Max Knives PARA1RO — 4 mm paracord, 1 metre strand, pink colourway

Overview

The PARA1RO is one metre of 4 mm parachute cord in pink. The length suits the short pieces people make themselves: a bracelet, a dog collar, a lanyard, a key fob cord, a handle wrap. It also answers the small repairs that will not wait, from a replaced lace to a pack flap tied shut again. Pink deliberately steps away from camouflage shades: the point here is to be seen and recognised.

A colour that names its owner

When several people carry identical gear, colour does the work of a name. A turn of pink around a mess tin, a lead, a pouch or a knife handle says whose it is without a label or an engraving. The same logic explains why this shade is so popular for hand-braided dog collars: the animal stands out in a meadow or on a path, and the collar looks like nobody else's. One metre covers a short collar or a full bracelet.

Technical specifications

Parachute cord measuring 4 mm across, in pink, supplied as a one-metre strand. Four millimetres is the gauge most braiding guides call for and the one used for survival kit cordage; it matches the beads and buckles sold for paracord. A single metre corresponds to one finished piece rather than a batch.

Care

Light colours show soil, which makes cleaning more visible than difficult: clean water, a little patience, and the strand comes back to its tone. Dry it in open air rather than against a radiator, then coil it loosely for storage. A pink shade keeps better in the shade than sitting behind a window pane. On a dog collar, a regular rinse is simply part of the normal rhythm of use.