What Cordage, rope etc is in your kit?

[Wayland]

I carry a ball of jute garden twine for most things, cheap and biodegradable.

For anything I need better cord for I have a roll of 2mm polyamide from Decathlon.

It's cheaper and more compact than paracord, comes in a variety of colours including "trip yourself up green" and I've never managed to break the stuff yet.

I also carry a good length of 8mm static cord on my pack for stuff like rappelling on bad ground.

 

[armie]

In the distant past I bought some paracord because everybody praised it so much... but nowadays I use simple, strong, MUCH cheaper, braided nylon from a DIY shop for all my bushcraft purposes.

 

[Ph34r]

99p shop = parachord = score.

 

[armie]

I noticed the slightly different spelling, which suggests "paracord" but doesn't guarantuee it

 

[Bush_Man]

Always use paracord. It's not too thick but in handles some weight on it. Other good advantage is the flexibility of it...

 

[EastSussexScout]

I just carry the cheap tracpac paracord that comes in 100m spools. i've seen a lot of threads slagging it off but tbh i'm a student, it's cheap and it can hold my full bodyweight. if i need it stronger i just double it up. i've used it to hold up my tarp and i've used it between my hammock and karabiner with no problems at all. Cheap and Cheerful!!

 

[Amon81]

I keep about 30m of paracord in mine. I also keep a roll of cooking twine as it's great stuff for making things like netting with, not to mention cooking too.

 

[iano]

Paracord and that green string stuff you get issued (looks 'woolly') wrapped around a few chunky spare tentpegs each. Comms cord and normal brown household twine in my civvy kit - comms cord is almost like paracord just I discovered it's cheaper!

That's one type of strong cord if it's got to be tough (repairing something, hauling something up over a branch or whatever) and twine/string for all the niff-naff and trivia you don't want to be using pricey cordage on.

I have no climbing-type ropes or other kit since I have not done any climbing courses and it would only give a false impression of safety - the closest I get to that sort of thing is scrambling anyway so it shouldn't really be an issue - I much prefer hiking with some scrambling thrown in to the feeling of impending doom as I dangle on the end of a rope in any case

 

[Minotaur]

That comms cord is interesting.

 

[Darkside]

Paracord, string and various diameter Dyneema.

The best place I have found for Dyneema is Shoreline Marine on Ebay, cheapest online in the UK that I have found and occasionally have really good prices depending on what you are after - no connection etc just a very happy customer

http://sports.shop.ebay.co.uk/Rope-/123703/i.html?_catref=1&_fln=1&_ipg=&_ssn=shorelinemarinelimited&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282