Atwood Rope MFG 5.6MM BattleCord - 2650lb Tensile Strength

I use this rope to hold up 9 shade sails around my home. The rope scrapes up against tree bark, roof shingles and other rough surfaces and it never tears or snaps. It endures the pressure of strong winds, extreme heat from the sun and cold winter weather. I’ve purchased this rope four times. Really good quality.

So this is basically super-duty paracord. It's a bit stiff out of the box but man is it great to use. For those of us who have used paracord for years, you'll know that it tends to be a tangled mess from time to time. Not only is this basically a giant strand of paracord, the added stiffness of the sheath makes it a dream to work with. I've used this for ridgelines and loads of hammock setups where i'm extending some major distances between trees. It has held up amazingly well and its semi-dynamic stretch factor has made it super durable. I regularly employ truckers' hitches on the end of the run and you can really winch the tension up. I've found it to be remarkable steadfast even on a very long hammock run full of kids swinging the thing as much and as far as they could. I have a 25' length of this stuff in each of my backpacks now, and a longer hank of it in each of my cars and emergency kits.I'm a believer and will be ordering much more. Not only is it super tough and easy to use, but its also fairly light so adding some added piece of mind to your kit, won't weigh you down.Oh and breaking this down to utilize the inner cords is a bonus. I've not done this yet, but due to the heavier gauge of the strands, I imagine it will be more easily manipulated than broken down 550-cord which gets pretty squirrelly and difficult to manage especially if your trying to build snare traps with it...All in all I'm impressed and this fine tool has found a place in my outdoor and survival systems. Order some and check it out. You won't be disappointed.

Pretty good, not the best.

We have bought this cord many times from different places. Today we decided to measure it to see what we have because I need 90 feet for a project and wanted to be sure I had enough. I can’t say this has happened before when buying from local stores.

Very strong, and well built.

Knotability isn't the best. This stuff is like 4g wire but it's pretty awesome in that you could hang a Smart car from it if necessary. I had 100ft of some cheap dollar store line when I couldn't find 550 or 1100 paracord after cutting up my tarp lines for something and it sagged so bad even TRIPLED up and tensioned with all sorts of advanced rope techniques. I am trained in both Swiftwater rescue and crevasse rescue so I can set up some descent rope systems to get the slack out of a system. The cheapo cord was like Gold Line of the olden days of climbing. Basically a rubber band. I tend to over compensate so this was paracord on steroids. I just set a Ridge line with a munter on one side on did an MMO to lock out the slack. Could have hung my Hammock off it. Had I gotten fancy with pulleys and stuff, Smart Car for sure. But all I had hanging off it was some clothing, battery operated lanterns and maybe a sleeping bag.

I've used this while camping to hold up large tarps, for tie downs for hauling stuff in the truck, for tying off my canoe, and as a thin but durable small anchor line. I'm sure I'll come up with other uses as well. It is a bit tough to get a tight knot in it - a couple of times I've used a small pair of visegrips to cinch it up - but, at least for me, the fact that this has replaced thicker rope while increasing strength is a big plus that overshadows the knot issue. My only real regret is that Atwood doesn't offer this in *reasonable* bulk spools. I emailed the company about it and the only option they offered was 4000 feet for $690. I love this cord, but thought 500 or 1000 feet might have been nice to have, not 3/4 of a mile.The picture is a dogbone line adjuster made from 5/8ths aluminum rod. Perfect for the tarp setup.

I use this type of cord for everything. I am a crane technician so I know a great deal about rope. This is a good product at a great price.

Was impressed with the quality of the product. It sure did the trick for me; it was exactly what I needed, and it was exactly as described. Arrived quickly and well-packaged.

The perfect cord for magnet fishing.

The 2600 lbs. limit is impressive. The 5.6 mm thickness makes it an easy choice for my go bag.