Jute twine

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I've seen this stuff a lot around this and other forums so I gotta ask two questions.
First, what are it's uses?
Second, at the risk of sounding dumb, where do you get it? What types of local shops carry it?
 
Jute twine is available everywhere, home depots and the like, hardware stores, wal-marts, etc. Very cheap stuff, not very strong. I always carry some in my pack, use it whenever para cord would be overkill, making traps would be one example. Shred it with your knife to make fire tinder, ignites easily with a fire steel. Tinder is my main use for jute.
 
IUKE12 is right on. You will find it anywhere you go (Walmart, Meijer, etc). I've always liked it a lot. I use it as tinder and for making shelters. It's usually been strong enough for such tasks.
 
Gardening stores also carry jute- used for tying up tomatoe ad running bean plants. It is a natural cordage and will rot with time. I use it to make natural ground blinds for hunting as it is natural and will not be there 10 years from now and will not cause issues for wildlife(choking being one).

2Door
 
People like for it tinder so much as it will light with a spark. Makes a very nice tinder bundle to practice fire by friction - however it is much more forgiving than a natural tinder bundle.

I strategically place it in multiple locations in my survival kit including having pieces wrapped in a fob on my neck knife. I also made an anklet out of the stuff - what can I say, I am a tinder hound.
 
This is a stronger better quality jute twine used for baling hay in the old traditional rectangular bales. Comes in 2 or 3 mile spools. Get it at your local feedstore or farm supply house or just visit your local friendly farmer who will probably give you more than you can use. A spool should last forever. Any place they feed out hay should have piles of it laying around. Works great for shelters and will hold up for a couple of years if its not laying on the ground. Also works fine for tinder.
 
There are two types of Jute twine. One is treated so that it won't rot and that's not the stuff that you want. Get the natural Jute and it'll do ya for lite cordage and tinder. Less than 2.00 for a roll here.
 
kvaughn said:
This is a stronger better quality jute twine used for baling hay in the old traditional rectangular bales. Comes in 2 or 3 mile spools. Get it at your local feedstore or farm supply house or just visit your local friendly farmer who will probably give you more than you can use. A spool should last forever. Any place they feed out hay should have piles of it laying around. Works great for shelters and will hold up for a couple of years if its not laying on the ground. Also works fine for tinder.
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OUCH :rolleyes: I just burned my finger tip ;)
I was going to ask about baling twine , I saw your post and cut a 1" piece and held it against the blade while scraping :eek: It caught so quick and hot that my finger is gonna get a little blister :thumbup: Good stuff right there
Baling twine ;)

Phil
 
I made a neat firestarter with Jute and a BSA Hotspark. I took the scraper and Ferro rod and joined them together with a 12 braid of three strands of jute. I treated the Jute with Petroleum Jelly (Just a little to soak in but not feel greasy) and it really increased its fuel value. I slide the scraper and Hotspark together and wrap the braided cord around it and then jam the thing into the handle of my Cold Steel Mini-Bushman. It fits very tight and there is a little tuft of jute that pokes out so it can be pulled from the handle.
Mac
 
I like jute for fire starting also, picked it up at the local garden store. All of the baling twine I use is synthetic and doesn't catch a spark well at all. Try yours out before you really need it. I do wish baling twine would biodegrade after a few years since we use probably 10 miles each year.
 
2dogs said:
I like jute for fire starting also, picked it up at the local garden store. All of the baling twine I use is synthetic and doesn't catch a spark well at all. Try yours out before you really need it. I do wish baling twine would biodegrade after a few years since we use probably 10 miles each year.
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Two types of baling twine: Synthetic (Usually orange) and Jute. They're also trying to get twine made of sisal into the market, but it's not flying. The disadvantage of jute or sisal for baling is that they degrade fairly quickly, especially if you're baling wet. I've had natural twine, square bales come apart as soon as a month after stacking. Natural twine also tends to goober up the baler more easily so many manufacturers don't recommend it.

I agree, I prefer natural twine since it actually disappears after a while.

J-
 
Besides tinder, I use it for all kinds of fibre applications - net making, weaving, slings, bags, etc. I like it for these applications because it's cheap ($1 at the dollar store for 300+ feet) so you're not investing a lot of money while learning how to make a certain project, and it's a natural material.

Bags-
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PSK container-
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Well, you get the idea. I also use it to make a braided lanyard for my PSK - that way I always have tinder.

Doc
 
Hey Guys..

Doc...

Seen some of your Jute stuff before,, Nice..

That net however is Beautiful!!!

Nicely done....

ttyle

Eric
OST
 
Homebru what I wish we had was a natural twine that was stable for say 2 years and the instantly biodegrade. We keep some bales up to 2 years during good feed years. We buy 125 tons of mixed hay mostly for cattle. The top bales get moldy and sloppy during late spring since we don't have a barn and the bales are covered by plastic. BTW synthetic twine comes in a rainbow of colors around here. The only problem with biodegradeable twine is that half the ranch is held together with hay twine. It is everywhere!
 
2Dogs, everything from the gates to the exhaust on the truck.. :)


A buddy has lost two heifers from ingesting the red synthetic twine and getting bound up. Gotta be real careful to account for that stuff in the feed lots.
2Door
 
You're right about cows and calves grabbin that stuff off the ground. I guess it must taste like hay or maybe they just like the chewy texture but yeah, it is a problem. They will even pull it off a fence or just stand there and chew it if it won't come loose. Too bad bales weren't tied with 550 cord cause I'd be the king of that stuff.
 
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