I have the traditional 50ft. of para-cord at 3oz. The 50ft just seems a bit superfluous for my intended use (bear bagging). What could I reasonably get away with (30ft?) That would save me a little over an ounce in weight. It may not seem monumental, but "an ounce in the morning is a pound at night". I have also heard that masons line is strong enough to hold bear bag weight, have people had sucess with that, my line always frays and breaks apart on me with the friction against the tree.