parachute cord
paracord , also: 550 cord informal , also: p-cord

On parade, they are usually worn with white paracord.

When threaded with beads, paracord may be used as a pace counter to estimate ground covered by foot.

The same properties which soldiers appreciate in paracord are also useful in civilian applications.

The US military specification for paracord outlines a number of parameters to which the final product must conform.

The all-nylon construction makes paracord fairly elastic; depending on the application this can be either an asset or a liability.

While these boots are sometimes worn by non-paratroopers in Portugal, only paratroopers wear them with surplus green paracord instead of the usual black string.

Strider fixed blade knives utilize Steel, Paracord or G-10 fiberglass for the handle material.

In addition to purely utility functions, paracord can be used to fashion knotted or braided bracelets, lanyards, belts, and other decorative items.

Hikers and other outdoor sports enthusiasts sometimes use "survival bracelets" made of several feet of paracord which is woven into a compact and wearable form.

The '72 Pattern back pack, or haversack, has eyelets and a paracord drawstring around the top of the sack, with a finger and thumb operation cord lock.

Common lanyard materials include polyester, nylon, satin, silk, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), braided leather or braided paracord.

Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of US parachutes during World War II.

It can now no longer be assumed, and one would need to look closer at the cord and request to see certification certificates if they are trying to source true Mil-Spec paracord.

While some commercially available paracord is made to specification, even when labeled as such a given product may not correspond exactly to a specific military type and can be of differing construction, quality, color, or strength.

MagPul: Magpul's first and eponymously named product was a simple soft polymer sleeve based on the "paracord loops" that experienced soldiers fabricated and taped to their magazines to allow for easier removal from magazine pouches.

Unfortunately with the huge demand for paracord in the commercial market, many retailers believe it to be OK to say it is Mil-Spec since it was made on the same machine and using "some" of the same procedures.

Though usually made of strips of leather, nylon whips (often using paracord) have become popular-they were initially developed for use in the wetlands of Florida specifically, where leather is difficult to maintain hence the name "Florida Cow Whip" but have recently gained in popularity because they are less expensive than leather.

A neck knife is a small fixed-blade knife which is carried by means of a "pendant rig", in which the knife is suspended from around one's neck, handle down, by either a length of paracord or, more commonly, a breakaway beaded or ball chain such as those utilized for military dog tags.