I was at hobby lobby on Saturday. And I found some paracord that was Marked down. Ended up getting it for 1.25$ for 100' must be because it's some ugly colors. The neon yellow stuff was 8.99 for a hundred feet. I didn't think it was too bad a price or a hundred feet one of them is tangerine colored, the other is burgundy. Lol

I buy the lightweight paracord at Hobby Lobby to use for guylines and stake extentions.
Everyday prce is about $3.00 but still very reasonable.

mcsweem: "I was at hobby lobby on Saturday. And I found some paracord that was Marked down. Ended up getting it for 1.25$ for 100' must be because it's some ugly colors. The neon yellow stuff was 8.99 for a hundred feet. I didn't think it was too bad a price or a hundred feet one of them is tangerine colored, the other is burgundy. Lol "

That's funny because all of the paracord i currently have on hand is burgundy and orange, and I didn't get a deal on mine! ;)

They got a ton of different colors

I brought a 1000 foot roll of OD green from the sportsmans guide I have all I need for a long time

I'm wondering if all paracord is created equal. I was introduced to it in the army, where we called in 550 cord, supposedly because 550 pounds was the maximum strength one line could bear. That cord had numerous fibers inside an olive drab covering. Since then, I've bought cord similar to yours. I've found that it works better, doesn't fray as much, and has an ability to stretch a bit (helping with tarps in the wind, for example).

Mike

MikeinMpls: "That cord had numerous fibers inside an olive drab covering. Since then, I've bought cord similar to yours. I've found that it works better, doesn't fray as much, and has an ability to stretch a bit (helping with tarps in the wind, for example).
Mike
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That's interesting. Other than using shock cord, I find stretch to be the biggest downfall in guy lines. I switched to Dyneema core and couldn't be happier. I used 550 cord for my hammock tarp and woke up wet because the line stretched and touched my quilt. Since switching to line like this
I haven't had a problem.

MidwestFirecraft: "

MikeinMpls: "That cord had numerous fibers inside an olive drab covering. Since then, I've bought cord similar to yours. I've found that it works better, doesn't fray as much, and has an ability to stretch a bit (helping with tarps in the wind, for example).
Mike
"

That's interesting. Other than using shock cord, I find stretch to be the biggest downfall in guy lines. I switched to Dyneema core and couldn't be happier. I used 550 cord for my hammock tarp and woke up wet because the line stretched and touched my quilt. Since switching to line like this
I haven't had a problem.
"

I like the stretch for tarp lines. I have found that if the cord can have a bit of stretch, it can be kinder to my tarp when the wind really blows. And when I say "stretch," I'm not talking rubber band type stretch, but very, very slight at high tension.

Your hammock experience further illustrates that not all cords are good for all uses.

Mike