Indeed, after a certain thickness and length it becomes impractical.
However, for climbing ropes there are techniques that incorporate some similar anti-tangle strategies.
Indeed, after a certain thickness and length it becomes impractical.
However, for climbing ropes there are techniques that incorporate some similar anti-tangle strategies.
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Nice! I used to work in a chemical processing plant, and there would always be training on how to coil hoses and such that I wish I would have learned (wasn't my job, but still interesting).
I've noticed that I pretty much do the figure 8 and finish it off by tucking the line using a king's head knot, even on guy lines and the working end of the whoopie sling line. Here's a good explanation of the technique (although the gentleman in the video is using it for climbing rope, not Zing-it!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2DT-jJaW3k
Iceman857
"An optimist is a man who plants two acorns and buys a hammock" - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (French Army General in WWII)
For thicker or stiffer cord/rope/cable (like my 100' extension cords), there's the over/under method that I've found works great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKlaXb-fLrg
Thanks for the great thread!
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