[pct-l] Light line

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

jeff - thanks for the post!  I'd surely like to see your results.


> 	This is my first post to the list - somebody let me know if I 
did
> it wrong, please.
> 
> Dude wrote -
> I am looking for a super-light-weight alternative to regulay nylon
> cord for pitching a tent or tarp.
> 
> Kelty trip tease is an ounce or two for 50 feet. Nice stuff, but
> expensive. Much lighter and much cheaper is 50 pound braided
> dacron fishing line. It has no measurable stretch in the lengths
> you'd use and high abrasion resistance. Plenty strong to rig a
> tarp, too. If you know anyone  who fishes offshore, you can likely
> get some for free.
> 
> You can get lighter 50#  fishing line if you  are willing to pay
> for spectra core stuff. It does get expensive, and is much
> thinner. It has zero stretch. Stay away from monofilament lines -
> too stretchy and too slippery.
> 
> All these small diameter lines have the same problem that your
> floss idea would have - harder to knot, harder to untie knots,
> more likely cut their way through webbing tie out loops, and more
> likely to end up in an impossible to unravel mess. All that is
> solvable.
> 
> I was just putting together my pack for next week  - I think I
> will try some 80# and 50# fish lines to compare, in rigging a
> SilShelter. I will weigh them, as well. Let me know if any on the
> list are interested in the results.
> 
> jej
> 
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