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REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet

REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet

Item # 610903
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This hardbraid utility cord in a 50 ft. length is for non-climbing uses.

  • Handy for tent guylines, clotheslines, hanging food bags away from animals, and other non-climbing uses
  • Cord is 1/8 in. in diameter, or about 3mm, and has a tensile strength of 300 lbs.

Made in USA.

Item 610903

REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet Customer Reviews

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REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet
 
4.3

(based on 10 reviews)

80%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (9)
  • Strong (9)
  • Durable (8)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Indoor (4)
    • Outdoors (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (6)

    Reviewed by 10 customers

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    Aug

    25

    2008

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Useful Stuff

    By Nick Goossen

    from Chicago, Il

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Lightweight
    • Strong

    Cons

    • Needs to be heat sealed

    Best Uses

    • Bouldering
    • Indoor
    • Long Climbs
    • Outdoor
    • Preparation
    • Sprint Climbs

    Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

    This is some really useful rope (as the title suggests...) for just about every outdoor purpose you and imagine and more. I have used this to make lanyards, neck bands for sunglasses, clotheslines, tent guylines, monkey fists, zipper pulls and even to hang bear boxes. You can also make lightweight belts and attachments for your chalk bag. One other handy thing for group trips is to make bracelets out of them to mark the end of a trip/group bonding. Just make sure you have a knife and lighter on hand to seal up the cut ends and prevent them from fraying.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Aug

    20

    2008

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Useless for Bear Bag Hang

    By Laurel the Mountain Goat

    from San Gabriel, CA

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Lightweight
    • Strong

    Cons

    • Frays quickly
    • Rough surface
    • Tangles easily

    Best Uses

    • Indoor

    Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

    I took this cord for food bag hanging on a solo backpacking trip in Shenandoah National Park, where they have the highest population density of black bears. I bought it new and before even using it - just taking out of packaging - the outer cover/braiding split in two places. While camping, it split in over a dozen more places over 4 days. The inner cord held, but the problem is that all the inner cord "bulges" catch on everything - including itself. The cord got hopelessly tangled at the slightest handling, would catch on twigs and branches constantly, and made it impossible to do a proper bear bag hang in which you have to pull cord through for clove hitches, bowelines, or other knots. I love REI products, but this one was very cheaply made. Fine for clothes, not for knots or bear hangs.

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Sep

    14

    2007

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Great For Food Hangs

    By Jeff W

    from Boulder, CO

    About Me Avid Climber

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Durable
    • Lightweight
    • Strong

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Bear Hangs

      Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

      I use this to hang food in the backcountry. It's long and strong. Gets the job done.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jun

      13

      2008

      (1 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      White cord is sticking out.

      By meyers66

      from Ping Chen Taiwan

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

        Cons

          Best Uses

            Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

            White inner fabric is sticking out of the orange covering. Defective?

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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            Mar

            13

            2008

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Perfect for everything

            By Eyecon82

            from Chicago, IL

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Durable
            • Lightweight
            • Strong

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Indoor
              • Outdoor

              Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

              This is good for many uses:
              - as a clothes line for hanging wet clothes
              - as a food bag to tie up your pack and food bags in tall trees
              - as a security perimeter for bears (just hang bells on it)

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              19

              2007

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Cheap, works, awesome

              By Mike the regular

              from Riverside, Ca

              About Me Casual/ Recreational

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Durable
              • Lightweight
              • Strong

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Camping misc

                Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

                I thought this product does a good job for what it is. I use it to tie clothes together for packability, or hang them out to dry. I have also used it to stop shoes from falling on the ground while drying, and other misc. activities.

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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                Mar

                28

                2009

                 
                5.0

                perfect

                By bfarb

                from Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada eh!

                About Me Casual/ Recreational

                Site Member

                Pros

                • Durable
                • Lightweight
                • Strong

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Tarps

                  Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

                  I bought several of them, so I can have about 15ft on each of the tie points on my tarp, and I've ended up cutting one up to attach various things (whistle, hand lens, etc) to my cruiser vest, backpack, pfd, etc. the orange colour is great because its quite visible, even with a headlamp at night, so you are less likely to trip. I bought about 5 or 6 of them, and never had a problem with durability, and have been using them for a few years now. I'm going to be buying more too!

                  • Gift:
                  • No

                  Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                  Mar

                  3

                  2009

                  (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  5.0

                  great

                  By snowbeast

                  from Johnston RI

                  About Me Casual/ Recreational

                  Pros

                  • Durable
                  • Lightweight
                  • Strong

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Indoor
                    • Outdoor

                    Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

                    this is great for making traps. I made a trap so when my dad or whoever steps on the stairs a light goes off.

                    • Gift:
                    • No

                    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                    (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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                    Feb

                    15

                    2009

                     
                    5.0

                    What you expect

                    By Tony

                    from Rockford, IL

                    About Me Competitive Climber

                    Pros

                    • Durable
                    • Lightweight
                    • Strong

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Camp Set Up

                      Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

                      Used it as a guyline for the siltarp A-frame setup, and it worked extremely effectively. Just the right size and exactly what I expected.

                      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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                      Sep

                      25

                      2007

                       
                      5.0

                      amazing

                      By b-man

                      from istanbul, turkey

                      Site Member

                      Pros

                      • Durable
                      • Floats in water
                      • Good UV resistance
                      • Lightweight
                      • Strong

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Outdoor

                        Comments about REI Braided Nylon Cord - 50 Feet:

                        it is amazing light super strong and it looks grat its the perfect rope for camping

                        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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