Kevlar line, cheap.

[sdveirs]

Can this be used instead of amsteel? Or paracord crafts?

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ee80/

Kevlar line. What would YOU do with it?

[Mugen]

Man that stuff is thin! I don't know what you could do with that.

[gmcttr]

...Kevlar line. What would YOU do with it?

What I would do with it is not buy it. At 28 cents a foot it is expensive. With a 200 lbs breaking strength, it is not strong enough for a hammock suspension. At less than 1mm in diameter, it may not be a good choice for paracord crafts.

Amsteel has an average breaking strength of 1600 lbs and is 23 cents a foot. Zing It for tarp lines has a ~400 lbs breaking strength and is ~ 12 cents a foot.

[packeagle]

What I would do with it is not buy it. At 28 cents a foot it is expensive. With a 200 lbs breaking strength, it is not strong enough for a hammock suspension. At less than 1mm in diameter, it may not be a good choice for paracord crafts.

Amsteel has am average breaking strength of 1600 lbs and is 23 cents a foot. Zing It for tarp lines has a ~400 lbs breaking strength and is ~ 12 cents a foot.

Beat me to it.

[gnar]

the problem with products like this is the market for it. KEVLAR holy s***t it must be the best thing out there....... its expensive cause of the kevlar, i c no use for it in the hammock world.?.?.

[Boston]

Could make a good wrap for a pot handle.

[mad goat]

Comparing this to other thin cord:

G Line
Vendor: Lite Trail
Material: dyneema cord wrapped in polyester jacket (for knot holding and coloring)
Colors: grey and "hi-viz" orange (and yes, the orange burns the retinas)
Weight: 0.40oz/11.34g for 49.2' or 0.0081oz/ft / 0.23g/ft
Cost: $12.95 for 49.2' = $0.26 per foot
Breaking Strength: 200 lbs
Diameter: 1mm

Z Line
Vendor: Z Packs
Material: spectra cord wrapped in dacron jacket (for knot holding and coloring)
Colors: black and yellow
Weight: 0.55oz/15.6g for 50' or 0.011oz/ft / 0.31g/ft
Cost: $12.95 for 50' = $0.26 per foot
Breaking Strength: 200 lbs
Diameter: 1.25mm

Kevlar Cord
Vendor: Think Geek
Material: kevlar
Colors: blue only
Weight: ?? (presumably lighter than g line or z line)
Cost: $6.99 for 25'
Breaking Strength: 200 lbs
Diameter: 0.91mm

Pro's of the kevlar cord - Presumably, it is lighter than G line or Z line since it is a thinner diameter. Though, since they did not specify its weight on Think Geek, we don't know for sure.

Con's of the kevlar cord - It is only available in blue (from this vendor). Since it doesn't have a jacket, it would be hard to get this cord to hold knots.

I will stick with my blaze orange G Line for now. It is working quite nicely for my tarp ridgeline and tie outs.

[nothermark]

Note the cord is urethane coated. From the second picture it may be 3 strand twist with an over coat. Probably tire cord. Not knot or splice friendly. Probably stiff. I'd give it a pass. YMMV. ;-)