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paracord for bedchair? (11 posts / 3,481 views)
thesiluriain thesiluriain
Posts: 361
Post #1 25 Aug 2020 20:56
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Looking to replace knackered elastic on Indulgence Wideboy.....what size 4mm 6mm or 8mm? how long, dont wanna buy 100m if 50 would do...Any ideas guys?
Hadrian
Posts: 380
Post #2 25 Aug 2020 21:03
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In reply to Post #1
I did mine with 9mm paracord, from memory I bought a 30 metre spool and I'd guess I only used about a third of it, if that.
plentyablanks plentyablanks
Posts: 193
Post #3 25 Aug 2020 21:24
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In reply to Post #2
Cefn sumet other week where some one replaced the para cord with rap ties would make the bed firmer
woody71
Posts: 3,098
Post #4 25 Aug 2020 22:17
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On the first non lumber levelite i had i originally bought 9mm paracord only to find it would fit through the loops in the material but not through the holes in the bedchair frame which it also had to go through these were 8mm, so ended up buying some 7mm that worked fine. I also used the 7mm on other bedchairs with no issues at all.
Baza1075
Posts: 552
Post #5 25 Aug 2020 23:03
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In reply to Post #1
I doubled 4 mm on my old fox bed. Can't remember how much I used but it weren't a lot. Just remove/measure what you have and take a guess
BomeyCarper BomeyCarper
Posts: 478
Post #6 26 Aug 2020 09:21
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i ordered 20m of 6mm cord to do mine. Probably could have got by with 10m, but it was only cheap
carpstar40 carpstar40
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Post #7 26 Aug 2020 10:12
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Plenty of size choice and lengths cheap enough.

Bungee cord
lilharbs lilharbs
Posts: 1,630
Post #8 28 Aug 2020 08:51
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In reply to Post #3
Good idea this 👍
Pimp Pimp
Posts: 10,283
Post #9 10 Oct 2020 13:36
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In reply to Post #1
bit late on this one but heavy duty cable ties work very well and reduce weight of bed slightly
DiesilVan
Posts: 1,487
Post #10 11 Oct 2020 02:21
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9mm paracord from army surplus shops. Been using it for at least 15 years to firm up bedchairs that used elasticated cord. £10 for enough to do at least 2 full sized bedchairs (10m from memory)
DiesilVan
Posts: 1,487
Post #11 11 Oct 2020 02:22
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In reply to Post #4
On the first non lumber levelite i had i originally bought 9mm paracord only to find it would fit through the loops in the material but not through the holes in the bedchair frame which it also had to go through these were 8mm, so ended up buying some 7mm that worked fine. I also used the 7mm on other bedchairs with no issues at all.

9mm goes through fine if you burn the end of the cord first to stop fraying. I always cut it at a sharp angle as well which makes things easier still.
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