550 Paracord Basics

Krik of Black Owl Outdoors goes over the basics of 500 Paracord and some of it's many uses. Originally designed for paratroopers during World War II, 550 paracord is one of the most useful cordages available for anyone needing lightweight, strong, versatile cordage.

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[warplanner]

Thank you for no headbanger rock anthem intros and "hiya, youtubers" bullshit and just providing 8 minutes of everything needed to know about paracord!

[BudgetBugout]

Great demo and intel about paracord. Someone told me that mil spec was 7 strands... Could've been wrong though. Thanks for sharing!

[EarlyMist]

Ahh lovely paracord. I never realised it was so stretchy. Gonna keep carying it. Especially since I see how its good for tarps with a truckers hitch as there is some give I.e no need for spring attachments. Nice one! Thanks Bros.

[davidbrewer]

Would like to see a similar vid on bank line as you mentioned at the end of your video. Would also like to see something on the difference sizes 18 vs 36 etc. Thanks again, I always look forward to your new posts.

[OutLan]

Great vid! Please definitely do the video on the fast rope design. I'd love to see how you do that.

[onemouse]

I would like to see a few portable shelter options.

[refaiabdeen]

Cheers Mate! Do make clip with the military grade Parracord please. I believe that they have included another type of strand to it too. Cheers

[iangardener]

Let's see how you get the internal strands

[SteveB]

Take a look at binders twine. 1/10 the price and will do 90% of what you need.

[SkullFrog]

the mil spec is actually 7 inner strands

[xsuperbmentality]

next time you pick up 550, make sure you get mil-spec type III.

[michaelrobles]

Are you using the inner strands in the demo of it holding your weight?

[eduardosanmartingonzalez]

Se habka muchi de las caracteristicas del paracord pero en ninguna parte an mostrando una prueba real de recistencia algo asi como medir el punto de rompimiento del parcord algo grafico seria genial ver eso tiene q gaber una maquina q mida eso gracias

[JasonSouthwell]

Low stretch cordage is better for tarps IMHO something like lashit or dyneema.

[MrAvidOutdoorsman]

Mine came one strand short because seven eight nine.😳🤗😎

[claudiogoncalves]

I cant seem to find anywhere that ships paracord for me to use here in portugal either it dosen't ship or shipping is very expensive got any ideas?

[snigeltomtevideos]

You mentioned your weight is "a buck 65". What does that mean? I googles around and couldn't find it :P.

[Aeshir]

i thought i loved this channel already and then i found out you say turtles cause ninja turtles and now i love it even more

A LITTLE TOO, RAPH

[owainnlll]

It's called 550 Paracord because it can hold 550lb. It contains 7 strands of inner core. The inner core consists of 6 nylon cords, and they have 3 twined strands making them. There is also the 7th cord which is a cord consisting of 2 black nylon and 1 strand of fishing cord. No need to watch this video. Oh and also, fake paracord mate. If it frays when you cut it open it means it's low quality and is fake. And if the paracord was "meant" to stretch it would snap and not be able to carry 550 Paracord.

[asdf]

Im sorry to tell you but the paracord you have in your hands is fake