Are zipties used for diving gear just regular zip ties?
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Try twisting.
I don't have Ancor, but I have General Cable (which, strangely enough, I use to tie electrical wires), some unnamed brand and Ty Rap - all appear the same thickness/length. I just did a test pattern by tieing a boltsnap to a 2lb weight (I have a story about this on Bon) then twisting.
Result:
Gen Cable - broke the body, not the lock - not much pressure
Unnamed - broke the lock, not the body - less pressure
Ty Rap - twisted 6-7 times before it broke the body. It stretched very thin before it broke.
Not scientific, but empirically, enough for me.
At $32/100 I wouldn't buy them, but they can be had cheaper though still more than General Cable.
