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Old 08-29-2007 | 03:52 PM
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Default Kevlar lines

The LHC's don't seem to be carrying Kevlar lines anymore, but I see Sullivan is still selling them. What's the general consensus about them? I've got one set of these, about 15 years old, with the factory crimped ends. They probably only got 20 flights on them though.

I know there was a period about 12-15 years ago when Kevlar line briefly became popular as suspension line for sport parachutes, but quickly faded when people realized it was more sensitive to abrasion and sweat degradation than the more commonly used Spectra and Dacron lines, and showed a tendency to shrink and throw parachutes out of trim faster than Spectra or Dacron.

Should I just use'em, replace the crimps with something else?, toss'em?

Not kinking up when they hit a stout weed on landing does seem to be a plus.