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Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 22:20:06 No.1037672 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1037676 >>1037723 >>1037736 >>1038103

What's the deal with paracord?
Seems like a huge meme to me.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 22:22:04 No.1037674 Report

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Why would anyone need fancy ropes on everything? What is their hidden practical purpose?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 22:27:54 No.1037676 Report

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>>1037672
i wrap it around my dick.
it's comfy and could be of use in an emergency.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 22:50:06 No.1037687 Report

Quoted By: >>1037699

Because muh milspec and operator fantasies. People are retarded anon, but it's a good thing, when you see people wearing paracord bracelets and other shit you get the signal that said people isn't to be taken seriously.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 23:04:54 No.1037699 Report

Quoted By: >>1037748 >>1038704

>>1037687
I wear TWO paracord bracelets. Does my attire bother you, Ladasha?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Jun 2017 23:50:25 No.1037723 Report

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>>1037672

I usually buy around fifty thousand feet of it, for like 100 bucks. It's sturdy, doesn't rot, can do multiple shot with it. That much for that low of a cost...I just can't complain about it.

Always surf online surplus the government does, you can get some amazing deals.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 00:27:51 No.1037736 Report

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>>1037672
your assumption was correct

Mule

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Mule Wed 14 Jun 2017 00:31:24 No.1037739 Report

Quoted By: >>1037749 >>1038125 >>1038402 >>1038449

Mule tape master race.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 00:42:35 No.1037744 Report

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It makes a fine clothesline or cordage to set up a tarp or if you're into autoerotic asphyxiation you can take it anywhere without raising suspicion

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 00:59:40 No.1037748 Report

Quoted By: >>1037771

>>1037699
>I wear TWO paracord bracelets.
m-m-m-mega cringe

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 01:00:20 No.1037749 Report

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>>1037739
Yup. I love this stuff.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 01:30:10 No.1037771 Report

Quoted By: >>1037772

>>1037748

Not as cringy as you. Caring about what another person wears...For shame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 01:34:36 No.1037772 Report

Quoted By: >>1038061 >>1038066

>>1037771
>Assessing a person's personality from the shit he wears is bad

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 16:04:05 No.1038061 Report

Quoted By: >>1038073 >>1038341

>>1037772
I also wear two watches. Does this mean I'm autistic?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 16:09:52 No.1038066 Report

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>>1037772

Grow up kid.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 16:15:50 No.1038073 Report

Quoted By: >>1038560

>>1038061
yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 17:03:36 No.1038103 Report

Quoted By: >>1038108 >>1038534

>>1037672
It's cheap, readily available, strong enough for emergency rescue and general purpose cordage tasks, is quite UV stable and doesn't rot/mold/mildew, can be broken down into smaller rope/string for shit like lashing and fishing, has less stretch than other cheap and readily available ropes/cords, and comes in subdued colors.

It's the jack of all trades cordage. It's not the best but it's pretty goddamn versatile and it's cheap AF.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 17:13:38 No.1038108 Report

Quoted By: >>1038381 >>1038511

>>1038103
Okay, that's a good reason to have regular nylon cordage in a pocket.

Why would you choose to carry it in a way that require 30 minutes to unpack? It look unpractical.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 17:53:43 No.1038125 Report

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>>1037739
I've used that shit to pull an f450 out of the mud before.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 14 Jun 2017 23:49:31 No.1038341 Report

Quoted By: >>1038560

>>1038061
Nail in the coffin.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 01:11:14 No.1038381 Report

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>>1038108
An educated guess is if you're wearing it as jewelry or otherwise on your body, it's not gonna get lost or left in your pack back at basecamp when you actually need it.

But mostly because memes and fashion.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 01:46:27 No.1038402 Report

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>>1037739
Thought i was the only one here that uses this stuff

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 02:47:48 No.1038444 Report

Quoted By: >>1038473 >>1038475

Overpriced string, still handy though. But let's not kid ourselves, most decent string will hold 550lbs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 02:50:18 No.1038449 Report

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>>1037739
Is this polytape? Fence tape? How the fuck can you pull a truck with polytape?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 03:41:49 No.1038473 Report

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>>1038444
>overpriced
A quarter mile roll is $70. In order to go cheaper you're buying baling twine, which has a working load of about 30lbs and will stretch 200% of its original length under tension.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 03:44:38 No.1038475 Report

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>>1038444
>most decent string will hold 550lbs
lol fuck no. Most natural-fiber ropes (hemp, sisal, cotton, flax) won't hold 200lbs until you get over a half inch diameter. Most strings won't hold more than 50lbs, and most of them stretch a ton.
>things that can be reasonably considered string, that will hold 550lbs
-550 cord
-aramid weave marine cord
-amsteel
-??

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 03:51:14 No.1038480 Report

Quoted By: >>1038498

Tell me one thing that is better than paracord that is the same size and cost.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 04:31:51 No.1038498 Report

Quoted By: >>1038930

>>1038480
It's not the paracord itself. OP is talking more it seems about the survival industry's obesseion over it.
>PARACORD BRACELET
>PARACORD WATCH
>PARACORD KEY
>PARACORD HOLSTER AND SHEATH
>PARACORD COVER
Etc

All of which takes a retarded amount of time to deploy.
All advertised for the idea of having 5 feet of paracord in your edc incase muh sudden shtf.
"Survivalists" love this shit yet don't even know how to tie most basic knots.

Paracord is great but just keep a 100ft bundle or 2 in your backpack, not 50ft of it separated into 10ft increments, strapped all over your body in the form of accessories and jewelry

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Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 04:50:09 No.1038503 Report

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only the bracelets are a meme

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 05:20:04 No.1038511 Report

Quoted By: >>1038529

>>1038108
I think the idea is that you don't unpack it casually, it's just more of an insurance policy. If my knife has paracord for a handle, I'm not going to unwrap that if I need paracord casually. I will be happy if I have a knife plus paracord in a survival type situation-- or I guess that's the thinking?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 06:25:51 No.1038529 Report

Quoted By: >>1038642

>>1038511
Then, you don't simply loose time, you also have to use a knife without an handle. Not very practical.

If you have your knife, it mean you had time to go to gather your SHTF stuff, so it mean you have your bob too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 06:32:05 No.1038534 Report

Quoted By: >>1038827

>>1038103

>less stretch

Stretches more than even shitty poly rope. Sags badly when wet, which is a real fucker if you've used it for guy lines.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 07:58:54 No.1038560 Report

Quoted By: >>1038700

>>1038073
>>1038341
How else are you supposed to tell time when your arm gets blown off ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 13:56:21 No.1038642 Report

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>>1038529
hey I'm not saying it's a good idea, I'm just trying to figure out the use myself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 15:40:52 No.1038700 Report

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>>1038560
Good point. I guess I'm gonna start wearing watches on both legs as well now.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 15:46:04 No.1038704 Report

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>>1037699
You probably take two dicks in your ass as well

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 18:37:17 No.1038827 Report

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>>1038534
That's not been my experience.

Yes it stretches. No it does not stretch anywhere near as bad as the various braided poly ropes 3-4x its diameter.

I suppose if you were willing to quadruple the weight and quintuple the bulk you could go with like a half-inch diameter poly rope and get less stretch, but then you're solidly into rope territory and not string/cord.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2017 20:29:36 No.1038930 Report

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>>1038498
Ah, yeah that is super gay...but I can kind of understand it. If you can get some goofy fuck to spend $20 on a paracord bracelet that has .02$ worth the materials in it, I can't hardly blame them. They did/do the same shit with all the cringey zombie stuff. Nothing like seeing Hornaday zombie rounds sitting on the shelves or a Ka-Bar zombie slashing knife.

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