Catahoula Tarred, Braided, Nylon Twine, 36 (1/4 lb)

Great cordedge 320 pounds of tensile strength you can do so much with it from fishing to gardening it wont rotten away as fast either.

Perfect twine for tents and tarps.

Yeah

Works wonderfully and strong

Good to have this type of item along with you on camping, backpacking trips or in a survival pack. Many uses for this good quality braided twine. Note: Because it is Tarred, its advisable to take it out of its wrapper & air it out for a week before throwing it in your bag to avoid the rest of your gear from smelling like tar. Its not sticky to the touch but the tar binds the fibers to make it tough and thats a good thing, it is tough !

they didnt go cheap when they made this stuff, seems like this will do what i want it to

This is the first time Ive ever purchased bank line so I dont know if I got a stiff batch or its just the way this stuff is. Great strength-to-weight ratio and holds knots really well. But jeez this stuff is stiff. Almost like wire. I have to work it back and forth and roll it around in my hands a lot to loosen it up in order to barely be able to work with it. The good news is that it doesnt smell much, the tar doesnt get on my hands, and its evenly coated throughout.

Excellent,excellent, excellent!

tl;dr Toughest cordage for its size Ive ever seen, better off cutting it with a pair of wire cutters than a knife or (cough) scissors. And like wire, its stiff, and tends to stay where its put (though no quite the same as wire). Sticks to itself well, meaning even simple knots dont come loose without some work. Does not stretch or compress at all, and is dense (heavy for its size). This is basically the opposite of paracord in every way, which is a GOOD thing. I got this stuff specifically because its not paracord. Up to this point, most of my cordage was paracord, and I found myself looking for something different. When I was a kid I lived on a farm and we didnt have paracord, but we had all manner of different twines and ropes and did just fine with it. I got into paracord when I was in the military and afterward, especially when it became popular with all the DIY and survivalist types (more ideas and options to buy, etc.), but Ive never been completely satisfied that paracord can solve every cordage problem. Enter bank line, or tarred twine, which comes in various weights as we as braided and non-braided (which is simply called tarred twine, nothing on the label about being non-braided). The is a review of the braided stuff, I wrote one for the non-braided separately. I could rave about the awesome properties of this twine for pages, and list dings I can complain about, but you dont care about that. Just get you some. #36 seems about right for most applications (not huge but definitely enough heft for almost every job). I might order some of the very small stuff for fun but if I only had one roll of cordage left to survive with, this would be it. Am I going to throw out all my various paracord? Nope. It has some great uses that its perfect for. But this stuff is the roll you toss in the toolbox or go-bag when you have no idea what to expect from the day. I used to do that with paracord but found it lacking in some situations. This bank line will never let you down.

I haven’t done any formal tests with this stuff, but it seems as legit as all the bushcraft youtube videos say it is. It does have a distinctive (and not unpleasant) smell. It is quite tacky, which is good for applications where you don’t want slippage. It’s fairly stiff but easily cut with a (sharp) knife or shears. I’d be careful in storing it, especially in warmer weather, to keep it from leaving tar on other gear. It doesn’t seem to leave residue on your hands when handling it, though, but might if you were in hot weather.