Atwood Rope has been making rope and cord in the United States since 1985. Atwood Rope MFG braids everything at its plant in Millersport, Ohio and works as an official government contractor, so the same cordage that ships to agencies lands in your pack, truck kit, and outdoor survival gear. Every spool on this page is made in the USA, UV resistant, and built for all weather use.
Atwood's 550 paracord runs a 7 strand inner core under a woven sheath and is rated to 550 pounds, and pulling the core strands turns 50 feet into hundreds of feet of usable cordage for shelters, lashing, and repairs. The Uber Glow hanks charge in light and glow for up to 14 hours, so a guyline or tent stake stops tripping you at night. Ready Rope is a reloadable dispenser loaded with 100 feet of 550, with a built in cutting blade, cord lock, gear loop, and a storage compartment for a fire striker or fishhooks.
When 550 is overkill, go thin. Micro cord runs 1.18mm at a 33 pound test for trip lines, zipper pulls, and gear repair. Nano cord goes even finer at .75mm yet tests to 36 pounds, which makes it the pick for snare lines, sewing repairs, and the cord wrapped handles you see on survival knives, and it comes on a reusable 300 foot spool.
Atwood's 5/32 inch bungee shock cord tests to 150 pounds and comes in 50 foot hanks of OD green, tan, or black for securing tarps, lashing gear to a pack, and building tension systems at camp. For bracelets and lanyards, the glow in the dark paracord buckles come ten to a pack in acetal, rated to 56 pounds.