anyone carry para cord on there adventures

[woody_tobius_jr]

yes 3/8 would be overkill on a sled or quad. 1/4 inch would be lots. and 3/16 would be sufficent at around 500lb strength, the 1/4 inch is around 8800 t0 9000 lbs. and $1.13 a ft. i bought around 300 to 350 ft of 3/16 a couple years ago at about the same price. used it up on quad winches, but the utv are alot heavier thus needing the 1/4 inch. you should be set with 300 ft, will take up alot of room in a backpack.

I wonder how the smaller diameter ropes would be to grip, and if you did wrap it around your hands how to keep it frombiting into your hands? Has anybody done anything with this smaller diam rope? Just curious...

 

[oler1234]

I use rock climbing rope. Currently carrying a maxim tech cord (sold at mec). It is 5mm in diameter... Does not absorb water, and has a Kevlar core. Extremely light stuff and easy to pack. Has a tensile strength of 2270kg or 5000lbs about. Used it to pull my cavalier out of a snow bank once

last weekend end I had to pull my etec out as I ran out of gas, we used a diffrent sling but still it was 8mm rock climbing rope. The stuff works like a champ as it does stretch and absorb some shock loading, not to hard on either rider.

 

[imdoo'n]

Wouldn't para cord have a high safety/strength ratio? If I was rated for 550# it would hold much higher weights. Just a thought.

they list it as tensile strength, which is what weight it will hold before breaking. so 550 paracord will break at 550 lbs, your safe working load would be in the neighbourhood of185lbs. plus or minus. depends totally on rope shock loads.

most rope is rated on safe work load and tensile rating is breaking load

 

[hdkawi]

No sure how much rope a guy should need if any bit this is what 300' looks like 3/16


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[imdoo'n]

looks good, should be all set, all you'd need would be a couple carabiners or a locking d ring, to make a crude z pull. a atv snatch block from princess auto would do it, the ones from mtn. climbing are expensive and not as much strength from what i saw.

 

[imdoo'n]

I use rock climbing rope. Currently carrying a maxim tech cord (sold at mec). It is 5mm in diameter... Does not absorb water, and has a Kevlar core. Extremely light stuff and easy to pack. Has a tensile strength of 2270kg or 5000lbs about. Used it to pull my cavalier out of a snow bank once

last weekend end I had to pull my etec out as I ran out of gas, we used a diffrent sling but still it was 8mm rock climbing rope. The stuff works like a champ as it does stretch and absorb some shock loading, not to hard on either rider.

looks like a good piece of rope, should do the trick. strong and light weight. may be slightly stronger than the amsteel? how much did you get? think they sell by the meter?

 

[senorjeem]

looks good, should be all set, all you'd need would be a couple carabiners or a locking d ring, to make a crude z pull. a atv snatch block from princess auto would do it, the ones from mtn. climbing are expensive and not as much strength from what i saw.

The reason that they are pricey is that they actually are very strong, and equally important, LIGHT

 

[imdoo'n]

The reason that they are pricey is that they actually are very strong, and equally important, LIGHT

yes they are pricey, the amsteel and the tech cord mentioned are about the lightest and strongest out there, for winching or static lines, but climbers use different ropes for differnt things, which usually quadders and sledders don't need. also there lives depend on the ropes they use. quadders sledders not so much most times. i learned a few things about rope, enough for the purpose that i need. climbers will know a lot more i'm sure. sailers too. lol.

 

[oler1234]

looks like a good piece of rope, should do the trick. strong and light weight. may be slightly stronger than the amsteel? how much did you get? think they sell by the meter?

Yes it is good rope. paid $2/m and they sell it by the meter. Picked up 10m, packs in the back xm glove box with room to spare for zip ties, leatherman, saw, carabiners, and rags. Just looking on amsteel website it looks like there would be a slight edge for the tech cord.

 

[imdoo'n]

Yes it is good rope. paid $2/m and they sell it by the meter. Picked up 10m, packs in the back xm glove box with room to spare for zip ties, leatherman, saw, carabiners, and rags. Just looking on amsteel website it looks like there would be a slight edge for the tech cord.

yes i read that somewhere, at $2.00 a meter that is a smoking price, i looked at there web site, they where listing it at $4.20 a meter. looks like around 60 cents a foot, that is good price.

 

[doorfx]

Yes it is good rope. paid $2/m and they sell it by the meter. Picked up 10m, packs in the back xm glove box with room to spare for zip ties, leatherman, saw, carabiners, and rags. Just looking on amsteel website it looks like there would be a slight edge for the tech cord.

Where did you get it for$2.00?

 

[oler1234]

Picked it up at mtn equip co-op (mec)

 

[sledneck_03]

This is 25' of 8 kN mule tape.

It packs to about the size of a pop can.

Didnt realize it was mule tape. Also have another bunch i use as dog leash lol for if we tie our dog up at the lake.