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Rick Reno BPL Member
PostedSep 8, 2015 at 10:18 am

I hope this conforms with regulations…. got his e-mail today from Lawson and thought it might interest some here. "I just wanted to let you know about a new product that has been in the works for a long time now. The worlds strongest and most burly boot/shoe lace.. I designed them, tested them, and now I am making them available for sale. They are so tough that only one name fit. ToughLace. We are making them from Technora, Spectra, and Vectran which as you know, are the worlds strongest fibers. I am releasing a black Technora version first, followed by a white Spectra version in 3-4 weeks and then a tan Vectran version a few weeks after that. My wife is past 9 months pregnant now, with our second daughter and she seems like she is going to come earlier than expected, so this is a limited release with the Technora as I have made the most of it, and since I will not be able to handle a huge full release order surge right now due to being so busy. So if you place an order for the technora laces, please expect to wait for them for alteast 2-3 weeks as they are custom made to order, and with this newsletter and my upcoming baby they will take longer than usual. Sorry for the delay, but I have been wanting to realease these for months now and just dont want to wait any longer. That said, Here is the product description from my website.. Our Technora Toughlace is the strongest, most burly boot/shoe lace ever created. They are 8 times stronger than steel, fire resistant up to 932 degree F, highly abrasion resistant, and hard as hell to cut. They work as hard as you do and are guarenteed never to fail. They are made from Technora fiber which is a high tech para-aramid like Kevlar, but it excels in flex fatigue which means it has great bending strength. So its commonly used in fire rescue ropes to save lives, body armor to stop bullets, and high performance sails to win world cup races. To make sure they are tough enough, we use over 3,000lbs worth of 100% Technora. And to insure maximum strength and abrasion resistance, we braid the yarn as dense and tight as possible. But we don't stop there, because a lace is only as good as its tip. And we all know, a limp or broken tip ain't gonna get you too far. So we fit the ends with a glued and crimped on metal aglet. The results are bootlace that will outlast your boots. And if they don't, send them back for a free replacement. To ensure you buy the right length, and not something that is too short or too long, please take the old laces out of your boots and measure them accounting with stretch, as our laces do not stretch. Like all of our products, these are designed, tested and made by us, on our braiding machines and finished in house by hand, right here in the USA. They are sold as a pair. The size is roughly 9/64"(3.5mm) in diameter which is equal to a common round lace. Please Note: After you buy these, they can take up to an extra week to ship since they are made to order. If you need a custom length not offered, please buy the next longest length and then add a note to your order about the correct size needed. If you have any questions please ask as we are here to help. Thanks! Please check them out at http://lawsonequipment.com/ToughLace-Boot-laces-c150/ You receive 10% off when you add them to your cart, and as always, all products ship free. Also I recently started updating our Facebook page. Coming up I will give away some free gear through there as well as offer some exclusive deals. So please check it out and like us. https://www.facebook.com/LawsonEquipment Thanks for all the business and support. Lawson Kline"

PostedSep 8, 2015 at 11:36 am

What is the expected lifetime for these when used as the under arch strap an gaiters ?

Hiker 9 BPL Member
PostedSep 10, 2015 at 3:04 pm

Do the laces grip well against themselves when tightening so you do not lose the tightness? Is one material better than another for this?

PostedSep 10, 2015 at 3:27 pm

I've been looking for a great lace. Ordered it long to get a good wrap around my ankle. If this technora line is anything like others I've seen it will be grippy, not slippy. Spectra will be slippy IF it's used on the outside. Picked up some of his slick bear-line too.

PostedSep 10, 2015 at 3:43 pm

Hiker9 wrote: "Do the laces grip well against themselves when tightening so you do not lose the tightness? Is one material better than another for this?" I was all set to post these exact same questions. I know some simple techniques for keeping the knot from untying, but knowing the laces' inherent grip/slide factor is also part of the equation. I hate laces that slide themselves undone too easily.

Lawson Kline BPL Member
PostedSep 11, 2015 at 10:50 am

I have not experienced any sort of issue with them loosening up and I have been wearing a set in my shoes and hiking boots for a long time now.. But I also like to double knot my laces…. Here is the deal, plain and simple. I went to buy a pair of replacement laces for my shoes and they all looked like total junk.. Like I have no clue how or why a company would put their brand on them and sell them. So I took some Technora yarn I had and made a spool of what I thought would be the perfect sized lace (yarn size, finished size, braid tightness, etc) I used the first few sets with some heat shrink tubing I had for tips and they worked great. I had considered selling a piece of cord about 12' long, with some heat shrink so people could make their own but the cord is very hard to cut without a pair of good scissors so I thought it made more sense to sell them finished and ready to use. The other thing I did worth noting, was rather than use a thin jacket fiber of say 1000d per strand to cover a 20,000d bulking core like most laces, I didn't even add a core as there is no point in one. Its 100% Jacket. These particular laces have 3,340d per strand, so about 3.3 times the normal jacket "thickness". So in order for these to break, you would have alot of fiber to abraid through.. Plus with the high tech fiber, it makes them super toughlaces.. As far as a gaiter instep goes. I have been working on a cord for this purpose. I hope this answers all the questions. If not please let me know. Thanks, Lawson

NoCO-Jim BPL Member
PostedSep 26, 2015 at 11:09 am

The aglets are real quality, and I expect that the lace will be great for the abuse that comes with bushwhacking. Looking forward to many miles with these laces.

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