What is the strech ability? My last order somewhere else stretched 6 inches on a 24" cord. Very poor. It was a 1/4" cord. Now I want 5/16"
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I've ordered and use 3/16, 1/4, & 5/16, and am beyond happy with all of them. 6" stretch on 24" cord is OK, not bad. You may be expecting more than this is designed to do? Sorry I couldn't help you any more, I am happy with all of these. Ken Hockin, Alvin, Texas
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When you say you get 6 inches on a 24" cord, is that a certain weight pull, or to full resistance, or to breaking point. I don't know about mine, never tested it. But the stretch seemed appropriate for the size of the cord. I have used it in awning tie-downs, tent tie-downs, and re-stringing a zero-gravity chair. All worked well.
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I have found that the diamond braid from sgt knot stretches about 100% of it's length and then back to original length. I like this product.
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Hi Gary, I honestly haven't taken a tape to it but I'd say on the project I used it for maybe 3-4" Sorry for the vague answer just wasn't concerned with how much it stretched on the particular project I had. Hope this helps.
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Randi, the coiled cord is a good three foot streched. Hope this has helped.
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The cord I have is coiled and I'd bet it an stretch to 6 foot if needed. Mine doesn't look like the one pictured.
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I can't say for sure that you will, only the folks who fill your order at Amazon can answer that. However, when I placed my order for this cord, I got exactly what I ordered. Needless to say, if you don't get what you ordered, return it. Good luck with your purchase.
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the cord with the coil is about 24 inches and stretched out, it is about 48 inches long. The cord is about 24 inches long and streched out it is about 48 inches long. I hope this helps. JOE
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Hello Kevin, No..... this cable is heavy duty! It's great for certain jobs but the the loops would not pinch together small enough to fit through 1 1/4 inch. the cable was much larger than I was expecting (even though I did the mm to inch conversion :-)Chris
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It's either a typo or someone was heavy handed with a pair of calipers for measurement. I've ordered 100' sections to 1000' spools from them and everything has been exactly what I expected. 3/8 sounds a little big for a measurement to me but I haven't ever actually checked the diameter. Either way it's the same diameter as all other 550 paracord I've worked with and seemed better quality than some others I've found.
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I bought one and my cord length is only 25 inches long. People say it should be 44 inches. Should I re order?
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Very, very little stretch, if any at all. This is a "static" (I think that's the term!) cord. It's formed with a core of 7 two ply yarns, mostly white. The core iswrapped in the colored woven sheath. After you cut a piece, you will need to singe the ends to melt them to keep them from unraveling. There are severaltypes of paracord, but this answer refers specifically to the the cord I bought.
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I used the1/4inch cord to repair mine and it worked fine. The original cord was thinner but was doubled over, for the repair I just used the thicker 1/4inch cord once.
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It was a coiled cord about a foot long. Stretched out, it's probably twice that long
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I stood on one end of it and pulled straight up on it while holding a tape measure (fed through a saftey pin @ the bottom part so it would slide as I pulled). It went from a beginning read of 59" up to 69" when I used all my 63-year-old Yaya power. You tell me...is 10" of stretch a #1?
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Mine is stretched out over 16' but I do not believe you will have an issue? If so, simply shorten the cord as Dennis said in an earlier reply. You will do great. Great Shopper!
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I measured them at 36 inches but that's a stretch. I am pulling a Ranger Bass Boat and Trailer. After replacing my old cables with these cables I found the length to be just at the far end of how far I would want to stretch them at 32 inches. Any more than 32 inches and you won't have any excess. These are just a bit shorter then what came on my original trailer but seem to be an adequate replacement.
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Thanks, it seems as though Amazon.com is selling the same item in nominal three- and four-foot lengths with no distinction in the listing. Seems to be a crap-shoot regarding what length cable one might receive, no?
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I got a 3' cord when I expected a 9' cord (same item number as my old one, which was 9'). Am returning. Most of the cables I have seen are 6'.
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It measures 4 1/2 inches, including the plug. Without the plug, 4 inches. It does NOT stretch at all.