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2. Webbing - Wikipedia

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   In rock climbing, nylon webbing is used in slings, runners, harnesses, anchor extensions, and quickdraws. Webbing is used in many ways in hiking and camping gear including backpacks, straps, load adjusters and tent adjusters. There are two types of webbing: tubular and flat. Some common webbing widths found on backpacks and hiking gear are:

3. Lanyard - Wikipedia

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   A retrieval lanyard is a nylon webbing lanyard used to raise and lower workers into confined spaces, such as storage tanks. An activation lanyard is a lanyard used to fire an artillery piece or arm the fuze on a bomb leaving an aircraft. [5] A deactivation lanyard is a dead man's switch, where pulling a lanyard free will disable a dangerous device.

4. Strapping - Wikipedia

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   Nylon strap has the greatest specific strength of the three plastics, but it is rarely used due to its high price. Nylon strap used to be very popular, but over time polyester strap has almost completely replaced nylon. Nylon strap is still used in cold room applications, however, because it does not creep as much as the other types of plastic.

5. Stockwhip - Wikipedia

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   Unlike the American equivalent (Florida Cow Whip which is made of inexpensive nylon) an Australian stockwhip is usually made of redhide or sometimes greenhide leather but can also be made of kangaroo hide. Because a kangaroo is a native animal, and cattle are a lot cheaper and abundant, kangaroo hide stockwhips are more expensive.

6. Ripstop - Wikipedia

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   Ripstop is a woven fabric, often made of nylon, using a reinforcing technique that makes it more resistant to tearing and wear. During weaving, stronger (and often thicker) reinforcement yarns are interwoven at regular intervals in a crosshatch pattern. The intervals are typically 5 to 8 millimeters (0.2 to 0.3 in).

7. Trump's new tariff threat lifts steel and aluminum shares ...

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   U.S. stocks closed higher as investors snatched up aluminum and steel shares on President Trump's plan for a 25% tariff on those imports.