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Old May 31, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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if i made cargo nets out of paracord aka 550 cord would anyone be interested in buying one? i'll finish my own in a couple of days and i'll post it online for everyone to see, the link to that will be posted later...
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Old May 31, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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just depends on how it looks finished
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Old May 31, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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lets see it
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Old May 31, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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great i'm glad to see people interested i greatly underestimated the amount of cord i would need so i gotta go back to the army surplus store
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by reyeskid
great i'm glad to see people interested i greatly underestimated the amount of cord i would need so i gotta go back to the army surplus store
how much are u thinking of selling one anyways?
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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well i was thinking about 10 or 12 the quality i'm confident about but the appearance not soo much.. lol but i don't think it'll be an abomination
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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That's cheap dude, I'm surprised it isn't costing more in materials alone. Just don't make it look like butt and charge like 30, your time is worth something.
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by reyeskid
well i was thinking about 10 or 12 the quality i'm confident about but the appearance not soo much.. lol but i don't think it'll be an abomination
alright that sounds great ill check in for updates
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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well i figure the more i make the faster ill be at it.. but once i find out how many feet each one is ill charge accordingly cuz it's pretty much 10 cents a foot
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 04:56 AM
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At your proposed original price I'd definitely get one
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 06:37 AM
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I am interested as well.. are you going to have set sizes or are you open for orders? I really want to get one for my roof rack.. im excited to see some pics..
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Interested
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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ok ok so the method i had thought about using i don't remember but i'm using one that is should work just as good.. i GREATLY underestimated the amount of cord i would need but for the most part i should be done in by friday, sorry i'm runnning late to anyone who's truely interested but it's finals week and i'm swamped... here are some pics of the progress so farName:  IMG_0235.jpg
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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ill work out the kinks by friday and have this ready to go by friday.. this is only supposed to cover the space from the headliner down to the back of the backrest..
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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the shapes gonna be a little more umm right. as for the price seeing as how it takes more time and material then i had anticipated im thinking 25 or 30 each
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