Para cord vs lawn mower starter cord, Bow Drill

[Spirit fish]

Paracord is overrated and overpriced lawnmower starter cord is cheaper and indestructible when learning bowdrill I could practise for days hour's on end without it breaking

 

[TeeDee]

Paracord is overrated and overpriced lawnmower starter cord is cheaper and indestructible when learning bowdrill I could practise for days hour's on end without it breaking

Lawnmower starter cord doesn't sound very primitive.

 

[Spirit fish]

Lawnmower starter cord doesn't sound very primitive.

It was in my learning phase I can switch in between primitive and bushcraft if I was going primitive id use braided scraped pine roots as cordage btw paracord isn't primitive either

 

[Spirit fish]

Lawnmower starter cord doesn't sound

Lawnmower starter cord doesn't sound very primitive.

Spruce roots are best it's the outdoorsmans wire single strands make brilliant snares to as it is scraped and looped but they get brittle over time

 

[Broch]

Paracord is overrated and overpriced lawnmower starter cord is cheaper and indestructible when learning bowdrill I could practise for days hour's on end without it breaking

Starter cord is the recommended material for learning bow drill because it doesn't stretch as it warms up and you can get it for about 20p/m - the only problem is it comes in white or white with stripes

 

[Erbswurst]

I think I would use parachute cords in a survival situation if I came down with a parachute and have no other cord.

For hiking and camping I use Edelrid Multicord SP 2,5 mm, orange.

Made in Germany for exactly that purpose.

Multicord SP 2,5mm | Reepschnüre | Edelrid

Kletterausrüstung. Reepschnüre. Die robusten Alleskönner MULTICORD SP mit 2,5 mm Durchmesser finden vielseitig Verwendung | Edelrid

www.edelrid.de

 

[Spirit fish]

Starter cord is the recommended material for learning bow drill because it doesn't stretch as it warms up and you can get it for about 20p/m - the only problem is it comes in white or white with stripes

It works better than paracord for me k like the fact it doesn't stretch it keeps very tight ,there's a lot of friction fire legends who prefer it over paracord the first one that springs to mind is "Leigh Robinson" author of "the bowdrill bible"

 

[Kadushu]

FWIW I use paracord in my lawnmower!

 

[Spirit fish]

FWIW I use paracord in my lawnmower!

Lawnmower starter cord is much tougher stuff

 

[Broch]

FWIW I use paracord in my lawnmower!

FWIW I use a key

But, I take your point, I have no idea why lawnmower cord is considered to need to be so tough.

 

[Spirit fish]

FWIW I use a key

But, I take your point, I have no idea why lawnmower cord is considered to need to be so tough.

What does fwiw stand for

 

[Broch]

For what it's worth

 

[Spirit fish]

For what it's worth

thanks