You may recall a while back Mike Durand had a picture in his DPMS rifle article of a paracord sling, which he got locally there on the Left Coast. I've been watching out for something similar since ...

For comparison, (from left) 95 paracord with a 43kg test strength, battlecord with a 1,202kg test, and 550 paracord at 249.5kg. Paracord, a portmanteau for parachute cord, has a fascinating origin ...

The ParaPull is an ingenious block and tackle pulley system scaled down to work with common 550 paracord. It fits in your pocket and gives you a 6:1 mechanical advantage over any heavy object.

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