There are many ways to store paracord to prevent tangles and allow acccess
For shorter lengths the daisy chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhzdCzFp9aY
For longer bits the doughnut makes a very attractive compact bundle but it takes a long time to set up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG8x3Lku63I
I prefer the figure-eight lay out. It is easy to set up and easy to pull out exactly the amount that you need. This is usually tied around the thump and forefinger but I made a loom by drilling peg size holes in a piece of scrap lumber and placing a tie off (eye screw) a few inches away from the first hole. Board extends another few inches to right with another hole.
One peg goes in the first hole. By changing the position of the other peg I can adjust the size of the Figure -Eight. I will not show here how to make the figure-eight. Google to find many links
You can keep the loops on the loom when tying off the Working End. To deploy just pull on the end that was tied onto the eye screw.
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Using the loom to make flaking coils.
If you google "flaking a rope" you will find that the procedure is used by both sailors and rock climbers to keep coils of rope untangled and ready for instant access. Here is a way to do the same with paracord so that the whole length is readily available.
Leaving a 6" or so long tail wrap cord a couple of times around tie off point and bring cord to right up side A.
Bring cord to left crossing over to side A.
Bring cord to right up side B (do NOT cross over).
Now bring cord to left over to side B.
Continue in this manner - straight going from left to right and crossing over going from right to left.
When loom is full remove loops from right hand peg.
Grab the cords one hand at 1 and the other at 2 and gently pull apart - this will separate the cords at left hand peg.
Fold the bundle in half and wrap the tag end around and secure with half hitch.
To access cord undo the wrapping, hold the tag end and drop or toss the bundle into a empty (cat free) area
For shorter lengths the daisy chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhzdCzFp9aY
For longer bits the doughnut makes a very attractive compact bundle but it takes a long time to set up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG8x3Lku63I
I prefer the figure-eight lay out. It is easy to set up and easy to pull out exactly the amount that you need. This is usually tied around the thump and forefinger but I made a loom by drilling peg size holes in a piece of scrap lumber and placing a tie off (eye screw) a few inches away from the first hole. Board extends another few inches to right with another hole.
One peg goes in the first hole. By changing the position of the other peg I can adjust the size of the Figure -Eight. I will not show here how to make the figure-eight. Google to find many links
You can keep the loops on the loom when tying off the Working End. To deploy just pull on the end that was tied onto the eye screw.
**********************************************************************************************************
Using the loom to make flaking coils.
If you google "flaking a rope" you will find that the procedure is used by both sailors and rock climbers to keep coils of rope untangled and ready for instant access. Here is a way to do the same with paracord so that the whole length is readily available.
Leaving a 6" or so long tail wrap cord a couple of times around tie off point and bring cord to right up side A.
Bring cord to left crossing over to side A.
Bring cord to right up side B (do NOT cross over).
Now bring cord to left over to side B.
Continue in this manner - straight going from left to right and crossing over going from right to left.
When loom is full remove loops from right hand peg.
Grab the cords one hand at 1 and the other at 2 and gently pull apart - this will separate the cords at left hand peg.
Fold the bundle in half and wrap the tag end around and secure with half hitch.
To access cord undo the wrapping, hold the tag end and drop or toss the bundle into a empty (cat free) area
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