Tubular Nylon?

Anybody know where to buy tubular nylon (the $.25/foot stuff, like this) in bulk? Say, a roll of 100' or more? So far I've only been able to find short lengths with sewn loops on each end.

Try strapworks.com

Surf E(vil)bay - lots of great deals to be had there.

s6

I purchased a spool with a few hundred yards on Ebay. A search on "tubular nylon 9/16" should turn up something.

codysmith said:

Try strapworks.com

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An observation.

I really don't know much about tubular nylon... but the stuff I got from strapworks.com is very stiff compared to the stuff I got at Top Flight Recovery.

scsager said:

An observation.

I really don't know much about tubular nylon... but the stuff I got from strapworks.com is very stiff compared to the stuff I got at Top Flight Recovery.

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You have to wash it in fabric softener also makes it smell good

Wilson, for tubular nylon go visit the REI store near you. They sell it in bulk as "nylon webbing".

codysmith said:

Try strapworks.com

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Sweet - thanks!! I had never heard of StrapWorks before. Great price on the 1/2" no less!

stealth6 said:

Surf E(vil)bay - lots of great deals to be had there.

s6

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"Evil-bay"...

UhClem said:

I purchased a spool with a few hundred yards on Ebay. A search on "tubular nylon 9/16" should turn up something.

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Indeed it does - I just stumbled across this:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/like/370262958997?lpid=82&chn=ps

conman13 said:

You have to wash it in fabric softener also makes it smell good

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...does that actually work?

VernK said:

Wilson, for tubular nylon go visit the REI store near you. They sell it in bulk as "nylon webbing".

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Had no idea they carry it either - thanks Vern! Looks like they sell it by the foot as well?

...does that actually work?

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It does indeed!! I was told on one of my threads because I had stiff tubular nylon and it worked

Note that tubular Nylon and Nylon straps are different; tubular Nylon is thicker and softer and strap is thinner and stiffer. The tubular Nylon REI sells is softer and thicker than what I've gotten from StrapWorks, but StrapWorks has a wider range of sizes.

I'm buying them at Countrybrooks Design.
https://www.countrybrookdesign.com/webbing-and-hardware/tubular-nylon-webbing/5-8-inch-hot-orange-military-spec-tubular-nylon-webbing.html

AlnessW said:

Anybody know where to buy tubular nylon (the $.25/foot stuff, like this) in bulk? Say, a roll of 100' or more? So far I've only been able to find short lengths with sewn loops on each end.

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PM Me your address and I will send you 100 feet of 9/16"

conman13 said:

It does indeed!! I was told on one of my threads because I had stiff tubular nylon and it worked

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That's funny!

JohnCoker said:

Note that tubular Nylon and Nylon straps are different; tubular Nylon is thicker and softer and strap is thinner and stiffer. The tubular Nylon REI sells is softer and thicker than what I've gotten from StrapWorks, but StrapWorks has a wider range of sizes.

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Right, I'm looking at "tubular" nylon which is actually a tube of sorts and much more flexible. Looks like StrapWorks has it.

Crumb fire said:

I'm buying them at Countrybrooks Design.
https://www.countrybrookdesign.com/webbing-and-hardware/tubular-nylon-webbing/5-8-inch-hot-orange-military-spec-tubular-nylon-webbing.html

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Good prices there too!

Climbing supply stores have good deals on tubular nylon:

https://www.summithut.com/9-16-tubular-climb-spec-8615be.html

Here ya go:

https://www.paragear.com/parachutes/10000048/PARACHUTE-TUBULAR-NYLON-WEBBING

Thanks everybody!

REI

I also get all mine from REI.

The REI stuff looks strange to me. It looks more like webbing than tubular nylon, but that could just be the picture they use. The description says it is sewn in a tube and flattened.

The only tubular nylon I've ever gotten wasn't sown at all. It was woven in a tube and flattened. The same with the tubular Kevlar.

I assume it works well.

Handeman said:

The REI stuff looks strange to me. It looks more like webbing than tubular nylon, but that could just be the picture they use. The description says it is sewn in a tube and flattened.

The only tubular nylon I've ever gotten wasn't sown at all. It was woven in a tube and flattened. The same with the tubular Kevlar.

I assume it works well.

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It is woven, not sewn, if I remember correctly. Regardless, it's very soft, and has never failed on me.

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It is woven, not sewn, if I remember correctly. Regardless, it's very soft, and has never failed on me.

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The stuff I recently bought from REI needs to go through the laundry before I'll call it anywhere close to being soft.

I was rather disappointed when they brought it out to me in the cut length I requested.

o1d_dude said:

The stuff I recently bought from REI needs to go through the laundry before I'll call it anywhere close to being soft.

I was rather disappointed when they brought it out to me in the cut length I requested.

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I haven't bought any in a while, so maybe they changed it? If I think about it, I'll bring some of mine to the next launch.

eRockets carries only tubular Kevlar: and the prices are good too...
https://www.erockets.biz/kevlar/

Randy
eRockets

I picked up 50 ft of 9/16" webbing last week from my local REI store. (In addition to what Roy sent me.)
VERY nice stuff!!

It doesn't feel stiffer than any other tubular nylon I've used before, although the washing machine idea sounds like it would work well in this case. Great price and even better that one can source it locally, without the "rocketry markup" often found on certain products. They also had it in several different colors, widths, etc.

Oh yeah, and the sales associate got a big kick out of it when she asked what I was buying it for...

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I haven't bought any in a while, so maybe they changed it? If I think about it, I'll bring some of mine to the next launch.

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I bought some of the red stuff with blue striping down the middle. I'll bring it to the next launch so we can compare and contrast.

It's not been washed yet...hmmm...Mrs. OD is out of the house today so maybe I will wash it.