs or 225 Kl .True paracord will have 7 inner strands. It is the prefered cordage ( where available) for lashing and fabricating fishing line or nets from the inner strands. Any decent cordage is usefull. Natural fibers are more susceptable to environmental wear ( sunlight, abrasion, chemicals etc.) but are also usefull as tinder. Paracord will simply melt- at very hot temperatures. Using anything but dedicated line for technical climbing isn't safe. Paracord is dangerous to use for any neck carried gear.


Edited by Chris Kavanaugh (06/09/02 01:53 AM)

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#6565 - 05/31/02 12:31 AM Re: parachute cord
Roarmeister Offline
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Registered: 09/12/01
Posts: 960
Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada
Sorry Chris but your metric conversion is a bit off. I belive parachord is 5mm not 0.5mm (thickness of a toothpick). Also 1/8" is about 3.2 mm thick. 5mm cord would equal 1/5". <br><br>At my local outdoors shop I can get cord that is 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 mm thick (up to 440#) but I have yet to find true 550# cord locally. The 2.5 mm stuff is like very strong/ thick boot lace.

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#6566 - 05/31/02 12:32 AM Re: parachute cord
bones Offline
journeyman

Registered: 12/12/01
Posts: 73
Loc: Western / Central Australia
5mm, 250kg in metric. <br>Since here in Aus a WOFTAM is a Waste Of ___ Time And Money, can I take a guess at what WOFT is for? smile

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#6567 - 05/31/02 12:57 AM Re: parachute cord
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
Thanks for the correction. Hasty measurements using a convenient Suunto compass while cooking breakfast is inadviseable. At least I wasn't taking a bearing to the bathroom ;O)

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#6568 - 05/31/02 02:33 PM Re: WOFTAM
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Registered: 05/10/02
Posts: 391
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
Yes Bones, i'm afraid that's AUS 1-0 SA (i am south african : ). I simply couldn't think of another name at the time. i've just cum back from a sports tour to Oz (Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney), and plan to go again with family. are their any specialist survival shops their? thanx bones.
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#6569 - 06/04/02 12:11 AM Re: WOFTAM
bones Offline
journeyman

Registered: 12/12/01
Posts: 73
Loc: Western / Central Australia
A few survival sites (usually courses) and quite a few mil surplus stores (a few with custom webbing and packs). What are your specific interests? I can send you links in gear, courses, knives, surplus, etc.<br>Have a good day!

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#6570 - 06/04/02 08:09 AM Re: parachute cord
Anonymous
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Hi to all!<br>University's exams keeps me out from an active role in the forum, but I'm following your discussions!<br><br>Chris, I'm sorry, but I too must correct you: 550lbs are 225 kg, not 1100.. It would be a faboulous chord if keeps 1100kg, it isn't?<br>But are you sure you wasn't taking a bearing to the bathroom ?! ;-)<br><br>Mac

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#6571 - 06/04/02 02:44 PM Re: parachute cord
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
Posts: 3824
I am leaving my humiliating blunder up as is. As I pleaded, I was in a hurry, doing multi tasks and without sleep. I'd plead haromonic convergence of the planets or Government radio waves were this another site. This is a perfect example of how we can screw up big time in a real situation. What if I was plotting my egress on a topo, or measuring medications?

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