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Rope is manufactured in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors,
and materials. Some rope is simply braided. Sometimes it
has a braided cover with an inner core and sometimes it’s
braided and has a hollow core, meaning that it has a braided
cover but no inner core. Other times, multiple strands of
cordage are twisted together. There are so many variables
that affect the quality and performance of rope that it would
be impossible to list them all in one book.
Keeping in mind that the purpose of this book isn’t to
teach you what type of rope to use for a particular activ-
ity, suffice it to say that not all rope is created equal. For
example, you may be able to purchase inexpensive rope at
your local hardware store that looks somewhat similar to
high-end climbing rope designed to protect you from life-
threatening falls. Whatever you do, don’t make the mistake
of thinking cheap hardware store rope designed to look like
climbing rope is appropriate for that particular activity. It’s
definitely not!
From a prepper’s perspective, there are four primary types
of cordage one might choose to stockpile:

550 Paracord: This particular type of rope is perhaps
one of the most commonly used types of cordage in the
prepping community. It’s relatively thin and lightweight yet
it has a very high strength-to-weight ratio. It’s manufac-
tured from nylon and was originally designed to serve as

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