Inflatable Kayak Blog

If you’re hiking, hunting or camping, here’s a great way to always have an emergency rope supply. Buy some 550-pound test parachute cord. Most types are made of a tough outer sheath rated to 200 pounds; and seven interior strands, each rated to 50 pounds. This excellent rope can be used to repair broken tent cords, rig shelters and snares or lash knife blades to spears.

Carrying it is the clever part. Unravel a single 3-foot length of ‘paracord’ and you’ll have almost 25 feet of cordage and replace your bootlaces with it. You’ll be carrying it everywhere you go! Of course, you’ll be missing a bootlace after you use it. However, in some cases, such as the tent tie repair, you can just re-lace the next morning and be on your way. A little inconvenient maybe, but I did say “emergency rope supply!”