Hollow Braid HMPE Rope for Arborists, Boating, Camping, and More (1/4, 25ft, Green)

The story behind SGT KNOTS begins with Mike Shelley, who, after serving in the Marine Corps, started a simple website selling custom paracord keychains and bracelets. At the time, paracord was the military's best-kept secret, and Mike was shocked to discover how difficult it was to find online. However, he was even more surprised when his products began flying off the shelves faster than he could create them. This demonstrated the obvious need for accessible, high-quality paracord, so Mike "SGT KNOTS" Shelley set out to make it happen.

As SGT KNOTS grew and branched out to new products, such as ropes, twines, and cord, Mike saw a darker side of the rope supply industry. Suppliers were masquerading as manufacturers, and manufacturers were using deceptive production techniques to cheapen products. Honesty and integrity being highly regarded in the Marine Corps, Mike knew that SGT KNOTS would need to bring these values to the market.

Through years of trial and error, Mike built close relationships with reliable, top-quality American and international manufacturers that couldn't get into big-box retailers, but that plenty of DIYers, boat owners, farmers and ranchers, and businesses wanted. An online marketplace was the obvious solution, and from these humble beginnings, SGT KNOTS has grown into a global depot with a steady stream of products shipping from around the world.

SGT KNOTS now utilizes both international and USA-based factories to manufacture the highest quality products available and bring them to market at the best possible value. The company is the leading webstore for all things paracord, rope, twine, and more, and through their ever-growing network of honest manufacturers, they can source any order, from small personal use supplies to custom bulk savings packages.

SGT KNOTS' HMPE (High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) cord is a lightweight and flexible hollow braid that is stronger than paracord and perfect for a wide range of indoor and outdoor uses, including lifting slings, stabilizing slings, towing lines, mooring lines, water applications, winches, stage and theater rigging, and halyards. HMPE is a durable synthetic fiber that floats on water and features excellent abrasion resistance, low-stretch performance, flex-fatigue resistance, and an unparalleled strength-to-weight ratio. At an average tensile strength of 1,600 pounds, HMPE is 15 times stronger than steel in a weight-to-weight comparison.

HMPE is easy to splice and commonly used by crafters, survivalists, backpackers, and campers to make the versatile and easily adjustable whoopie sling. To create a whoopie sling, users can use a needle to feed one end of the cord into the hollow space of the other, and exertion will create a Chinese finger trap style constriction lock. Whoopie slings are very popular for hammocks, floating chairs, arborist projects and tree care, keychains, guy lines, drawstrings, and cargo tie-downs.

SGT KNOTS offers pre-cut lengths of 25 feet, 50 feet, 100, or 600 feet, with diameter thickness options of 7/64 inch, 1/8 inch, 3/16 inch, or 1/4 inch, and available in 7 different colors: Red, Black, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Silver, and Green. All products are manufactured at an ISO 9001 Certified Factory, ensuring quality and consistency, while meeting the international standards, guidelines, and requirements set forth by the Cordage Institute.

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