Paracord

Looking to buy Paracord? Paracord is available in all sorts of thicknesses, colours and patterns. The various thicknesses are often referred to as "Type" or with the corresponding breaking force. For example, the most commonly used "Paracord Type III" is also referred to as "550 Paracord" because it has a breaking force of 550 lbs. (249 kg). In addition to Type III, Type II and Type I are also widely used for more elegant knotting and 'Micro' and 'Nano' are often used as accessory cord.

Nylon or Polyester Paracord?

Because of the popularity of paracord there are many variants available. The majority of paracord users prefer nylon. Nylon feels more natural than the more plastic polyester. Nylon paracord is also more elastic, which is experienced as pleasant by knotters.

Colour

Paracord type

Paracord 550 Type III (1359)

Paracord 100 Type I (316)

Paracord 425 Type II (285)

Paracord Micro 1.4mm (221)

Paracord Micro 1.2mm (172)

Paracord 750 Type IV (55)

Paracord Micro 1.5mm (41)

Paracord Nano (38)

Paracord Other (25)

Paramax 1250 Type V (18)

Paracord family

Original Nylon (2178)

US Polyester (138)

Tex. PES (114)

Chinese Polyester (71)

Shiny Polyester (28)

Rope diameter

3.8 mm (1364)

3 mm (289)

1.9 mm (252)

1.4 mm (221)

1.18 mm (170)

4.2 mm (55)

6 mm (46)

1.5 mm (44)

0.75 mm (38)

1 mm (15)

Number of strands

32 (1478)

16 (627)

8 (256)

9 (137)

12 (41)

3 (12)

36 (3)

Pattern type

Solid (1719)

Diamonds (258)

Multicolor (219)

Stripes (94)

Reflectable (58)

Camo (40)

Helix DNA (40)

Glitter (37)

Diamond Snake (36)

Shockwave (27)

Poppy Red & White Stripes Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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Poppy Red & White Shockwave Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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Holy Guacamole & White Stripes Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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White & Holy Guacamole Diamonds Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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Poppy Red & White Stripes Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Poppy Red & White Shockwave Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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White & Holy Guacamole Diamonds Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Holy Guacamole & White Stripes Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Holy Guacamole & White Shockwave Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Sparkling Silver Paracord 550 Type III (PES)

£0.43

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Atlantis Blue Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Astronaut Blue Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Neon Green & Black Helix DNA Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Country Club Green Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Radioactive Yellow Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Glacier Blue (PES) Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Reflectable Silver Grey Paracord Type IV

£0.78

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Reflectable Charcoal Grey Paracord Type IV

£0.78

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Walnut & White Stripes Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Mistletoe Green Paracord Type III (Tex. PES)

£0.43

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Ink Blue (PES) Paracord Type III

£0.43

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Surf Green (PES) Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Golden Brown Paracord 550 Type III (PES)

£0.43

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Stormy Blue (PES) Paracord Type III

£0.43

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Old Pink (PES) Paracord Type III

£0.43

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Pastel Peach (PES) Paracord Type III

£0.43

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Antique Gold (PES) Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Reflectable Fern Green Paracord 550 Type III

£0.75

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Reflectable Rust Paracord 550 Type III

£0.75

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Fantasy Dream Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

Out of stock

Mellow Yellow Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Neon Coral Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Firetruck Red Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Wine Paracord Type II (Updated Colour)

£0.37

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Chocolate Brown & Mocca Shockwave Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Chocolate Brown & Mocca Spiral Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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What is Paracord?

Paracord is available in all sorts of thicknesses, colours and patterns. The various thicknesses are often referred to as "Type" or with the corresponding breaking force (in pounds). For example, the most commonly used "Paracord Type III" is also referred to as "550 Paracord" because it has a breaking force of 550 lbs. (249 kg). In addition to Type III, Type II is also widely used for more elegant knotting and 'Type I', 'Micro' and 'Nano' are often used as accessory cord. The term "Milspec Paracord" is used for Paracord that is made to the strict U.S. Military specifications and is very suitable for outdoor knotting.

Nylon or Polyester Paracord?

Due to the popularity of the paracord there are now many variants available. The majority of paracord users prefer nylon. The main reason is that nylon feels more natural than the more plastic polyester. Nylon paracord is also more elastic, which is experienced as pleasant by knotters.