550 paracord type iii commercial grade is manufactured to the high specification as military paracord. The only difference is commercial cord is available in a wide Spectrum of colours well outside the small specific colour requirements of the military. The cord features seven inner strands and has a breaking strength in excess of 550lb.
D**Z
Happy
Excellent product, very happy.Good quality and strong cordageGreat colour and it arrived in good time
W**L
Five Stars
Ten out of ten.
M**G
Premium paracord
(I bought this product, though in a different colour. Therefore I have posted my review here too - which Amazon allows - in case someone finds it useful and otherwise might miss it).Some people have said that some paracords are not 'proper' paracord based on their relatively low breaking strain. This seems to be a misunderstanding. There are various grades of paracord, all with different breaking strains - Type I, IA, II, IIA, III and IV, with a *minimum* breaking strength ranging from approximately 43 to 340 kg (Type I and Type IV respectively).This "Wild Elk" paracord is the second highest rating - type III (the seller claims a breaking strain in excess of 250kg). It is far stronger than many paracord alternatives. I have found it very useful and have yet to snap it.At the same time, I bought Web-Tex 100m Roll of 3mm Para Cord - Olive Green (also see 100m Paracord on Reel ) for situations where I do not need a high breaking strength. It costs half the price per metre but has a far lower breaking strain (a *maximum* of 70kg according to the seller as opposed to Wild Elk's advertised *minimum* of 250kg) - this cheaper alternative appears to be Type I or Type IA. Beware the word "maximum" - I can imagine people weighing 60kg thinking it is safe to be suspended by it. By buying both, I don't waste this premium paracord on light duty needs.I have found this paracord very useful for those jobs in the house that just crop up, as well as for bushcraft.You may be interested to know that there is a reflective version of this paracord although only in black, orange & brown: 550 Paracord Type III Commercial 7 Strand 100ft Black Reflective , 550 Paracord Type III Commercial 7 Strand 100ft Orange Reflective and 550 Paracord Type III Commercial 7 Strand 100ft OD Reflective . To see what the reflective version looks like at night, there is a photo of it on the black reflective version (see the link above) - at the time of writing it is the second photo.Incidentally, despite its breaking strain, you should not use this for climbing or similar purposes. For example, one little nick in it and its breaking strain will be reduced.Great product.
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