I always thought comm cord was 2.5mm stuff with a 50kg load limit?
That frayed mess looks more like an old shoelace to me.
That frayed mess looks more like an old shoelace to me.
I tend to find that any piece of cord holding up anything important (tarp, hammock ect) will attract teenagers (alcohol levels unknown) who will invariably untie said peice of cord. especialy if you happen to be in/under said hammock/tarp at the time.add a magnetic effect to the cord where it will attract drunken teenagers so therefore will snag on Pine bark.
Wayland: why the desire to know the exact breaking weight of the cord? it's not like you're going to weigh 550lbs of "something" out in the wilderness to see if the cord will take it. Such seriousness from a man in fancy dress
''The stuff on the bottom of that image certainly isnt the US Spec 550 paracord! I've never had any get that manky, unless its been thrashed to within an inch of its life with repeated bowdrill use, is your image of the British issue stuff?''
I thought the same thing, then read the post again and realised the list was from the bottom up, so that is comm cord and the paracord is at the top of the picture.
With regards your query no, but I'd be interested to know if 550 paracord actually does have a breaking strain of 550lbs
How would we go about devising that test though Toddy?
It would be good to see how strong it actually is, in theory it would be stronger than the 550lb to allow the safety margin on the manufacturing etc.
Gailainne: If you cut the webbing to a few feet and tie loops in the end the racing dyneema won't shred the tree mate.
I thought the same thing, then read the post again and realised the list was from the bottom up, so that is comm cord and the paracord is at the top of the picture.
Ah it all makes sense now, I was blinded by the convention of listing items from the top down.
Tomtom...I have noticed that you come onto this forum every few months or so, and it seems to me that you feel that you have to have a pop at someone, or close a thread every time you come on, because you have not been on to moderate for a while. I feel that you cannot cope with any banter, and that you must lay down the law in a Chinese style, every time you see anything that is amiss on this forum...Knock off the bickering folks or this thread gets locked. There's no need for it in a discussion about old rope.