Description

M-Tac paracord 550 type III is a nylon cord consisting of an outer braid (a large number of interwoven fibers) and a core (several nylon threads interwoven), which ensures its strength and light weight. Paracord is a parachute cord, derived from parachute slings, which were actively used by paratroopers after landing during the Second World War. Due to its universal characteristics (light, flexible, strong, multi-purpose), paracord has become popular among both the military and civilians. Paracord was even used by the astronauts as a multi-purpose cord during the STS-82 mission to repair the telescope. Length: 15 meters Diameter: 2 mm Strength: 120 kg per break Thread in the core: 3 pcs. Popular ways to use paracord: Clothesequipment – to repair clothes and equipment: sew with threads from the core, tighten/tie with a cord the separated parts;; – paracord will replace the belt, you can also make suspenders for pants; use as strong shoelaces; – if the zipper on clothes or equipment is broken – you can tighten/tie it with paracord; – as carabiners, straps, loops or attachments to equipment, for example, to distribute the weight of the load; – to pull up a tent, tarpaulin, cloak-tent, poncho; fix camouflage, camouflage net; as a belt for a machine gun and other weapons; – as a rope for drying clothes and equipment; – to braid the handle of a knife, make a lanyard for a knife;