In a message dated 9/5/2006 1:27:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, walnutcreek at appstate.net writes: I have been using parachute cord for years and it has outlasted everything else I ever tried. Same here... The stuff is great. I get mine in 1000 foot rolls on eBay. Both the black and od hold up quite well. GL, Don - K4BEV