decent paracord in big lengths?

[Man of Tanith]

i keep being recommended a 100m roll of paracord on amazon
was wondering if anyone has bought any long lengths of paracord as i have a few ideas in mind which would make buying a big length i can cut to size seem a logical route to go

 

[Retired Member southey]

Have a gander at 5star cord Sam, pukka stuff at good prices in what ever length you want,

 

[Man of Tanith]

cheers dude
plan to make a few tump lines and so on

 

[Harvestman]

I got one of those big 100m rolls, off eBay I think. Can't say I've had any complaints about it. It does the job. I didn't subject it to any huge loads, jut used it as guylines and a tarp ridgeline. Worked fine.

I've nearly finished my roll now, and am thinking of getting another.

 

[adestu]

I got mine of eBay to for about a tenner for 100 metres.

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[ged]

I haven't bought any of the Amazon stuff but I'd just be a little suspicious if it's really cheap. Sometimes people sell polyester cord instead of nylon. Paracord is supposed to be nylon, it's stronger than polyester and it stretches a lot more than polyester. The elasticity can be important (e.g. in cords on parachutes!) or it can be a problem, for example when you're trying to untie a badly-made knot that's had a lot of strain put on it.

Last year I bought a few bags of cords cut from scrap parachutes:

http://www.gisurplus.co.uk/shop/product.php/257/parachute-cord/

I've used the stuff a heck of a lot in the past year, it's handy having a lot of reasonable lengths and you don't have to agonize about cutting it.

 

[nickliv]

I bought 1000 ft on a roll, and because I are a bit 'mouse button happy' I managed to order 2 by mistake. It's the proper US tackle.

 

[dixienormns]

i buy and sell it by the 1000' rolls cheaper that way

 

[Lister]

bushcraftstore will do bulk amounts if you contact them.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

+1 on bushcraft store. Ive found they offer the most consistent GSA compliant cord. I used to use 5 star cord but they are no longer based in the uk. The green webtex stuff is ok in a pinch but not where strength or aesthetically pleasing results are needed.

 

[roger-uk]

+2 on Bushcraft store excellent serive and a great product.

 

[swright81076]

I've used bushcraft store loads of times. First class. +1 from me too.

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[juttle]

+3, I think, for bushcraft store, I use their brown 550 paracord for neck knives and the like and it's reall pukka, good stuff!

 

[Essexman]

All those who have purchased from the bushcraft store guys, how long ago did you buy? What are you comparing their cord to? By that I mean have you had cord from others to say how good their cord is?

I've not purchased from them for a while. I found the quality of the cord would vary. Sometimes I would get good cord, Sometimes it was very flat, had no roundness to it, as if the outer sheath was too large.

Now I should state, I'm very fussy about cord, I use it to make lanyards, dogleads and other knot work. So good quality cord that is full bodied and round is what I require.

If I could find a supply of good quality cord here in the UK it would really help. If it was from the bushcraft store I would be really happy as they are only 20 mins away!

 

[Lister]

We tend to get cord from them at least once a month as our lot love doing woggles and stuff of that ilk.

 

[swright81076]

As for the differences in shape, I've found that this does happen. The standard stuff such as black, cayote brown, dpm's are nice and rounded. Whereas the sky blues, neons and such have been more flattened. Maybe more than one supplier perhaps?
They all still have the same inner strands though.

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[jacko1066]

i keep being recommended a 100m roll of paracord on amazon
was wondering if anyone has bought any long lengths of paracord as i have a few ideas in mind which would make buying a big length i can cut to size seem a logical route to go

Me and you must have a very simialar history on Internet explorer mate lol, I too have been looking at that cord for a long time, got a decent quote from the bushcraft store myself the other day, but Teepee keeps teling me to get some Dyneema stuff, and it works out very similar in price but a lot stronger!!
Cheers
Steve

 

[swright81076]

Dyneema is stronger and doesn't stretch like paracord. But you can't get baby pink dyneema. Oops. Did I type that?

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[Jared]

Think the bushcraftstore have spun off a separate website for bulk http://www.theparacordstore.co.uk/

And if you want baby pink dyneema, English Braids do make it, http://englishbraids.com/Specialist-Small-Cord/dyneemabraids.html

 

[Essexman]

As for the differences in shape, I've found that this does happen. The standard stuff such as black, cayote brown, dpm's are nice and rounded. Whereas the sky blues, neons and such have been more flattened. Maybe more than one supplier perhaps?
They all still have the same inner strands though.

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Thanks for the feedback, very useful info.