550 Paracord Mil Spec Type III 7 strand parachute cord 100 feet

Excellent product. I bought this to tie on to hillwalking gear that is not immediately easy to spot when laid down on the ground (GPS, camera, compass etc).The bright yellow colour makes spotting the cord in daylight very easy. The reflective flecks, which are frequent and well sized, allow for finding the cord, and whatever it is tied to, at night equally easy.Handling is good. The cord is relatively supple, which helps with knot tying. Whilst I have not subjected any of the cord to anything like a weight test, I am confident that it will comply with the stated breaking strain.The only thing that is a bit of a pain is that, once cut, the frayed ends are quite difficult to seal using the lighter and pliers method. I have a £25 butane rope knife, which overcomes this problem.Recommended.

This is an ok rope but definitely not a real paracord that can hold 550 pounds. We tightened hammock with it and it worked well for 1 person but it ripped under the weight of 2 people of a combined weight of around 340 lbs and the whole hammock fell down on the ground. In this situation nothing bad happened but I wouldn't be relying on it in any emergency situation where you need to be certain about how much weight it can safely hold.

Probably more than strong enough for bivvying and holding up large deadfalls for around campUpdateCord is great and still serves purpose. Someone asked about the cores so i've added a photo

This stuff is pretty strong; it's currently in my boots as laces (well not the whole 100metres!)it's been used so far to lift around 100lbs and showed no real stress on the line, so I would be happy to use this for an emergency rope for most things!not full military compliant as its missing the colour coded strand, but it's 7 times 3 nylon strands inside a suitable sheath; should easily hold a few hundred pounds.

Paracord is paracord, strong and the camo is exactly what I wanted. You can make all sorts out of this its really good for tarps and to use whilst camping, hiking, bushcraft etc. I've made draw strings for pouches, lanyards and cobra weaves. Hope you find this helpful ✌

Glows pretty well and has 9 cores so is very strong. The one problem I'm having with it is that it's very difficult to seal the ends. Usually you can just melt the exterior to the cores with a quick bit of flame but with this paracord it seems harder to bind them together for some reason and even after melting it they sometimes separate. Not a big problem, just slightly annoying.

It is what it says it is. Strong and with a multitude of uses; I've used it in the garden to help wrap covers over out door furniture, support a large tree branch which, despite repeated heavy rainfalls feels as strong as when I put it up with no sign of movement of the branch. As I said lots of uses, if you need a strong cord for a job then this is probably the stuff.Feels as good as it did when I used it for what it's really designed for many years ago.

Exactly what it is,high quality Paracord.This is the first cordage I have ever purchased and have already used a few feet for repairing some outdoor items. I will also be using the cord for erecting a tarp [another first] practicing throughout the winter months with the intention of camping the proper bushcraft way in the Spring/Summer 2016.Will probably need more as skills and experience improves,1st class,recommended.