HOW to Roll Up Extension Cords with out tangling (For Beginners)

In this video I show you how to to roll up a extension cord with out tangling while storing it. This method makes storing the extension cord very easy, by hanging it on a wall or just throwing it in a closet with out fear of tangling. Give it a try and let me know how it works out for you. Hope you enjoy this video and if you have any questions please leave them in the comments. Thanks again ,Please like and subscribe.
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[@Mustacheman17]

You’re a light shining through the tunnel. 🙏

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@Mustacheman17]

@@ACDesignsGarage thank you for saving me time sir!

[@deterministicj7859]

Great method! If you do this from the opposite way (start from the middle instead of the ends) you can pull out from the ends and use only as much as you need then just loop back up what you used instead of pulling it all the way out each time.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome ill have to try that!!!!!

[@hkguitar1984]

That was my thoughts exactly. He started at the wrong end!

[@rmcgraw7943]

I was about to say, “errrrm, you doing it backwards.”

[@tracesisk1619]

I appreciate it. I've spent my whole 20s and now 30 but just now took the time to learn this method. Thank you 😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it!!!

[@dannyl1967]

this is how I learned back in the late 80s on construction sites, we used to roll cords out and roll up everyday. Things have changed, but this is the best way to do it.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for watching, This is the best way I think also!!!!

[@carnageasada1]

The dad I never had haha. thank you very much man.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome thank you!!!!!

[@davidbrown5404]

I am as incompetent as they come when it comes to home improvement stuff. I watched a handful of videos before yours and darn near gave up. Your video was simple and easy to understand. I got three extension cords done in less than five minutes! I feel like a total bad a$$! Lol! Thank you!!!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahahaha awesome, glad I could help!!!!!

[@LoogyHead]

This is the best video when searching for how to wind a cord. So many others just show it from a studio angle and never focus on the hand motions. Thank you!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for the kind words, so glad it helped you!!!!! I try to do my videos as if I were wanting to know how to do it myself!!!

[@lanirsherman]

Thank you so much! From a DIY WIDOW!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Your welcome, thanks for watching!

[@tomshiba51]

Thank you. Chose your video because it was short, precise, and to the point. No more wrapping the cord around my shoulder.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome hope you enjoyed it!!!

[@littlebeebs1]

You’re basically crocheting the cord . Cool ! Thank you 😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahaha thank you, I just learned something else lol

[@faith4390]

I tried it and I did it!!! I am a homemaker and I do the yard work while hubby is at work. I use the extension cord for the blower several times a week to clean the porches. It is always a tangled mess. Now I don't think I'll have any trouble and it looks neat hanging. Thank you:)

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome so glad it helped!!!!!!

[@kaydae3312]

Thank you so much I'm 22 and just learned how to tie an extension cord starting at 100ft It's actually fun 💃🏾 I've actually just watched a few other videos but yours is the best 👌🏾

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much for the kind words!!! Your comment is greatly appreciated!!!!!!

[@jillianlips1529]

Thank you So Much for Sharing your Video. I just had to buy a New 100 ft cord. Yes 🙋‍♀️, I am the one who wraps it around my arm 🤦‍♀️. Yep , I’m also the one who weed whacks the cord or Hedge trimmer, I did that today. Now, with your Help I have a Easier way to store my Extension Cord. I Thank You 😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome, glad it helped and thanks for the kind words!!!!!

[@onlinebills9169]

Did it. Thank you for taking the time to record and upload for us, barbarians!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Lol thank you for watching!!!!

[@aleidagonzalez4185]

Thank you sooo much I was about to buy myself a 50 feet extension cord. This will make my life so much better. Great idea. Especially with my 100 feet of cord.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome thank you, hope it helps!!

[@DuckNestWi]

Such a simple thing but I could not get it to save my life. Thank you for doing it multiple times and slowing it down. I couldn’t believe how bad I was struggling with such a simple task 😂

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for the kind words, It took me forever to learn it, so when I made the video I tried to make it simple. Thanks for the support 🙏

[@JanisLewisPDE]

Thank you. I've watched several different videos and got lost in the instructions, but your video was easy to follow.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome thanks for watching!!!!!!!

[@randomnik70]

I was looking for this! Thanks

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for watching!!!!!

[@simpleuser0001]

You saved me countless headaches sir. Thank you. I will never not do this after using extension cords again!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome soo glad it helped, welcome to the channel!!!!

[@edcruz4905]

Thank you it was a success🎉

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@kevinragsdale6256]

Thanks, I had a 100 ft 12 gauge cord that I tangled up everytime I tried to roll it up by hand, and it made me pretty mad. This has helped me a lot.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome glad it helped, thanks for watching!!!!

[@bigtimes101]

yes sir, been doing this for years. Love it when my neighbors or whoever catches me doing this outside when I'm done with yardwork and come to ask me how I did that....

[@ACDesignsGarage]

It is a cool trick!!! You knot up the cord so it wont get knotted up lol

[@swmovan]

I was shown this years ago, by a guy that did service calls, and kept long cords in the bed of the truck. But, he just started from one end and went to the other. That way, if you have a 100ft cord, and you only need 50ft of it, you are only unwinding 50ft. You lay it on the ground and pull one end, and it comes unwound only as far as you need it. When done, just start from the point where it is unwound, and "chain" it back.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I need to try that method, thanks for watching!!!

[@JG-pt5ej]

Thanks, I now have less of a struggle rolling out extension cord.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome I hope it helped you, that makes all the hours making the videos worth it!!! Thank you!!!!!

[@jpol3808]

Hey guy, if you start wrapping the loops, at the other end, away from the plugs, you can tie your last loop Like you did, and then connect the two plugs ends together. Now when you want to use some of the cord, just unplug the ends. Now plug one end into your outlet, grab the last end and walk away from the outlet. The cord will only unravel as far as you walk then plug in your device. Now when your done you only have to rewrap the amount that unwrapped. I use 50' and 100' cords for everything. the unneeded part just lies wrapped up on the floor between where im working and the outlet, until I pick it up to rewrap the cord. Now show that to the world and you'll look like a genius. Also show them how well the cord hangs on a nail. That you can fit 3 or 4 cords on one nail and how well they fit in a bucket or a bag with your power tools! I'll never wrap another cord in 2 loop figure 8s or one loop around my elbow again. No way. Later. Jpol.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks Ill have to try that!!!!!!

[@vic1sch]

I've been doing this for years. My dad taught me and I'm 62. Electricians would always say it would ruin the cords. My dad has passed but his extension cords are still usable and older than I am.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks ,thats a awesome story, thats what everyone tells me, but my cords still work great. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@kennethdandurand3472]

LOL. The first time I saw that was on a Mall job site. The guy who I observed whipped that cord as you showed, and it was like the whole thing took about 15 seconds.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I was the same way when I saw it for the first time, i had to learn how lol

[@DHoberer]

Very well done. Thanks!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much!!!!!

[@janfraser8738]

Brilliant! Thank you so much 😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for the kind words!!!!

[@bluefalcon3ID]

Ur the man. I always spend 10 mins untangling my 100ft

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahaha thanks, I was the same way until I learned this trick lol

[@jimmemince2475]

This video came in real handy. I've always had a hard time rolling up a extension cord.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome I hope it helped, thanks for watching!!!

[@morkarmorgan3161]

THANKS you are the Man

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahahaha thank you very much!

[@arturoarriaga5760]

Thank you Buddy....GOD BLESS.....(EL PASO,TX)

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for the kind words!!!!!!!

[@--no--]

WELL EXECUTED & WELL TAUGHT, HOSS! GOT 'ER ON THE FIRST TRY! GOBBLESS !1!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much, have a Blessed Day!!!!!

[@--no--]

@@ACDesignsGarage - You, as well, good sir!!

[@svldvc]

Thank you for this!!!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Your very welcome!!!

[@Residew]

Mine was all kinked up because it was new so I hit it with a heat gun (or hair dryer) to straighten it out which makes this process a lot easier.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thats a good idea!!!!

[@Residew]

@@ACDesignsGarage Thanks for the vid. My girlfriend said she didn't know I knew how to braid when she saw it, lol.

[@octainrod1612]

God bless you.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much, hope you have a Blessed day 🙏

[@clowchan]

Was looking for something simple and easy. Thank you for going over how to make the loops a couple times!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much, hope it helped!!!

[@sniperwolfwolf473]

Really helpful, thanks a million

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you very much!!!!!

[@joeanndavis3509]

Very helpful

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank youfor watching!!

[@ClassicTV4U]

Like the young woman at the end of the Secret® deodorant commercial: "Oh, yes-s-s-s!" Great video.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahahahaha thanks for watching!!

[@robarksey2070]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome glad it helped!!!!!!

[@ActionBastard88]

Amazing explanation, thanks.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you, your very welcome!!!!

[@WhatNarwhal]

Thank you!!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for watching!!!!!

[@Bloodyguts75]

Same way my dad taught me :)

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome, I use it all the time!!!

[@froggersgarage5127]

Great information new subscriber

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you for your support!!!!!!

[@stevecornelia6817]

Great!

[@sophiesplace5192]

Amazing !!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@Ettibridget]

You are actually crocheting.😊

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I didn't know that lol

[@wheelInmotion430]

Thank you my friend

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Very welcome, hope it helped you!!!

[@DanielLopez-ml3pb]

Awesome thank you!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thank you!!!!!

[@jamesgarth4713]

Back in the 70’s we called this tying” Jacobs ladder “.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks, I've always wondered what it was called!!! Thanks for your support!!!!!

[@RH-gl6vs]

I saw a guy do that 40 years ago and always wanted to know how to do it. I learned to do it, today. Thank you 😊👍

[@ACDesignsGarage]

@@RH-gl6vs awesome its very hand to know how to do!!!!

[@Turner2503]

I learned this at votech years ago but never cared for this method. It still looks like a wadded up mess with a 100' cord. It's best with shorter cords though.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yeah the long ones are alot of work lol

[@cassfracassi7825]

GREAT....THANKS!

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Glad it helped!!!!!!!

[@russellculver5284]

Nice video but start the daisy chain wrap from the middle...that way u can pull out how ever many feet you want without undoing all the loops if you don't need the entire chord....both important ends unwind first

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for the tip!!!

[@Don.Mars369]

Thank u. My cord makes me wanna punch somethin lol

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahahahaha hope this helped

[@Don.Mars369]

@@ACDesignsGarage yep ur video definitely helped. I've been shown how to do that before but I forgot how. Thanks man😎👍

[@mtnride4930]

When I was a rookie firefighter in the 70's the department I was at used this method, I thought it was dumb, but I was a rookie, I said why don't we use reels? The next year we had reels much better and later in my career we got even better and had electric reels. Now years later and retired I still use reels.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahaha I agree I love using reels also, especially if its a long cord hahahaha, thanks for your service on the Fire department!!!

[@mtnride4930]

@@ACDesignsGarage You are most welcome and have a great day

[@rubenreynaga1572]

I do the same thing but i like doing the other end so I don't have to undo the whole ting if I don't have to. This method can be done with 100ft or more

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Great idea, thanks for the tip and your support!!!!!

[@schmidtyyt]

Agreed. If the plug ends are the last part looped, when you use it you can keep as much of it still looped and only undo as many feet as you need.

[@TstanDa-Man]

It’s called a daisy chain I believe

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Awesome thank you for the info!

[@upcamehill2773]

I have a 75' length and doing it this way took up too much storage space.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yeah I could see that, I made a rack on my shop wall that mine hang from so they don't take up to much storage for me. Thanks for watching!!!

[@angeleyesrb07]

So you crocheted it

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Pretty much lol

[@wwoutdoors7300]

Roll it up like you do a parachute cord. Much easier and way easier to store. An there is no twist. Way easier. An stores way better. And you don’t end up with with that long nodded up thing to try hang. Like a parachute cord is much better.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for the tip!!!!

[@eleland1]

Try a really big like 10 gauge cord that is cold and not flexible. Much harder.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

I bet that would be a beast lol

[@TstanDa-Man]

It’s more meant for ropes but obviously you can use it on extension cords. Everything is harder in the cold. My advice would be bring it in a warm area let it warm up and then daisy chain it

[@ACDesignsGarage]

@@TstanDa-Man ive never tried it on rope before lol thanks for the tip!!!!

[@2ndshiftaudio300]

The thing they don't tell you about this method is. If you get it figured out and can do it. Don't forget how you did it and from which end. If you try to use the cord and start from the wrong place. It's a tangled mess. I'll never use this method again. Better off just wading it up and fighting with it when you need it again.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Yeah I have that trouble sometimes when I haven't done it in a while.

[@baileymickb324]

Based on his method, wouldn't it always just be you started on the side with the plug-in and you ended on the side being hung up?

[@greginfla7211]

25,000 views!?

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thats what I thought hahahahaha

[@TTUPirate]

Daisy chain…..

[@sleepingxbooty]

Although this is cool as fuck. You gotta think… doesn’t it kinda defeat the entire purpose of wrapping it at all?? Because wrapping it period was thought of to shorten the length so you wouldn’t have cord everywhere… this kinda defeats that purpose lol. Still awesome idea tho

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahaha thanks, it helps no to get it tangled up, usually when you just wrap it it can get tangled.

[@joshuabissey]

why does he keep talking about a "tag end"? Is that some regional thing?

[@fredflintstone154]

You should not be so negative about your own opinions. But if you insist on being that way. All of those holes you made with that wire. Well, they just might resemble your opinion reference. Hope your odor does not get too thick or tangled for you.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahahaha thanks for your comment 👍

[@fredflintstone154]

@@ACDesignsGarage You are welcome. Great accent. Don't forget the pl premium.

[@JohnDoe-hu4lz]

Please retire that extension cord w electrical tape as insulation 😂

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Hahahaha it was for demonstration only

[@johncrawford4302]

very cool info, check me out when you can thanks

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks will do!!!!

[@budpermenter9746]

Doesn’t work.

[@billt1803]

Wrong

[@fredflintstone154]

Hack is correct. This method sucks.

[@ACDesignsGarage]

Thanks for the comment, but it has worked for me for 20 years.

[@fredflintstone154]

Add a couple of days of pl premium and it might last for another 20 years.

[@ph8632]

You know what they say about opinions.

[@schmidtyyt]

@@ph8632 Yep. Everyone has one, but "Fred Flintstone" is an asshole.

[@ph8632]

@@schmidtyyt Yup

[@beckih2438]

🤮

[@brodyllc]

thank you big bro