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Cordage recommendation

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I am looking for a thin, strong cordage that could be easily carried in quantity on a spool. I do not wish to gut my stash of 550 cord unless I had to. What I have tried so far is dental floss, artificial sinew, heavy linen thread, and fishing line. I recently heard someone mention spectra. What are your ideas, and where can it be purchased?

Thanks, Joe
 
The red lanyard cord on Sunto compasses is what I would like to have handy for simple lashings.

Does anybody have a lead on anything comparable to this?
 
I picked up some Kelty Triptease Guyline at REI.com recently. It is quite thin and seems fairly durable. It is much smaller in diameter than paracord, but larger than the spiderwire and is easier to work with.
 
I'm going to start testing a 300' spool of kit line I discovered in my junk draw. I can't break it in half with my fingers/hands like a weak cordage. It very small, the 300 foot spool is slightly larger in size then a roll of quarters. Would be great for thread to sew, and I wonder if it would stand up as emergency fishing line.
 
for small cordage I really like the 1.5-2.0 mm braided spectra, it's a Type 1 paracord- ratings ~ 100-150 #- it's also multi stranded

I rarely use 550 anymore- the 1.5mm stuff is lighter and I carry more (less volume)- for lashing, hanging bear bags and the like it's plenty strong

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comes in a variety of colors- takes some searching to find it though

for sewing/fishing line the small spectra (spider line, etc) in a 25-ish test works pretty well
 
Backing for a fly fishing reel :thumbup:

Thin & strong enough for most reasonably uses :thumbup:



Kind regards
Mick
 
i use some 2mm dyneema on my spearfishing reels, that stuff can hold my bodyweight. also use 1.5 mm specra on one reel, the beuchat 120.. still holds my weight but will snap at the knot if i bounce while hanging from it, still adequate for most jobs
 
http://www.action-electronics.com/braid.htm#Lace
This stuff is Great for those little binding chores. I started useing it when in the USAF working on uncle sams airplanes. The telecom industy uses tons of it also. It is strong, flexable, comes on a spool and its waxed so it sticks to itself pretty good, the roll won't go ape in your pack like a spool of masons line from home depot. Masons line is pretty good all around stuff too
 
Spiderline Poly-filament.

I watched a guy try to break it with his bare hands (wearing leather gloves) on a bet...he failed and ruined his gloves. That stuff cut through the gloves and cut the shit out of his fingers.

A friend of mine used to use it to sew nylon and leather.

Gooooooooood stuff.
 
Sixfooter,

I have a spool of that, and never knew what it was.

Lots of good ideas.
 
If I don't want to use up my paracord I just carry a spool of cheap jute twine I can pick up for a buck at the dollar store. You can cut it into one inch lengths and pull it apart and use it as tinder to catch a spark from your firesteel too.
 
Jutes great stuff. If you are at a big walmart, you can fine decoy line which works pretty well too. Mason lie is also a good bet
 
Synthetic: +1 on Type 1 paracord/Spectra, +1 on fishing line

Natural: Jute is good, will fray and is not always of a consistent thickness, but can be wrapped easily. Has it's tinder qualities.
Sisal agave cordage is denser and less 'fuzzy'. I like this stuff too.
But there are a variety of local plants that would would be as tough, or tougher, Dogbane, New Zealand Flax (one of my fav's), Milkweed to name a few..
 
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