Reflective Shock Cord & Guylines?

I'm looking to go semi-stealth, and getting some things together for my DIY projects. Is there a (one stop shop) where I can get Black Shock Cord and Black Guy lines with the reflective trace in them?

I want them to be for the most part stealth (trying to avoid yellow, orange, red lines), but still be able to see my lines with my headlamp so I don't closeline myself at night.

I've found some options on eBay, but it says Bungee cord, which I think is slightly different. I even found some Paracord with reflective tracers, but kind of expensive.

I have black shock cord in 3/32nds and 1/8th inch along with black reflective cord in 1/8th inch in stock.

Def. not stealth when lit up.

Yah the reflective dose glow very bright when any light hits it.

Old goundling photo but this is what it looks like when you light it up.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/...6ed429f641.jpg

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Originally Posted by pgibson

Yah the reflective dose glow very bright when any light hits it.

Old goundling photo but this is what it looks like when you light it up.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/...6ed429f641.jpg

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That looks pretty cool actually.

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Originally Posted by pgibson

I have black shock cord in 3/32nds and 1/8th inch along with black reflective cord in 1/8th inch in stock.

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And I would certainly call that one stop shopping! I'm heading to your store now, thanks!

similar to arrowheads stuff

http://inlinethumb29.webshots.com/45...500x500Q85.jpg

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Originally Posted by Lonely Raven

That looks pretty cool actually.

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yep, and if you take a walk at night away from the rig you just need headlamp to find camp again easy. :D

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Originally Posted by pgibson

yep, and if you take a walk at night away from the rig you just need headlamp to find camp again easy. :D

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I just realized you have black shock cord, but not black reflective shock cord. So I'm still on the prowl.

I like your products by the way. I've been looking for a reason to buy some stuff from your store for a couple weeks now. :D

I'm just curious (and certainly not being judgmental)... but why the need for "stealth" camping? I understand the niche of people who emphasize other things (backpackers are weigth conscious), others are more comfort oriented, etc. But I guess I don't get the point of stealth camping.

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Originally Posted by Lonely Raven

I just realized you have black shock cord, but not black reflective shock cord. So I'm still on the prowl.

I like your products by the way. I've been looking for a reason to buy some stuff from your store for a couple weeks now. :D

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Woops, sorry missed that you wanted the shock cord reflective also, I have one of my suppliers checking to see if it is something available without a 1,000 or 10,000 :scared:foot order.

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Originally Posted by Globetruck

I'm just curious (and certainly not being judgmental)... but why the need for "stealth" camping? I understand the niche of people who emphasize other things (backpackers are weigth conscious), others are more comfort oriented, etc. But I guess I don't get the point of stealth camping.

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Because campgrounds around where I live are $15-$30 per person, per night!

So I may want to just string up somewhere and enjoy a quiet night, without a big white tarp with orange guy lines. :laugh:

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Originally Posted by pgibson

Woops, sorry missed that you wanted the shock cord reflective also, I have one of my suppliers checking to see if it is something available without a 1,000 or 10,000 :scared:foot order.

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Come on, you make the big bucks, shell out for some of that 10,000 foot spool! :lol:

Well, just got a call that the manufactures rep is out till mid next week so no answer today, but I will let you know what I find out. They did tell me that they thought they had to order 4 spools minimum, most spools are 500 foot each so.....that may make it hard to swing without some commitments for some decent footage. But I will post once I have a better idea of what it would run.

Hi -

Well I know this thread is old, but I thought I'd put my $0.02 in.

I'm ALWAYS tripping on my tie-out shock cords, and since I couldn't find any reflective shock cord I came up with an alternate solution.

I bought some reflective 550 cord, stripped out the core, cut to about 2 or 3 feet length and melted the edges gently so they wouldn't fray. By melting the edges I created little paracord tubes which I slid over the tie-out shockcord.

The tubes tend to slide to the bottom of the tie out near the ground, which is just where I want them so I can maneuver around them when the call of excessive hydration calls in the middle of the night :-)

John

That's a great idea!

I thought I was stealth and was busted last week.

OK, so I should have sold blood for Clark's camo surcharge, and certainly should have been gone at 6AM dawn. When local police and back-up awakened me with "What have here?", they weren't expressing admiration for my kit as an opening to an early-hours before-breakfast chat. (Also, always be better prepared than I was. The answer to discovery that probably occurs in the AM is a rehearsed story that you couldn't sleep at all last night, so set up after dawn to finally get some needed rest.)

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Anyway, jlara's suggestion of how to keep the stealth where you want it is one I'd endorse.

And whatever is recommended here, please let it be clear what it does under what condition.

For myself, I've taken to night-time use of Petzl's Tactikka or Zipka red filters or red LEDs, respectively.

There must be much more advice elsewhere. (Ed Speer's book?) I know I have been surprised at how much some of my clothing behaves as it were made to show up under LED lights / torches. Kind of UV - light sensitive in behavior.

Did anyone ever find any reflective sc? I found some 1/8" on ebay, but was hoping for something smaller.

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Originally Posted by jlara

Hi -

Well I know this thread is old, but I thought I'd put my $0.02 in.

I'm ALWAYS tripping on my tie-out shock cords, and since I couldn't find any reflective shock cord I came up with an alternate solution.

I bought some reflective 550 cord, stripped out the core, cut to about 2 or 3 feet length and melted the edges gently so they wouldn't fray. By melting the edges I created little paracord tubes which I slid over the tie-out shockcord.

The tubes tend to slide to the bottom of the tie out near the ground, which is just where I want them so I can maneuver around them when the call of excessive hydration calls in the middle of the night :-)

John

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I've also been looking for reflective shock cord. this may be the ticket