MilSpec Paracord Black 55 ft. Hank, Military Survival Braided Parachute 550 Cord. Use with Paracord Tools for Tent Camping, Hiking, Hunting Ropes, Bracelets & Projects. Plus 2 eBooks.

This product is as advertised: a true 8 strand, 3-ply, nylon based 550 paracord. It has a noticeable heft when compared to a commercial grade, 7 strand, 2-ply 550 cord and I have no reason to doubt that it meets the mil spec requirements as claimed. Also noticed that it requires more effort to cut this cord than a lesser grade 550 cord and would highly recommend that a very sharp cutting implement be used to maintain fidelity of the cut ends. My first cuts were made with a good blade typically used to successfully cut commercial cord and although it made the cuts, the ends of this product frayed wildly. When I used a finer bladed knife honed to razor sharpness, the cuts held together and required less clean up before cauterizing the ends. Similar results were achieved with a high quality pair of fabric shears. Overall I am pleased with this paracord and would buy it again. Being made in the U.S. is also a big plus and if you are looking for a more substantial 550 paracord than that typically found at your local sporting goods store, I do not think you will be disappointed with this product.

Bought black to relace a corsette, which worked fine. 03/21/2016 update: After trying out the black, bought a white one to replace a ribbon on a white corset, and the item arrived with minor damage on the outer part of the roll which resembled it being caught in some gears. Was still able to use inner part for my needs, however when the seller heard about the damage I got a replacement item without even asking for it. A a side note, I used damaged part of string to wrap around a side table leg, and my kitty uses it as a scratch post, she seems to like it, after about month it is still going strong, I didn't expect it to last this long, quality product and good customer service :)

I've purchased paracord before, but not from these folks, from another on line dealer and what a difference this paracord is...!!! Far and away nicer, tighter feel and the inner strands, if you had to pull them out to do something with them, they are not thin weak stuff, but strands that are strong! I WILL be buying more from these folks for sure! G2 Edited to add a photo of some lanyards I've made using their great paracord, diamond knots are as hard as a rock when pulled tight like this, very good paracord !

Good quality paracord. Has 8 strands in the middle as it states. I use it for all kinds of things. I keep a roll of it in my get home/ bug out bag. I've used it on vacation to secure my cooler to the back of a golf cart while driving around an island. I've used it to wrap around the handle of a hatchet for better grip. Used it to secure a thermal imaging camera to my bunker gear before going into a structure fire. It has a ton of uses only limited by your knowledge/ imagination. Only gave it 4 stars due to finding it much cheaper in other stores.

Super strong paracord. The hank I received was an 8 strand and seems way better than that cheap walmart crap! When I purchased this I also purchased a hank of Titan paracord also, both are very solid made cords as far as I can tell, but it was only 7 stand (no complaints) but I paid the same price for this and it's an 8 strand and the weight capacity was at least 50lbs more. No brainer in my opinion. I'm confident this will hold up to any of the tasks I put it to.

I have bought some 550 cord in the past that was not MilSpec and this is not that junk, this is real stuff and it has the ID strand in it, although it is yellow and hard to see its there just try under different light you will see it unless you are color blind. The ebook provided is in an email you have to look for it I didnt even know I overlooked the fact it said "ebook" and not just "book" and thought I was getting a print copy but that was my fault. This cordage is really strong I have tried to break it and it was hard, tying it into a loop I looped it over the forks of a stacker and the front wheel arm and broke it after the gauge on the lift said 816lbs but I was told by the forklift tech this wasnt that accurate but he was impressed with the strength, it held out longer than a 1/2" metal band for banding crates closed but I suspect the 550 cord only broke because of sharp edges it could have held more weight

Ok so I purchased this product because I consider myself an outdoorsman. I felt if I needed to trust my life with this I would need to do some testing. So I was thinking what do I have closest to 550Lbs, then it hit me. My wife! So I went out in the backyards and rigged up a tire swing using this paracord, and wow! She had the best time of her life. She's my highscool sweetheart and she always loved swinging! She tried swinging on our kids swing set and snapped the chain! She has claimed this cord as her own so I will have to order another one! Great product!

I decided to use this paracord to replace the failing bungee cord spanning the cargo area on my fishing kayak. I think it will work better because of the quality of this product. I can tie off the paracord through the tie-downs, leaving enough slack to loosen or tighten as necessary to keep my cooler and bucket snug. Shipped fast, top quality...what's not to like?