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)

Soft Yellow Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Cerise Pink Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Parrot Blue Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Bright Yellow Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Multivitamin Orange Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Metallic Royal Blue Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Scarlet Red Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Neon Green Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Grey Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Blackish Grey Paracord 550 Type III - ca. 10 m

£3.87

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Alpine Green Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Green Pepper Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Steel Grey Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Grass Green Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Cerise Pink Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Sea Green Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Royal Purple Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Gold & Black Diamonds Paracord Type I

£0.34

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Dewdrop Green Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Pastel Peach Pink Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Pearl Lilac Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Mint Blue Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Pastel Yellow Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Blood Orange Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Pale Pink Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Creamy Pink Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Pale Lavender Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Blush Pink Micro Cord 1.4 mm - 40 m

£5.93

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Kelly Green 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord

£0.22

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Apricot Orange 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord Per meter (Color difference)

£0.22

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Goldenrod 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord

£0.22

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Grey 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord

£0.22

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Metallic Royal Blue 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord

£0.22

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Royal Blue 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord

£0.22

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Bright Yellow 1.2 mm - Micro Cord

£0.22

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Electric Blue 1.2 mm - Micro Nylon Paracord

£0.22

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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.