Gear Aid 550 Paracord and Carabiner, 7 Strand Utility Cord for Camping and Survival, Black Reflective, 30 ft
July 18, 2019 - Comment
Bring this versatile 550 Paracord on your next outdoor adventure. Use it as a utility cord, survival bracelet, or tie-down rope. Made of 100% Nylon, The 7 strand cord is strong enough to withstand the elements and can be untied for other uses at camp. Available in camo, orange, and reflective black and orange, it’s a cord that can easily be seen outside and used for all types of jobs. When used with the carabiner, packs, lanterns and provisions are quickly suspended and off the ground – making camp organization stress-free.
Product Features
- Heavy-duty 550 Para cord made of 100% nylon Featuring 7 strand construction that unravels and can be used as fishing line, fire starter, thread, or floss
- Includes carabineer for easy attachment options to hang backpacks, lights and water bottles
- Multipurpose 4 mm utility cord is great for camping, backpacking, emergencies and survival; use to secure tents and tarps, suspend a clothesline or hang a bear bag (100 ft. Para cord recommended)
- Craft it into a survival bracelet, Para cord dog collar, knife lanyard, or handle wrap
- Available in 30 feet in a variety of colors, including: camo, orange, reflective black and reflective orange for high visibility when outdoors
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Incredibly useful around a camp site. First, the carabiner is useless for anything but hanging this bundled cord on your pack. It’s flimsy and won’t hold much more weight than that.Second, paracord has a zillion uses. It’s not for use as any kind of human safety cord, but it’ll work for just about anything else. Very handy to have around a camp site.Paracord is pretty standard, so this is the type of thing I would always suggest comparison shopping. There’s lots of competition out there, find a…
Utility cord This is strictly utility cord not meant to be used for safety like holding humans or much weight at all. That also includes the carabiner. It’s great for a clothesline or line to keep things high up away from scavengers or to tie down a tent/cover/rain protection whatever. It’s 100 feet though and once unwound can become a tangled mess.This is made up of seven thin strands inside the wrap. I’m not sure if just the wrap is the 100% nylon described or if the strands are as well. It is…
Didn’t break under stress This is the kind of kit we often leave in the car or the bug-out bag and do not test until we need to. That may be too late, so I took the opportunity to put this cord under some stress during a recent tree pruning. My mulberry tree had tremendously large and heavy gnarled balls at the end of the major branches after almost 30 years of pouilard.This is a long wind up to say I pruned off some 300 pound branch ends and one of them got stuck in the crotch of a couple of the tree…