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Old 12-15-13 | 08:05 AM
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Niles H.
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Originally Posted by SmallFront
Dyneema, and if that is not reasonably due to cost/benefit, at least use polyester instead of nylon (it doesn't slacken like nylon does when wet.
Lash-It and Zing-It.

The smaller diameter Dyneema/Spectra products tend to dig into one's hands too much. They are also often very slippery, and are unable to hold knots well.

Polyester-sheathed Dyneema can fail when the outer sheathing fails and the Dyneema core slips out.
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