RokJok
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Some folks have posted suggestions for using 3mm (1/8") braided nylon cord as cordage in their kits as an alternative to 550 paracord. Anyone have other cordage they recommend?
I bumped into this one while working on a fence project for a friend:
MASON'S LINE - It's a small diameter (1/16"), hard finished, twisted nylon line that has AMAZING tensile strength. It is used (stretched very tightly between stakes) to set lines for walls or to hang a string level on it to insure that your wall/fencetop is level. Mason's line comes usually in yellow, hot pink, orange, or other bright colors so that jobsite workers will see it and won't trip over it. It is available quite cheaply at your local home center, hardware store, or contractor's supply house. I got about a 100 yard spool for a few dollars. It knots very tightly. It packs MUCH smaller per linear foot than paracord, so would make a nice addition to the paracord to use for shelter building where you can burn through 50 ft or more of cordage, depending on the type of shelter built.
Warning!! - Be careful tightening knots in this stuff because it can cut you. The small diameter and hard finish make it possible to cut your fingers badly by concentrating the applied pressure to a very small area & bursting through your skin. You can avoid this danger by using a little piece of dowel/stick to wrap the mason's line around before pulling that hard on the line (i.e. set up the stick like the handle on a lawnmower pull cord).
I bumped into this one while working on a fence project for a friend:
MASON'S LINE - It's a small diameter (1/16"), hard finished, twisted nylon line that has AMAZING tensile strength. It is used (stretched very tightly between stakes) to set lines for walls or to hang a string level on it to insure that your wall/fencetop is level. Mason's line comes usually in yellow, hot pink, orange, or other bright colors so that jobsite workers will see it and won't trip over it. It is available quite cheaply at your local home center, hardware store, or contractor's supply house. I got about a 100 yard spool for a few dollars. It knots very tightly. It packs MUCH smaller per linear foot than paracord, so would make a nice addition to the paracord to use for shelter building where you can burn through 50 ft or more of cordage, depending on the type of shelter built.
Warning!! - Be careful tightening knots in this stuff because it can cut you. The small diameter and hard finish make it possible to cut your fingers badly by concentrating the applied pressure to a very small area & bursting through your skin. You can avoid this danger by using a little piece of dowel/stick to wrap the mason's line around before pulling that hard on the line (i.e. set up the stick like the handle on a lawnmower pull cord).