Looking for lightweight cordage

[deadwolf]

Looking for some lightweight but durable cord for tent guy lines. Have used paracord with no middle strands but looking for something lighter and better! Any help is appreciated

 

[Ramshead]

Here you go...
http://lawsonequipment.com/Reflective-Glowire-c147/

 

[Ryan R]

MSR ultralight utility cord

Kelty triptease

 

[luke moffat]

I use kelty triptease for nearly everything

 

[moxford]

+ 1 on the Lawson GloWire stuff. Also you can look at the 3mm Bluewater NiteLine cord and the TripTease. All three are basically 3M retroreflective fibers interwoven into a cord and they all work very well.

On all of them, though, friction knots are a bit fiddly and don't bite super-well but using LineLocs fixes that. If you're not using friction-hitches and using shock-cord you won't have any issues.

The stuff's pretty crazy - your headlight hits it at night and it really stands out. It works great for pull-tab extenders on gear, too.

 

[deadwolf]

thanks guys!

 

[Tony Trietch]

Here you go...
http://lawsonequipment.com/Reflective-Glowire-c147/

Yup, Lawson is the way to go. They make it in house and have many diff types.

 

[deadwolf]

I'll check into the Lawson stuff for sure...does it have much stretch when it's wet? Saw some folks are using dyneema cord which seems sweet but I'm not finding any with reflective properties. I'm told dyneema has little to no stretch

 

[Ramshead]

deadwolf

The Lawson Glowire has almost no stretch and is tangle resistant. Great guyline IMO.

 

[charvey9]

Lightline from MLD:

http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/index.php?cPath=43

Spectra cord from Zpacks:

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/spectra_cord.shtml

 

[tipsntails7]

deadwolf

The Lawson Glowire has almost no stretch and is tangle resistant. Great guyline IMO.

This^ I tried some out and was really happy with it.

 

[bobhunts]

I bought the stuff from Zpaks but have not got it yet, After I get it and use it I will pipe in.. We will see if it beats Para cord? Weight is for sure a hands down winner. Strenght and longevity will be another.

 

[Take-a-knee]

I'll check into the Lawson stuff for sure...does it have much stretch when it's wet? Saw some folks are using dyneema cord which seems sweet but I'm not finding any with reflective properties. I'm told dyneema has little to no stretch

Look for Zing-it. Stuff has no stretch. They use larger sizes of it to haul huge fishing nets in from trawlers.

 

[COlineman78]

Lawson and/or Dutchware Gear. Dutch makes ultralight aluminum and titanium hooks and friction attachment doohickeys. Both have cord for a bunch of different strengths and properties.

Name	Material	Ten Strgth	Diam.	Weight (per 50yd)
Amsteel	?	1600/2500lb	2.78/3.18mm	1.3/2.19oz
Zing-it	Poly coated Dyneema	400lb	1.75mm	1.24oz
DynaGlide	Vinyl coated Spectra	1000lb	1.8mm	1.27oz
Lawson Glowire	Poly jacketed poly core	225/400lb	2/3mm	1.75/3.75oz
Lawson Ironwire Spectra	Braided Poly Fused Spectra	600lb	2mm	1.3oz
Lawson Ironwire Technora	Braided Poly Fused Technora	500lb	2mm	1.45oz
Lawson Spectra Guywire	Poly Jacketed Spectra	400lb	2mm	1.65oz
Lawson Ultraglide Bearline	Pure Spectra 1000	1000lb	2.5mm	1.70oz

 

[Hungarydog]

I know everyone likes lawson, but this has worked really good ror me, no stretch
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NJ...shine+line&dpPl=1&dpID=51RTLLzTcjL&ref=plSrch

 

[PintsOfCraft]

Not fancy and the technical name may have been mentioned above but kevlar braid for spearguns works great for me. 400lb/1.7mm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005467UHQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

 

[Dos Perros]

I bought the stuff from Zpaks but have not got it yet, After I get it and use it I will pipe in.. We will see if it beats Para cord? Weight is for sure a hands down winner. Strenght and longevity will be another.

Any updates?

 

[cjayflo]

I have been using yellow zing it for years. The same cords on the guy outs for years. No issues.

 

[jeffpg]

Which LineLocs will work best with the 2mm Lawson?

Does their Bar Tensioner perform the same task?

thanks,
Jeff

 

[COlineman78]

I have some of the bar tensions, but have yet to try them. They work kind of like the old school plastic ones that come on cheaper tents. You can also order LineLocks from zpacks.com, or you can just use a tautline hitch if really trying to go light weight.