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Q&A How do I check paracord to determine if it's genuine?

Given some paracord, is there a simple check that I can make to check that it's genuine and not the cheaper knock off stuff? Number of strands seems like the most obvious point, but is there anythi...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by berry120‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

Question paracord
#2: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2020-04-17T22:28:38Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/1533
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#1: Initial revision by user avatar berry120‭ · 2020-04-17T22:28:37Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>Given some paracord, is there a simple check that I can make to check that it's genuine and not the cheaper knock off stuff? Number of strands seems like the most obvious point, but is there anything else I should check?</p>

<p>Sometimes the cheaper knock off stuff has its place when strength isn't required, but for uses such as repairing guy ropes in windy environments, I wouldn't really want to chance it!</p>