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)

Chocolate Brown & Mocca Stripes Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Purple Heart Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Chocolate Brown & Mocca Helix DNA Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Teal & Neon Orange - Helix DNA Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Teal & Neon Orange Stripes Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Teal & Neon Orange Spiral Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Sahara Brown Paracord 550 Type III (Tex. PES)

£0.43

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Froggy Green Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Treasure Chest Diamonds Snake Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Juice Purple Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Tropicana Blue Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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1mm Fairytale Dip Dye | 40m Spool

£3.48

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Ballet Pink Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Lantana Camara Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Berry Purple Paracord 550 Type III (Tex. PES)

£0.43

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Rubberducky Yellow Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Brunette Brown Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Deep Purple Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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Dory Blue Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Dutch Orange Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Goldfish Orange Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Merlot Red Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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TITAN Survival - SURVIVORCORD - Black 30 m

£37.81

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Dolphin Blue Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Steel grey Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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Feather Grey Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Metal Grey Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Ultra Neon Green 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord (per meter)

£0.22

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Casablanca Paracord 550 Type III (Tex.PES)

£0.43

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Poppy Red 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord (per meter)

£0.22

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Holy Guacamole & White Shockwave Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Neon Green Paracord 550 Type III - 100 m

£29.36

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Neon Green Paracord 550 Type III - 30 m

£10.96

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Burgundy & Rose Pink Stripes Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Midnight Blue & Baby Blue Spiral Paracord 550 Type III

£0.43

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Midnight Blue & Baby Blue Stripes 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.