Bankline?

[MartiniDave]

OK, I've been checking out Dave Canterbury's you-tube videos and have found some references to "bankline". I've never heard of the stuff and was wondering if anybody on here knew of it?

I think it may be a braided fishing line of some sort but I have been wrong before so would like clarification.

Cheers,

Dave

 

[Bushwhacker]

I don't think it's a type of line, it's just any line that's set up bankside (that's if I'm interpreting the term right).

 

[Ogri the trog]

My reading of it is like pitched or tarred three ply reverse twisted cord. Probably the type of stuff that brightly coloured nylon cord has replaced.
I haven't seen any this side of the Atlantic for a while but my guess is that some garden centres or old fashioned hardware stores would have it.
Dave Canterbury uses it in place of paracord inner strands, so it might just be a cheaper version strongish cord. The pitch or tar certainly helps in keeping knots tight and bindings tidy.

Ogri the trog

 

[MartiniDave]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Dave

 

[philwood90]

Hi guys, I've been looking for some for a while now. And I've found it, in the UK, in black and not overly priced. I'm going to over some on Monday and see what all the fuss is about. If the link doesn't work have a look a gaelforcemarine.co.uk look under ropes and rigging then twine.

http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/36...ogle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=pid36215

 

[MattJames]

From Dave Canterbury's own pathfinder School store. Hope this helps.

http://stores.thepathfinderschoolllc.com/-strse-Cordage/Categories.bok

 

[santaman2000]

If it's the same thing we use for "bank hooks" and "trot lines" it's just twisted nylon cord, usually white. It's nothing special, just cheaper than paracord and thin enough to set ban hooks and trot lines.

 

[John Fenna]

At last - someone realises that 550 is overkill for most things
Big stirring spoon in action again

 

[Leather Owl]

The stuff that Dave Canterbury uses is a Nylon twisted Tarred Cord (Mariner Line or Bank Line)

It is very strong, grips well because it is tarred and the ends can be burned like Para Chord to stop them frying. Much better for lashings and cheaper that wasting your Para Chord.

You can now purchase it at:


http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THE-BUSHCRAFT-STORE?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

 

[Jared]

Wallace Cordage is the people that make it

http://www.wallacecordagecompany.com/tarred-twisted-nylon-twine.html#specs

 

[CallsignSam]

I started using bankline a while back after hearing Dave Canterbury talking about it, I rarely ever use paracord now. I found it on The Bushcraft Store.

 

[British Red]

There are plenty of good cordage alternatives. Kite string is amazing stuff - 80 to 100 lbs breaking strain and not much thicker than cotton. Jute (hairy) string is a useful utility string with a fairly low breaking strain that makes great tinder and costs a couple of quid for a huge ball. For a stronger string, white pure cotton "butchers" string is very strong and makes a great wick. Both cotton and jute strings are biodegradable so should be a better choice than synthetic cordage for many things

 

[ateallthepies]

I rarely use Paracord but do like the natural cordage, I think I have a ball of every kind at home in the string bin! I recently purchased a roll of bankline and it seems good stuff? For smaller jobs I that require thread I found Gutermann polyester thread hard to beat. Not much thicker than cotton but I can't break the stuff using just my hands!

Steve