What Is The Best Cordage For Prepping?

[@mamabearj1564]

HELLO GREY!! Looks like a great place to walk. Great information. 👍

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thank you, it's my morning hike location, very relaxing 😌

[@KaylynnStrain]

my thicker ropes stay at home for now, since I have a deck on my apartment I can hang a clothesline across it. I usually use my paracord for camping applications or lanyards. I have #9 and #36 banline for applications where paracord may be too thick but don't want to gut the paracord. I would use the bankline to put prusiks on a paracord ridgeline for hanging a tarp

[@GreyManPrepping]

Great uses Kaylynn, I'm really glad you are familiar with bankline, many folks are unfamiliar with it and it's many uses.

[@HeKeepsMeSinging]

I love how Prep steaders Channel shows you how to make useful cords out of things even by braiding grocery bags together. Makes a sturdy rope.

[@GreyManPrepping]

I just watched one her videos the other day, I think it was called "Why do I call myself a prepsteader" and yes learning to turn random materials into cordage can definitely be useful. 👍

[@dalegaa4094]

Great close ups. I didn't know about bankline. Would like more about corsage uses and basic knots.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thanks Dale and I will definitely incorporate some knot making in future videos. 😁

[@gracemartin7797]

I started out with paracord until I discovered bankline. I like that it's so compact, since I carry all my gear in my pack (no car camping). I use #9 and #36 also, plenty strong for tripods, camp chair, stringing up a tarp, even made a 10 foot camp ladder. Realistically, I can't think of any normal (camping] scenario for me that would call for the strength of 550 paracord. It's overkill. The one thing I DO like paracord for is lanyards - bright fluorescent colors so I don't lose things!

[@GreyManPrepping]

Great uses Grace, I truly appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this topic. 😁

[@monasoliz6972]

We have paracord, rope, clothesline rope , fishing line and a small metal line saw in my knife handle.mainly for rain catchment with tarp or to hold up my emergency tent , small perimeter or to tie something up in a tree.drag something in a sled or tie something or someone up.I am sure there are many more uses.That is just why we mainly got it.all these are in my pack and would like to see some knots.yay Becky she’s 😎

[@GreyManPrepping]

Awesome Mona 😁 I'll definitely have to incorporate knots in my videos 👍

[@girl4freedm89]

Hey Grey! Many blessings to you and your family.

[@GreyManPrepping]

You as well 😁🙏

[@fluffyotter1601]

Interesting topic…. an area I knew nothing about….thanks!😊

[@GreyManPrepping]

My pleasure 😁

[@themaverickprepper8690]

Although I have used paracord and Bankline, my favorite by far is the 550 lb. braided fish line. I keep 100' in my pocket EDC, 100 meters in my GHB and three 300-meter rolls in my INCH gear.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Great tip! I honestly never thought about using that as an option!

[@themaverickprepper8690]

At 2.5mm, it's about the same thickness as a single strand of the 7 strand paracord but it's strong enough to support my weight. If they used this to make paracord, it would have about a 4,000 lb. Test weight.

[@GreyManPrepping]

@@themaverickprepper8690 Wow! That would truly be impressive. "Super Cord" 👍

[@snakebyte7271]

Good comparison between the two .

[@GreyManPrepping]

Hey brother and thank you 🤘

[@CreativeRedundancy]

I like how grey is tying the topics together. all jokes aside. CoRdage is very useful especially with knowedge and skill of knots and hitches. This is one of C's i seem to use quite often. Each of the 7 strands can be untwisted for uses too. I 've never repelled but i know i can tie an alpine butterfly loop. I've never helped someone breaking thru ice or stuck but i can tie a fix loop like bowline. I have used tarred bankline to sew with once.

[@GreyManPrepping]

🤣 love how you incorporate the CR in things lol and rope could definitely be beneficial in a ice rescue on a lake or other bodies of water.

[@CreativeRedundancy]

@@GreyManPrepping i do inCoRporate CR in a lot grey :) it just reoCuRrs all the time in my CuRrent 🤣 voCabulaRy :)

[@GreyManPrepping]

@@CreativeRedundancy 😆🤘

[@marciabosteder5682]

Hi Grey, your my go to prepare guy.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thanks so much Marcia, I really appreciate that 😁👍

[@jeffriffel4364]

Cordage is huge as a prepp. Can't wait to see your knife video.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Agreed and yeah that should be a fun one lol 😆🤘

[@b.walker5955]

Cordage. Great tutorial, learned a lot! thanks Grey! I don't have much experience to share with any kind of cord, but I did learn a nifty little trick for laundry line. You take you rope/cord whatever and double it over. SO, you have two strands together. Twist it some happy medium tension from loose to tight. This enables you to tuck a corner of your fabric of your laundry into the gaps thereby not requiring clothes pins. Don't know if you have bought any clothes pins lately if you chose the wood variety they are kindling and split right out of the package and if plastic, they are a cuss word waiting to be spoken. The gauge of metal that holds them is thinner than dental floss. Walk away, no RUN away from clothes pins! Store the idea in your memory bank in case you need it!

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thanks B, and great idea! Thank you for the tip. Definitely will add this to my growing catalog of information 😁💛

[@libbylauderdale1382]

I had no idea. This video is so informative. Thank you so much. I have fishing line and a sewing kit but I see that's just the beginning. Knowledge of knots would be great. I know a few, but always want to learn more.

[@GreyManPrepping]

So happy to hear this was helpful. I will definitely have to add some knot how to's in my videos 😁👍

[@ShortbusMooner]

Ahhh! I have paracord, but I need some rope. No mountain climbing in Florida, but at least for boating, here..

[@GreyManPrepping]

Great point, definitely could be useful in boating applications.

[@TripleThreatFirearmsDefenseInc]

Great video on the different types of cordage, Thank you for breaking it down and the uses for each. I purchased the 550 paracord only a few years back. Now I need to go and get bankline and others as well.😊

[@GreyManPrepping]

My pleasure and thank you. Hope you and the family are doing well 😁

[@dthomas5281]

Great video and topic. There’s so many types of cordage and all have their own special purpose. Best all around in my opinion is 550 cord but it’s not the best for everything. When dealing with ropes there’s several types but one thing to keep in mind is there’s climbing rope and rappelling rope. Rappelling ropes don’t have the shock absorbing quality that climbing ropes do and natural fiber ropes shouldn’t be used for either purpose,they’re made more for securing loads and tying things down. There’s a lot of things to think about. 👍👍

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thanks brother and your absolutely right. In the description I put a few links to different types of ropes. One for utility and one for climbing. Truly appreciate your thoughts on this topic. 🤘

[@lindabopp6579]

Grey good knowledge to have on rope. Me I'm too old and my go to rope is clothes line rope. Lol. It would be a miracle if I had to mountain climb. Blessings Grey 🙏❤️🙏

[@GreyManPrepping]

😆 Clothes lines have importance to. Hey sewing is a great skill to have as well. Lots of uses for all different types of cordage 😁👍

[@tnpreppinglady3079]

Thank you so much for your videos. I’ll always learn something new. I did not know about bank line but definitely will be looking into getting some for our bags. Right now we only have para cord in our bags. My husband and I would definitely be interested in a video about tying knots.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Well thank you for all your support! I am definitely going to have to incorporate knots into some of my videos.

[@jastrapper190]

For some kits… I have come to like Kevlar Kite line. It’s relatively cheap. You can get a spool of 1,000 feet of 200 lb test (which is hefty enough for most anything) for around 25.00$ so it’s not very bad $/foot. It’s fireproof and can be used to hold a pot above a fire. The one “con” with the Kevlar line is you can’t “burn” the ends. You need to tie a know or whip with a dental floss.

[@jastrapper190]

Also… the Kevlar Kite line comes in many different sizes if you need more or less strength. And when you take a 100’ section of the 200# Kevlar and a 100’ length of 550 cord… the weight and bulk of the Kevlar is tiny compared with a 550 cord. Think if you took a single strand of the “guts” of the 550 cord… vs the entire kern and core.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. I have replaced all my hiking shoelaces with Kevlar laces as an added option if needed.

[@jastrapper190]

@@GreyManPrepping Nice idea. I have watched demonstrations (not that you would ever need this info unless you’re military/SERE or at risk of kidnapping etc) but I used to keep a pre tied/rigged length of 75 lb Kevlar cord under my boot insoles. You can remove the boot and use the cord to “cut through” flex cuffs (plastic handcuffs). Never thought of using for the laces. Good idea. Thanks to you as well.

[@jastrapper190]

I should mention that the cord has “loops” tied in it big enough to get your foot through…. So you can “bicycle peddle” motion with your legs to create the friction (heat) necessary to melt through the plastic flexy cuffs.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Yeah, it's like hiding them in plain sight 😉 Hey you just never know, and its best to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!

[@randywarnock2937]

I used to climb mountains in the PNW and the Grand Tetons. I only used specific climbing ropes.

[@GreyManPrepping]

@randywarnock2937 I miss hiking through the mountains. Honestly, last time I'd major climbing was in the Army. We definitely had specialized gear to do so.

[@schiltronmunitions3820]

I like Titan Survivorcord... Lots of little useful items in there.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Definitely great stuff 🤘

[@oktreedude]

As a retired Arborist. I have cordage . Small cordage, brute cordage , short cordage, long cordage...cordage is me.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Roger that, a good friend of mine is an arborist, he has taught me some really cool things over the years. Very informative gentleman. 🌳

[@oktreedude]

I should have added that; Samsom makes a tough 1/4" double braid line which is a good carry rope I keep with my bag. It has a SWL of 250lbs and breaks at 2,500 lbs. Much lighter than a 1/2" X 50' .

[@terryqueen3233]

well you named almost every chord or cordage that I carry in my pack occasionally I'll carry a big rope like you showed in the beginning and I only did that whenever I was going cross country up and down mountains that was all back when I was younger much younger but I think there is one thing that I thought you would mention but you didn't, especially on the back line, lashes, lashing with bank line is great because it holds nice and tight but I know that you know this and yes I did notice that you were a gear Junkie. I used to keep every little piece of cordage I could find I had a hundred foot of different types of cordage such as shoe strings, strings people would leave near campsite just everything you can think of I tied together some short some long some in the middle. but yes I'm a cordage junkie my wife used to get such a kick when we would go camping somebody would leave a little cordage I'd say cool rope. thanks for the video Gray that was a pretty good video I noticed that you said that Becky and Eric was going to be on there but once I looked at when this was put out I guess I probably seen it if it was on nutrient survival live stream. and if I did see you there that's when I subscribed and I'm kind of glad I did. Eric always says that I leave a paragraph instead of a few words and yes I do I get to talking and don't think about it so on that note I'll end this and say have a great day and like I always say at the end of my comments, keep ye powder dry. PS so far no one has asked me the meaning of that phrase but I'm still waiting.

[@GreyManPrepping]

I enjoy reading your paragraphs 😁 in regards to the saying if I recall correctly it originated back in 1642 from a gentleman by the name of Oliver Cromwell. Basically meaning to stay calm and ready for what's to come or may come.

[@terryqueen3233]

@@GreyManPrepping correct! The only person so far to come up with the correct answer very good

[@GreyManPrepping]

@@terryqueen3233 Thanks brother 😁🤘

[@sallyreiffel2672]

Great info, thanks!

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thank you Sally 😁

[@marksadventures3889]

I use 550, it does for all pretty much, a bunch of parachord, I'm not likely to be doing rapelling anytime soon. I use 550 setting my line for ridgeline for tarps, building bushcraft things like A frames etc.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thanks Mark, for sharing your thoughts brother. If you ever get the chance, grab yourself some bankline and experiment with it. You'll definitely see some great benefits to having it as well. 😁🤘

[@marksadventures3889]

@@GreyManPrepping The Bushcraft scene in the UK is doing very well. Most people come into it through camping and wild camping as I do after long years of cycle touring- which I have had to minimise due to my health. I have cycled most of the UK through my life and I've done the length of the mainland 8 times, John O'groats to Lands End 1032 miles. These days as I slip into retirement I walk my local hills and mountains, or return home to Skye in Scotland for the mountains where I want my ashes scattered- not just yet though. I have a few years of walking and camping to do first.

[@GreyManPrepping]

@@marksadventures3889 Sounds amazing brother, I can only imagine the beauty of the area.

[@boomergroomer1996]

Aircraft cable is the great

[@GreyManPrepping]

That it is wire cable is super strong, but heavy. I have some on my winch & a few pulley systems.

[@lindabopp6579]

Oh my Becky is so cool 😎😎😎

[@GreyManPrepping]

Agreed 😁🤘

[@jeffriffel4364]

First haaa ❤️❤️🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@jeffriffel4364]

@@harveyblack2699 HELLO brother.

[@GreyManPrepping]

Thanks Jeff 😆👍

[@ragnarmjolnir9654]

Manilla hemp works great for suspending politicritters 🤔

[@GreyManPrepping]

😆 I had to think for a second lol

[@RICHARDMOORE1959]

Watch out for them gators bro,lol

[@GreyManPrepping]

Always keeping an eye on the crazy Florida wildlife lol 😆