Cord storage

[Quixoticgeek]

So, today I came to the conclusion that I need to find an easy way of carrying approx 3m of 2mm dyneema with me in my handbag. I could easily make it up into bracelet type thing along the lines of the many. But ideally I would like something nice and compact whereby I can undo the end of it, pull on the cord, and the whole thing unravels, a shortcoming of the paracord bracelets.

Can anyone suggest a solution?

Thanks

J

 

[ozzy1977]

What about a kinder egg capsule, wind stri g in to a ball and put in capsule, make hole in one end poke free end through, kind of like a mini string container every home used to have.

 

[Mesquite]

Try making it as a pull cord sinnet

It's a nice easy weave to do and sounds just what you're looking for

 

[Ogri the trog]

I use a Butterfly hank

Wrap the cord in a figure-of-Eight around thumb and little finger.

When you have about 18 - 24 inches (45 - 60cm) left, stop after the thumb

Take off your hand and transfer back to the same hand

Use the remaining cord to wrap around the bundle, finishing with a slippery half hitch

I've had a look at Youtube but there's nothing that mirrors the same finish as I do

To use the cord, you simply pull out the cord from the middle of the bundle - it pays out without tangles and remains as a viable hank until it is all used.

HTH

Ogri the trog

Might have to investigate putting up a vid myself........

 

[ebt.]

Sennet chain. I carry about 2m of cord like that for diving. Deploys quick and easily.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Just stuff it in your handbag.

 

[birchwood]

You could daisy chain it.untuck the end from the last link and pull and it all unravels.

 

[Quixoticgeek]

You could daisy chain it.untuck the end from the last link and pull and it all unravels.

I thought about that as my first option. But it's too bulky to drop into a handbag, and for it to reliably come out later, it would only get tangled up in the other items in the handbag... like a Bahco saw... Svord peasant... crusader cup... 1L SS Nalgene bottle... Camera... Brompton...

J

 

[ebt.]

...or.... if you're carrying a bag.... wrap it around the strap like a whipping and pull the free end partially under the whipping, leaving a tag to pull to release.

 

[shack]

Nice thread
I guess my tuppence would depend on if I needed it for quick deploymentor not, long term storage is in an air tight container, but out and about I have a small leather firelighting kit bag and so long as there isn'nt too much in the way of flint it's pretty good to go.
I like the knot lins, guess Im heading there next.

 

[Graham_S]

Why not carve yourself a netting needle and keep it on that?

 

[Melonfish]

i use Ogri's method, always known to me as a shank, very effective and tidy way to keep your cordage.

 

[dave89]

wrap it round your hair brush

 

[Macaroon]

Why not carve yourself a netting needle and keep it on that?

That's the way I've always done it and it has served me well.

 

[Ruud]

Not wanting to start a new thread, but this is how I hank all my guy lines or bundles of cordage. Big advantage is that you can take what you need and then retighten the whole bundle without having to re-hank it all over again.

[video=youtube_share;mVIStGXuTD8]https://youtu.be/mVIStGXuTD8[/video]
[video=youtube_share;34Iu2FUcOng]https://youtu.be/34Iu2FUcOng[/video]

 

[Corso]

what about something like this

 

[KenThis]

I use the butterfly hank method, it's a really neat way of keeping cordage tidy if you then put it in a bag.
However it kept tangling up when I tried carrying a hank in my pocket.

So for paracord I rig up a sort of grenade shape for quick deployment see vid below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHTg5hK5mZM&t=2s

I also carry spare paracord as cobra braid lanyards, very neat but not quick to deploy.

For thinner cord like bankline I have two methods - I either double it and then make a simple slipknot - daisy chain for easy deployment then use it as a lanyard.

Or recently I used the bankline like whipping on an aluminium canister on my keychain - finishing it off with some half hitches. I prefer this approach as the cordage is much straighter when deployed and also you can store a lot of cordage for relatively little space, turning the outside of the cannister into a reel. Pro tip - A drop of wood glue on the end will keep the cordage from untangling until needed.

hope this helps