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Cordage & Rope Used on Naked and Afraid

Cordage ties shelters, traps and tools together. Here is what survivalists carried. "Confirmed" means a credible source says it was used on the show; "Similar" is the nearest buyable equivalent.

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🪢 climbing rope(2)
  • Mammut 9.8 Crag Classic Rope 60 m
    Mammut 9.8 Crag Classic Rope 60 mSimilar
    Mammut
    Used by: Same climbing-rope picks as above
    Fan wiki climbing rope page; brand not identified for any pick. Source
    Buy at mammut.com
  • Sterling VR9 9.8mm Dynamic Climbing Rope, 60 m
    Sterling VR9 9.8mm Dynamic Climbing Rope, 60 mSimilar
    Sterling Ropes
    Used by: Darrin Reay S4E6 'Lord of the Rats' (Thailand, 2015; made sandals and hung bananas); Shannon Kulpa S7E3 'Hangry' (Trinidad); Wes Harper S10 'Stalked on the Savannah' (Brazil); Reay again in Shipwrecked (2026)
    Survivors: Darrin Reay, Shannon Kulpa, Wes Harper
    Episodes: Lord of the Rats (S4), Hangry (S7)
    Fan wiki lists climbing rope as brought in 4 episodes. RealityWanted's recap of 'Lord of the Rats' says Darrin brought rope and made sandals from it. Brand, length and diameter are not stated anywhere. Source
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🪢 cordage(1)
  • #36 tarred twisted nylon bank line, 1/4 lb (about 117 ft)
    #36 tarred twisted nylon bank line, 1/4 lb (about 117 ft)SimilarOut of stock
    Generic (Amazon seller listing shows brand 'Artist Unknown')
    Used by: Cordage was brought by Daniel Rosenberg (S11), Bulent Gurcan (S11), Kaiela Hobart (S11), Wes Harper (S12) and given in two episodes
    Survivors: Bulent Gurcan, Daniel Rosenberg, Kaiela Hobart, Wes Harper
    Fan wiki lists cordage as brought in 4 episodes and given in 2; the type of cordage is not specified. Source
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🪢 paracord(2)
  • Atwood Rope MFG 550 Paracord, 100 ft, 7-strand core
    Atwood Rope MFG 550 Paracord, 100 ft, 7-strand coreSimilar
    Atwood Rope MFG
    Used by: Paracord was brought in 20 episodes (e.g., Greg Wells S6, Dawn Dussault S7, EJ Snyder XL S8, Michael Angulo S15, Chev Dixon S18) and given in 4
    Survivors: Chev Dixon, Dawn Dussault, EJ Snyder, Greg Wells, Michael Angulo
    Fan wiki lists paracord as brought in 20 episodes and given in 4; no brand is named by any source found. Source
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  • TOUGH-GRID 550lb Paracord, 100 ft, Type III mil-spec
    TOUGH-GRID 550lb Paracord, 100 ft, Type III mil-specSimilar
    TOUGH-GRID
    Used by: Generic equivalent of the 20 paracord picks and 4 given-paracord episodes
    Fan wiki paracord page. A search for TOUGH-GRID with Naked and Afraid found no link between the brand and the show. Source
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🪢 slack line(2)
  • Gibbon Slacklines Classic Slackline, 15 m (49 ft) kitSimilar
    Gibbon Slacklines
    Used by: Elijah Strongheart, S14E5 'Night Stalkers' (Botswana, 2022); a transcript has him describing highlining/slacklining skills and the fan wiki lists a slack line as his one brought item
    Survivors: Elijah Strongheart
    Episodes: Night Stalkers (S14)
    Fan wiki lists Elijah Strongheart's brought item as slack line. The show's transcript shows he guides climbing and does highlining. Brand of his line is not stated. Source
    Buy at rei.com
  • Slackline Industries Base Line 50 ft kit
    Slackline Industries Base Line 50 ft kitSimilarOut of stock
    Slackline Industries
    Used by: Elijah Strongheart, S14E5 'Night Stalkers'
    Survivors: Elijah Strongheart
    Episodes: Night Stalkers (S14)
    Fan wiki episode page lists slack line as Elijah's item. Brand unknown. Source
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