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Polyester, not nylon, over seven strands

BROTREE 15 m of polyester cord, seven triple strands, 32-fold sheath

Fifteen metres of cord that publishes its braid count and its strand count, and is the only listing of the seven to name polyester alone rather than nylon.

Brotree 550 paracord in polyester, coiled, about 4 mm diameter

BROTREE 15 m of polyester cord, seven triple strands, 32-fold sheath

Fifteen metres of cord that publishes its braid count and its strand count, and is the only listing of the seven to name polyester alone rather than nylon.

Stated type
550 — stated in the title and in the second bullet; the type III designation is never printed
Diameter
About 4 mm — stated as 4 mm in the title and as approximately 4 mm in the second bullet
Inner strand count
7 inner triple strands — stated, and the maker adds that a strand can be used on its own or woven back into a thicker line
Sheath construction
A 32-fold braided sheath over the seven inner strands — stated
Minimum breaking strength
250 kg, given as 550 lbs alongside — stated by the maker as a load the cord carries rather than as a breaking load
Length supplied
15 m — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet
Reflective tracer
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B0DQND28FF (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0786368860370
  • Six of the seven columns compared in this hub are filled, with the braid count and the strand count both published
  • The only listing of the seven to name polyester alone — four here name nylon alone, and two name a nylon-and-polyester combination
  • The title and the bullets print 550 but never the type III designation that usually travels with it

Best for: Someone who wants fifteen metres with the braid and the strand count written down, and who has noticed that the fibre here is polyester rather than nylon.

≈ £8 / 8 €
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Specifications

Stated type
550 — stated in the title and in the second bullet; the type III designation is never printed
Diameter
About 4 mm — stated as 4 mm in the title and as approximately 4 mm in the second bullet
Inner strand count
7 inner triple strands — stated, and the maker adds that a strand can be used on its own or woven back into a thicker line
Sheath construction
A 32-fold braided sheath over the seven inner strands — stated
Minimum breaking strength
250 kg, given as 550 lbs alongside — stated by the maker as a load the cord carries rather than as a breaking load
Length supplied
15 m — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet
Reflective tracer
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B0DQND28FF (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0786368860370

What this listing puts on record

Fifteen metres of cord in 100 % polyester, about 4 mm across, sold as 550 paracord: seven inner triple strands inside a 32-fold braided sheath, stated to carry up to 250 kg — 550 lbs — and described as UV-resistant, abrasion-resistant, water-resistant and low-stretch.

Polyester where the others say nylon

100 % polyester — stated, in the title and as the heading of the first bullet. Of the seven listings compared in this hub, four name nylon alone, two name a nylon-and-polyester combination, and this is the only one that names polyester by itself.

That is a fibre difference rather than a quality ranking, and the maker’s own case for it is set out in the third bullet: resistance to UV, wear, water and corrosion, and low stretch, with the cord said to keep working when damp and to be less prone to stretching or shrinking. Those claims belong to the manufacturer. What the page does not print anywhere is the type III designation — it says 550 and stops, where three listings on this shelf write the type out in full.

Carrying and breaking are not one claim

250 kg — 550 lbs — stated, and the wording is worth reading twice. The maker heads the bullet with a 250 kg test claim and then writes that the cord can carry up to 250 kg. Two other listings here call their 250 kg a breaking load, one says the cord withstands it, and one prints it as max. 250 kg.

Five listings, one number, four different verbs around it. They are level on the figure and none of them is stronger on the page than the others. And however it is worded, it stays a manufacturer’s claim about new, straight, undamaged cord rather than a working load — knots and edges reduce it, and this site covers walking, bivouac and light camping rather than climbing or mountaineering, which are governed by their own standards. The maker’s own last bullet says the cord is not for climbing; what it is for is in their instructions.

Fifteen metres on a coil

15 m — stated, in the title and in the fourth bullet, which describes the length as compact to store and easy to pack.

Fifteen metres sits in the middle of this shelf: longer than the three and ten metre lengths, well short of the hundred-metre spool, and long enough that the seven inner strands become a real resource — the maker says a strand can be pulled out and used on its own, or several woven back into a thicker line.

Availability

Selling between 8 € and 10 € across the German and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was checked.

It also sells on the British Amazon store in the local currency, which the range above does not cover — that range counts euro stores and nothing else.

Catalogued on the French and Italian Amazon stores with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store, so the buy link there opens a local search instead of a page that is not there.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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