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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Natural paracord alternative Aug 27^th, 2019 at 4:48pm I bought some natural alternative paracord. 4mm braided hemp cord, not twine. It slings really nice. The sling is more silent than a paracord alternative, it has less a sharp sound and more of a little puff from the release cord. Of course it's a little less durable than paracord and a little more expensive, but I like it
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Natural paracord alternative Reply #1 - Aug 28^th, 2019 at 10:47am It does look very similar to paracord. Wish we had that around here.
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Reply #2 - Aug 28^th, 2019 at 11:56pm

You can always spend hours and hours making your own Morphy. This is 8 strands of hemp from the craft section at Walmart.

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Reply #3 - Aug 30^th, 2019 at 1:01pm

Looking good Nooc. Cheesy

My first Apache sling used that hemp cordage from Walmart. It seems to feel better and better the more it's used. Seems like it softens up nicely without losing too much strength.

Here's one I made using it that I never finished. Still not sure exactly where I was going with it but it will eventually get done when things get a bit less hectic.

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Natural paracord alternative Reply #4 - Aug 30^th, 2019 at 1:54pm Hmm, these cords really don't last long. The release cord is already in really bad shape after a few days of slinging. I untied them. 4 mm thin hemp cords are too weak. Maybe if they are braided its better.
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Reply #5 - Aug 30^th, 2019 at 4:19pm

Looks like you used more than 8 strands on your there Morphy. It looks amazing. Must’ve taken forever!

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