Anyone use parachute cord for boot laces?

[weldingisfun]

Where would you find this parachute cord?

I just bought 200 feet. Great price, free shipping and it arrived in four days. Gorilla Paracord | Low Prices, Free S&H on Paracord & Custom Paracord Bracelets

 

[MH8675309]

Thanks! This stuff looks too handy not to have.

 

[sixdogs]

Here's my update. I've been using parachute cord for a while and really like it. I can pull tighter and there is zero wear. My only concern is they will wear out the eyelets but I still don't see how this is possible. Is this just on lower grade boots? I have Red Wing boots.

Here's a pic.

 

[Soundguy]

never used it as a lace.. but I do have a cross bow i made a boltstring for it using paracord.

it's a lower weight aluminum prod, but will still throw 12" 3/8 hand made bolts 40 yds and sink into a HD foam target, or sink into a plastic fabric covered corrugated board bow target.

tough stuff!

 

[CobyRupert]

Better results than using boot laces for parachute chord!

 

[Sodo]

….. I had issues with them coming untied and would tie them in "double knots" until I learned how to properly tie my shoes.

Thats funny. I re-learned to tie my shoes (correctly) several years ago. I didn't think it was possible.

Shoes have been engineered to fall apart about the same time the laces fall apart. Cars / trucks run twice the miles they used to but good shoes last only 50% longer than dept. store shoes.

 

[farmer2009]

Here's my update. I've been using parachute cord for a while and really like it. I can pull tighter and there is zero wear. My only concern is they will wear out the eyelets but I still don't see how this is possible. Is this just on lower grade boots? I have Red Wing boots. Here's a pic. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/rural-living/440980-anyone-use-parachute-cord-boot-img_3940-jpg"/>

How old is your boots? My Red Wings don't usually last long enough to wear out the original laces. I complained about the longevity of them ~9-12 months to shoe store owner. He looked at my boots and said "someone that wears boots like you do shouldn't expect more than 6 months out of them. How long do yours last?"

Interesting after watching the shoe tying video. I was taught the strong knot. Must be why I normally only tie shoes when I put them on. Very seldom do I retie my shoes.

 

[sixdogs]

How old is your boots? My Red Wings don't usually last long enough to wear out the original laces. I complained about the longevity of them ~9-12 months to shoe store owner. He looked at my boots and said "someone that wears boots like you do shouldn't expect more than 6 months out of them. How long do yours last?"

Interesting after watching the shoe tying video. I was taught the strong knot. Must be why I normally only tie shoes when I put them on. Very seldom do I retie my shoes.

Those boots are five years old. I rarely wear them in wet or snowy weather and saddle soap and polish them once, sometimes twice a year. I'm almost always on soft ground and not much on concrete. They have a few cuts and some abrasions. With lighter duty work like that I expect them to last a while and Red Wings work for me. I have a very wide foot with high instep so not many brands fit. Even within Red Wing only a few styles fit and I have had the best luck with the lower cut farm style.

 

[Ford850]

If you are close to Shelby Ohio, check out Glenn's Surplus. They have over 30 colors available. https://www.glenssurplus.com/proddetail.php?prod=NylParaCord

 

[sixdogs]

I'm the OP and here's my final commentary on this after a year of trial and error on RedWing boots. I like parachute cord bootlaces but am going with other laces. Paracord is great and if I used boots in a brutal fashion that is what I would use. For light ag and dry rural use, regular laces are more "traditional" and feel better to me. Paracord is fine if you get the right thickness and need a brutally strong lace.

Over the last year I tried paracord and different laces. If you use it you need to use the thicker variety shown in photo because thinner stuff can actually cut the leather or damage the eyelets. Paracord is so strong and unyielding you could probably use a pair for years before they broke. Maybe far longer. This is what Chuck Norris must wear.

I alternate boots on a few month pattern so one pair below is cleaned and ready for use while the other about to be shined and set aside. It shows the use I give them with dryland ag, shop work and light rural use. See the paracord laces on the shined pair? They have been in three months and still look new.

The scuffed pair has four month old Wolverine laces and is now my go-to lace. It just feels better much the way wood feels better than plastic. An honorable mention was the RedWing lace but they are a little thinner than I like. They are a good lace, however and have a mild "stretch" characteristic that I liked.




Three month old paracord laces on newly shined shoes. They look new. Get paracord this thickness if you go with it.






Four month old Wolverine laces wear faster but feel better to me.






Good comparison