Boot Laces, 71″, Unbreakable High Density Weave / Black
Tough, Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene in a 12-strand weave. Stonger than steel and kevlar yet lighter than cotton.
- Size: 71″ (180cm)
- 15x Stronger than steel and kevlar
- Material: Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)
- UHMWPE is the state of the art and it’s changing industries around the world where the gear just can’t fail.
- The U.S. army has replaced Kevlar with UHMWPE in their latest combat helmuts.
- Used by skydivers and paragliders for parachute suspension.
- Used in automotive winches because it’s safer and stronger than steel wire.
- Used in marine applications for high-performance lines (like backstays – the ropes on your sail boat that you REALLY don’t want to break).
- Used used in outer space, for the 30-kilometre long, 0.6–mm thick space tether in satelites.
