If you’re stuck without a
tow strap, you can use paracord to temporarily bail a vehicle out.
Paracord,
also known as 550 cord, is called that because it can carry 550 pounds of pull
on a single line.
Here's what to do:
- Calculate the weight of the vehicle you are trying to tow, then multiply by two.
(Example: a 4000 pound
car x 2 = 8000 pounds.)
- To make a ten foot tow line, you will need to use 15 strands of paracord (15 x 550 pounds = 8250 pounds). Ten feet x 15 strands is 150 feet of paracord, in one continuous length, wrapped around the tow points of the vehicles.
It’s easily able to do
the job for short distances!
Here are someYouTube videos demonstrating the strength of paracord:
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Survive Later!
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