Tangle Free Paracord Storage - Quick Deployment

Quickly deploy 550 paracord without encountering any tangles along the way. This tangle-free paracord storage method keeps your cordage looking neat and organized, and is very fast to wrap up.
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[@Frostgiantbutsmall]

What a fantastic guide, thank you! I grew up in the BSA program but always struggled with knots (didn't care enough at the time). As an adult this was very easy to follow!

[@teejay3272]

I was about to mention what STP stated in the response below. I've found that the "Figure 8" method is way more effective for me. I actually find it faster, probably because you don't need to look at what you're doing after you've done it a few times. But either way, whatever technique is used is FAR superior than just tossing rope in your pack. :) Good clip.

[@Shabazza84]

Late to the party. But exactly my thoughts. If you don't be pretty accurate with the full loop coiling shown here, it won't unwind as nicely as he demonstrated here. With figure 8 (and the rest is the same as shown), you can be pretty bad at coiling and it will still unwind just fine. That's why sailors do it that way. They don't have time to fool around.

[@Silajala]

Great, thank you - that's very easy to follow and very easy to do. Much appreciated. (And thanks for keeping the video short, that always makes a difference!)

[@DaimyoD0]

Thank you do much for including direct links to the related videos in the description. Nothing worse than not being able to find the videos when the links in the end card don't work.

[@YouTuber-mc2el]

Nice. Much better than some of the other quick deploy methods. Thanks for sharing

[@CampfireTalk]

Another great how to and the contrast of the cord in this video really popped!

[@SierraOfficial]

+CampfireTalk Thanks Camp! That orange paracord pops against almost any background, which is really nice. I try and use orange wherever it's practical. - Chris

[@harveyharbicht4959]

Every turn you take around your hand is going to add one twist in the cord when you pull it off the coil. the proper way to store cord or rope for that matter is it a Figure 8. that way each Loop is 1/2 clockwise twist and 1/2 counterclockwise twist. That way the twists undo themselves.

[@jorgeluisgarcia1006]

You are 100% right!

[@greghobson7814]

Harvey is exactly right. This is all simply and quickly demonstrated by coiling a short (about 6 foot) and twist-free length of small cord around one's hand using both a standard coil method and then a figure eight coil method. Undo the coils from each method while holding each end and let the rope hang free. The standard coiled rope/string will twist back on itself, while the figure-eight coiled rope/string will hang limp and twist-free between the two ends. Same applies to garden hoses, extensions cords, etc.. It's amazing that so many of us go to the trouble of ensuring that our rope is free of tangles/kinks before stowing and then just put all the kinks/twists back in when coiling. Typically, the kinks don't just magically appear during normal use.

[@vidguy007]

Plaese make a video showing your method with 500 feet of 5/8 anchor line.

[@DadOutdoors]

You're right, Harvey, but when doing figure-8's you are forced to "stack" each turn (where they cross in the middle), which means you're limited to how many 8's you can do before the stack is unwieldy. I just tried doing figure-8's with 100' of paracord, and it was just too much.

[@jwhite973]

Huh, I just tried this method with some paracord and some rope and didn't have that problem. I do however do what you're saying with more rigid things like air hoses, water hoses, and extension cords to avoid the kinks.

[@T-cb2bu]

Thank you! So far this is the easiest way to coil paracord!

[@Eliminatore-h9o]

Very helpful tutorial, i have 30m of rope had provlems storing it, after this vid i made it very easy to store!

[@deathweepss]

Awesome teaching!!! Thank you so much! Great camera angles and explanations!

[@zpt-pi2zr]

Just did it and it worked great, thsnks and keep up the great tips. God bless and again thanks for saving me time untangling my cord.

[@lauradonofrioart]

thank you so much, I am using this for my slickline for my bear bag, it really helped me to keep it all detangled. thanks so much!!

[@RichardMeyers-q5q]

best hank on youtube, not a hot take, just the truth.

[@GreatLakesBackpacker]

I do something somewhat similar, but I like this method better. Thanks for the tip.

[@SierraOfficial]

+Great Lakes Backpacker You're welcome! As always, thanks for watching. We're happy to hear these tips are what you're after. :) - Chris

[@ijustworkhere2171]

At first I was like "this ain't gonna work" (especially when you wrapped fast) but at the end you blew my mind.

[@nathanpeak603]

Thanks! Just used this technique for some 1/4 rope

[@keeneyeful]

Great technique, THANKS!

[@heychupacabras]

Took me a few times (I'm super-amateur), but I got it. Thanks for posting!

[@dr.rongoldstein1633]

Great tip, I will try this...I usually use the figure "8" wrap around my thumb and pinkie

[@SierraOfficial]

+Dr. Ron Goldstein The figure 8 works well too. I personally find that wrapping it in a circle is easier for me to do quickly, so that's why I use this method. However, if you have a lot of paracord to wrap up, it can get a bit cumbersome toward the end. - Chris

[@jeschinstad]

It is much better and easier to do the figure 8, because that way you're not twisting your cord making it tangle.

[@pkandmy]

Had my hurricane supplies kind of all over the place. I live in Tampa and Irma gave me a wake up call after years of lackadaisical hurricane preparedness. So basically here's the deal, I've got all my supplies in two 5 gallon plastic buckets that I can store water in and turn into a water filter when the clean runs. I should say I three containers because the extra one is full of several different diameter and lengths rope in case I need to affix tarps to blown out windows or holes in the roof, as well as a few different diameter and lengths of paracord for whatever else I may need. Well I now realize I've gone way too much detail, but with a year old video I'm not sure the remarks are monitored. I've been trying to properly store this rope and paracord in ways that condense the storing size as well as a quick way to be able to utilize the rope so I can cover windows and holes quickly instead untangling rope as the rain pours in. Well upon discovering this video I have started to wind the rope as you are in the video with the exception that I couldn't keep the rope tight so I made a quick wooden U shaped template (if that's the word) in which I wound the rope on. Here's my problem, after a this verbal meandering finally a question, huh? So the 'pinched' end that was sucked up isn't going anywhere, but how do I stop the other end from just unwinding?

[@mdoyle403]

😀 Now that's a question 😉 Years old now but still curious as to what you actually mean, just in case you get this could you ask the question part again, and maybe you have figured out the solution, like I said just curious. Hope those supplies are dustiy and unused. Mark

[@ScientistPrepper]

thank you. My cord was a nasty mess as usual!

[@Cr0cket20]

Great tip. First thing I do when I get paracord is rewrap to avoid those nasty tangles. Will have to give this method a shot.

[@CampfireTalk]

+Cr0cket20 I still use your method; figure 8 around my thumb and pinky. I may see about some hybrid version of the 2 using a bite cinch.

[@SierraOfficial]

+CampfireTalk Some people wrap very fast with the figure 8 method. Maybe I need to put in some more practice with that method. Either way, both methods work great. Why do you prefer the figure 8 method? Is it the speed factor, or is it something else?

[@CampfireTalk]

yes, speed is the main reason. Also, it seems more natural, but that's just my opinion. When deploying it's the same as your by pulling from the inside strand.

[@panjisemarang1]

nice teaching. tqvm. helps a lot

[@danm7298]

I like to put a shoelace knot at the end so it for sure doesnt come loose and can easily be taken off when i need.

[@barneyjones8283]

Amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@SugarPieZero255]

Thank you 👌

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks

[@drunkenarcheryclub]

Brilliant . Thank you

[@junkmail4613]

I really prefer the figure-of-eight over the thumb and pinky, as this method CANNOT GET JUMBLED UP THE WAY YOUR WRAP AROUND METHOD SO EASILY DOES.!!! For larger hanks, you can do a FIGURE-OF-EIGHT FROM YOUR HAND, CROSSING AROUND YOUR ELBOW, THEN WRAP AROUND THE HANK. Or for an even larger hank, you could out-streatch both your two hands, and draw your right to your left, clamp your left and release your right, and again out-streatch both your right and left, to grab the next 6 feet, but as you draw the right to the left, DROP THE LAST GRASPED LEFT HANDS WORTH, before you grasp with the left and release the right. so now you've got a hank in your left hand that's twice 6 feet, basically a twelve foot loop, that you can tie the free end around, and when done, you can lay flat on the ground, ready to pick up and UNHANK! A lot less trouble!!! Regards!!!

[@ErlingGrey]

This is sick

[@Lou-sn4xo]

Cheers mate!

[@stevenphillips863]

Could you make a video on how to store ection cords so they don't tangle? I know there's one way to wrap them and they end up with a hanger

[@mistersmith3986]

Good show mate. Keep up the good vids.

[@SierraOfficial]

+mister smith Thanks! We will keep the videos coming. :) - Chris

[@godSPARDA1995]

Thx man!

[@JewsonM]

Very useful, thanks!

[@vidguy007]

Great method for paracord, you are letting the turn go off the end, and you finished properly. Now, lets see you do that with 500 feet of 5/8 line.

[@LexLuthor1234]

Thank you :)

[@benlg9125]

Thanks for the tip! Dang unravelling, paracord mess was getting me annoyed

[@ziwk89]

Great tip!

[@SierraOfficial]

+ziwk89 Glad you like it! Thanks for watching. :) - Chris

[@daveoconnell9100]

Thanks for a great video

[@Protegit]

Why is your paracord so stiff? Is it some different type? I have type III and it's very flexy

[@randylahey771]

Still don’t understand, do you house calls?

[@تطويرالذات-ث5ب]

thanks

[@scottsimpson9205]

AWESOME THANKS

[@EdutheHedgehog]

HAHAHAHAHAH 6 years later, here I'm. Watching, because someone posted in a BDSM community, in how can we avoid messing with our ropes. hHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH tthanks for this video.

[@novis5218]

Thanks buddy very usefull subbed!

[@Ervin1ma]

Great vid. We should be taught this in school smh

[@SierraOfficial]

It's definitely a useful trick to know. It's nice having paracord stored neatly that's easy to deploy. Glad you like the vid. Thanks for watching! :) - Chris

[@vincentnin1]

will this work in nylon rope

[@frepi]

Would have been nice if we actually could see how you undo the coil instead of your wrist.

[@TheGreatCharlie123]

gods do live amongst mem

[@marchofnature636]

having small hands makes this hell

[@FireLordKuzon]

Let's all be real...you came here to know how to tidy up your bondage / Shibari Rope 😏

[@MrMikeIppo]

I was looking for this comment 🤣🤣

[@mannihh5274]

Sorry, but NO bunch is 100% tangle-free - the least likely to tangle is to wrap it in a figure-8-configuration before whipping the bunch with the tail-end tightly and finishing it off with some half-hitches. Let the start-end be an inch longer and deploy it by pulling the long start-end.

[@decepticon0414]

Thank you so Much!!! this was a great help! -11bravo

[@SierraOfficial]

+frank Zmonster Awesome! Glad to know it helped you out. Thanks for watching. :) - Chris

[@_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-]

nope

[@pinkruffes]

I'm not goin camping ;)

[@Jerm1179]

Or buy a spool tool....

[@SierraOfficial]

+Jerm1179 A spool tool definitely helps if you have large lengths of paracord to wrap up. For the folks who want to save some money or don't have a spool tool yet, this is a great option. - Chris

[@Jerm1179]

+Sierra Trading Post absolutely

[@JonathanAdami]

it is, and to be honest, I'm trying to have as few "tools" as possible and this method is just plain perfect! Thanks for your vid!

[@walkertongdee]

Wimpy cordage you have there dude

[@JM-nh8yp]

Lost me at 24 seconds. You really should explain what "on a bite" means. People are not born knowing that terminology.

[@MrMikeIppo]

on a bight* which to be honest it just shows that it could have been explained