Good cheap LINE

**jefftrex** · 09-13-2010, 10:08

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en

I was at Canadian Tire the other day and picked up this stuff. is it cheap and stiff. it is braided poly cord.

I assume it will work well for tie out and ridge lines.

**jefftrex** · 09-13-2010, 11:26

this is a close up of the Canadian Tire guyline made bt North 49. it is pretty cheap in price.

**tiredhiker** · 09-13-2010, 13:44

Well I guess i will add to this ,
I use a combo of lines,
For my tarp I use a line that is for blinds, I is about 1/8" and it is stiff so it don't tangle. They use it for the line to open and close venetian blinds.
The other line is Edd Speers no-tangle for pull outs and also for my prussic knots on my ridge line that attach my d-ring to the ridge line.
For my hammocks suspension I go with the flow on this one and use amsteel 7/64"
I have had no problems with this combo, and no tangles also.
Thats my 2 cents
tiredhiker

**BrianWillan** · 09-13-2010, 17:41

Originally Posted by jefftrex

this is a close up of the Canadian Tire guyline made bt North 49. it is pretty cheap in price.

Is that line you have pictured there, hollow braid (ie no core in the middle)?

Cheers

Brian

**BLUEFIN 774** · 09-13-2010, 17:47

Brian,

I have some of that line also. It does have a white core of fibre inside the yellow covering. I like it for guylines and for a tarp ridgeline using small Nightize figure 9 with it.

**optimator** · 09-13-2010, 19:22

Speer no tangle

I also have about 150 feet of 2.2 Dynaglide I haven't figured out what I'm gonna do with yet.

**jefftrex** · 09-13-2010, 22:15

Yes it does have a white inner core and yellow braided jecket. I was at work tonight (Home Depot) and the only braided masons line was PINK!! the yellow masons line is twisted line.

Masons line is thinner and cheaper, I will have to try Wally World if not then I think I will just get the stuff from Canadian Tire I had some of the stuff and it has some stiffness to it. I think that is to avoid tangling.

**Pastorus** · 09-13-2010, 23:00

Thanks for sharing the great advise on line and the benefits of solid core.

One of the good things about cordage with a hollow core is it's splicing capability. Just for fun I made whoopie slings out of the braided masons line. It worked alright as a ridge line and tie outs for my tarp. As previously stated, it is prone to tangles.