The Only No-Fail Way To Wrap A Cord
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- Even the Pros won't show this easiest way to wrap an extension cord! Use code HAXMAN50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at bit.ly/3XQBV2Y! I'll show you easy-to-follow techniques so you stop wrapping your cords, cables, and hoses the hard way. These are the 5 1/2 easiest ways to wrap extension cords, cables, and hoses. One of these is a no-fail way to keep tangles out of your cords. You can't mess it up or forget the method.
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Dr. Haxman was the best part of this video. Def bring him back again!
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I prefer the role-and-regret method. That’s where I roll up the cord really fast because it’s getting ready to rain or it’s at the end of the day and then whenever I get the court back out I promise myself I’m never gonna do that again. Then (this is key) I do the exact same thing I promised I would never do again.
Hope you guys weathered the storm OK.
Thanks for the content
That’s the most popular method. 😄 We’re good, thanks. It hit a lot harder than we expected. I just got cell service back but still don’t have power.
Same here 😂
I just started a construction job, I used to do sound and I'm used to wrapping cables like the "sound guys" - funny timing that you uploaded this, this is super helpful. I'm just trying to wrap everyone's cords how they prefer it to be done so I don't get flack 😆
I'm 68 now and been using the Kiss method my whole life! Thanks for keepin it simple!
It's rare for me to be in the top 10%, but the last method you showed is how I wrap my cords. We leave our hoses on the ground all year and simply lay them in a figure 8. Thanks for the video!
Would love to see you teach this to a group of folks our age, 65 and over! I watch you channel as much for the practical info as the humor. 😊
I'm 71 & still host Karaoke & always wrap my cords this way, thank you very much. LOL
I'm 67, and have rapped my cords with the Arm wrap method, Never a Tangle.😉
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 I like the Sasquatch you got going through the background every now and then, it reminds me of Caddy Shack with the gopher and the illusive golf cart.
LMAO!!!
I'm still trying to figure out if it's his wife, or which one of his daughters. They ALL have a sense of humor, like their crazy dad.
I folded my cords with the interweave loops but as time went by I worked out the way you started and stubbled on the best way, the over under, as it is called, to keep the cords in good shape. Thanks for the video
When ever i have seen a well used braided cord, they are twisted up bad. I have well used my 100' #12 cords for over 10 years, i use the "Roadie Wrap" (over under). My cords are all straight with no twists in them. Thanks for the new way to do the Roadie Wrap! I have had new apprentices that can't grasp it. The way you showed may be easier for them to learn!
I always assumed the people with adhd who get distracted easily couldn't keep track of over or under, so they give up and wrap it around their elbow.
Another great YT, Haxman, thank you. Working on TV and Film Sets for years there's a lot of down-time. This allowed me to observe the guys who handle cables, wires, ropes and rigging (cable-bashers) for a living. They showed me how wrong the "wrap around your elbow and through the L formed between your thumb and the rest of your hand - that almost ALL of OUR DADS showed us is, permanently kinking/twisting the cable!
Yep. Crocheting... "a chain stitch" comes in handy for many things.
That’s EXACTLY what I was going to say! Love it! (Crochet Addict, here 😁)
At 8:00 is the roadie/gaffer method. My brother-in-law (ex-roadie) tried teaching me, but your video explained it far better.
I believe when executed correctly, instead of throwing it out, it is supposed to just unwind from the pile and not tangle.
KISS method also seems interesting. I guess I have a date rolling up cords...
I love all your videos. Taught wife and kids Over/Under many years ago (yes, I am an Audio Video guy). Once it is second nature you can wrap large things like a hose or heavy gauge cable on the ground or right onto a hanger. Why does it work? You are "removing" the natural half-hitch that occurs naturally even with the KISS method. Does it matter for a 50' 14AWG extension cord - not really, but for larger, stuff it really extends the life (and is best at avoiding the coils Dr Haxman discussed)
Learned it from a roadie. " Overworked, underpaid."
Your theory of wrapping hoses has its roots in a study as to why rubber bands don't get tangled in the box or bags they come in. It's because they are in a loop. Loops are much harder to get tangled. Great video even without that trivia. I'm subscribing.
Been doing the best way most my life.. BIGGER loops always tangle less too. Thanks Haxman!
Sooo very helpful. Thank you. I DESPISE trying to wind a cord and even worse, a garden hose. I think I can do these last two-the cord and the garden hose. THANK YOU !!!!
Your simple solution works. Thanks for the advice.
Your very funny, Love the great tips. Never thought of doubling the extension cords. I use the bucket method on a 100 foot extention cord. It works quite well if you don't worry about coiling it. I bend over the bucket, pulling the cord from behind me, dragging it between my legs, hand over hand shoving it in the bucket.. don't worry about it looking good.. will look Helter Skelter, but every time it pulls out of the bucket beautify. .I been using the method for 2 years, it's quite quick too!
Hope everything is ok with you and the hurricane ! Thanks for the videos!
I learned the film industry way to wrap cords when I was in college…doing work-study at the audio visual center on campus. Still use that technique today
I am one of those peps that hates a tangled cord & can become obsessed with taming a curly coiling cord. I am new to ur channel & I am not sure how often ur scientist character shows up. You gave a spot on performance. Loved the accent & you had me, lol. Love the way you said rubbing. I'll have to check u out again & perhaps subscribe.
Over-under is the way to go. Once you get used to it, it's just as fast as any other. Problem is, all other methods will eventually create a twist in the cord, which is why (we) A/V people use it.
Well, that, and because musicians get really cranky when their feet get tangled up in a twisty cord when they're on stage.
It’s only quick when you don’t take your winding hand off of the cable, proper technique is everything.
Probably already mentioned, but, MAN! Since Ive used the over-under with heavy duty water hoses, life has been so much easier! I can vouche for that method.
My Hubby taught me a method for hoses that he learned in the Navy. He called it "Flemishing a hose" - basically looping it on the ground near the faucet so that when you pulled it out, it didn't tangle. I don't know how to describe it, but it worked!!
The braid (or crochet if you are talking yarn) is the easiest to not mess up in storage and handling. It takes a minimal amount of time to figure out unbraiding until it becomes second nature. Once crocheted you can throw the cord into a tote with a pile of other cords and they won't tangle. Then pick out a few into a bucket or the back of the truck and they still won't tangle. And undoing is always the same.
Over-under is fine, but it also has problems undoing and if it ever becomes untied in storage you are SOL. I use it for air hoses and garden hoses but that's about it.
Just found your channel, and I'm glad I did. Not only are your tips extremely helpful, but the humor is awesome as well! Now a new subscriber, thanks!
What a GREAT finish!!
AWESOME! I have always struggled with extension cords. Now, I have a few methods to choose from. Thanks.
Growing up in the sound industry, the over-under is what I use! I didn't know that was specific to that industry - but - I'm going to try that plugging together one next time, thanks!
Excellent production and so glad you didn’t get “hosed” while “wrapping” up the end of the video! The Haxman is a true expert at “weaving” in and out of precarious situations without getting “tied” down and in a “bind”! 💪
Thanks for the tips on winding up hoses and extension cords.
I didn't know that anybody did anything other than wrapping around their elbow. Apparently I live under a rock!
That makes two of us
In the Union we all wrap out cords the same way. No Elbow wrapping allowed
I was waiting for him to show the elbow method, but it never came...
I think a lot of people live under that rock, myself included
The problem with that method is that it twists the wires inside the sheath. Eventually the wires break.
The last process is exactly right. I go through this process at least 7-8 times a day in my current work and it is indeed the most effective and most efficient. The key point is that wrapping the cord this way is easily repeatable and keeps the cord consistent in its shape and prevents the binding and knotting that you had explained.
A guy working for me just recently decided on his own to wrap one of my cords in a different fashion and then tightly tied it within itself before I had noticed what he was doing. He was very proud of himself but I noted that the cord should immediately be thrown out, as it is not worth the headache of dealing with when moving forward. Sure enough, when I unwound the cord that he had wrapped it was like an unwanted landline phone cord... In the trash. "Don't touch my cords."
this definitely made my day more organized. Great vid!
Not going to mess around here. Factor meals are delicious. First two chord techniques are in my arsenal. Love your stuff bud.
As a studio lighting guy for 30+ years I have wrapped thousands of extension cords and let me tell you, we don't do the over/under method. That's only for audio/video and data cables. The wires inside are wrapped differently in extension/power cables and should always just be wrapped clockwise. Everything from a simple extension cord all the way up to our largest and heaviest cable 4/0. Always clockwise. Just a little insider tip.
Pure nonsense. Your "clockwise" wrap is the SAME AS!
Over & under applies to any line, cable or rope.
The only exception being the chain method which is used on a block & fall.
Any Rigger, Sailor, Tree Cutter, Fireman, ALL use the over/under method.
Studio Lighting, you say?
Does your lighting rig fly?
Lights on a truss need to move up with chain motors & your cable coils need to flow freely
without the "old magic trick" of creating knots in each wrap of the coil.
Likewise a rope cannot be thrown to another ship or another Rigger on the opposite beam if it KNOTS.
Even heavy AC cables are over/under wrapped even if you coil them on the floor rather than in your hands.
What you seem to miss or not understand is the importance of having your coil wrap flipped correctly in connecting the end of your coil to the plug so that it pulls off the top of the coil.
Your "rule" is to keep it SIMPLE for you so it does not KNOT as it comes off the coil.
SAME THEORY AS OVER/UNDER!
30+ years, you say?
Rookie!
(Now go 540 that road case & clean up those cables...got soap & water? LMAO!)
@@jaynedoe1959 Damn straight. When I learned it, it was called "French coil" and the single greatest advantage is that you can throw that fucker across the auditorium (or to a nearby ship) without it knotting and screwing up the throw. The usefulness on flying rigs is a bonus.
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Entertaining and educational!
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Yassss! Lol
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Rolling neatly is so important.
It only takes one line break to ruin a cord.
We always did figure eights at my job.
Hello from Angola Indiana, thanks for the video.😊❤🙏🔥
I've used the braid/daisy chain method for decades. The advantage of it is that you don't have to unravel the entire 100 foot cord if you only need 20 feet.
This
Always unravel your cord, even if you don't extend it. Coiled cord with electricity passing through it creates an electro-magnetic field and also generates heat, which can cause the cable to catch on fire.
The daisy chain method is easy. I learned how to create the chain 40 years ago. One 2 minute lesson and I had it. It takes a little longer but as others have noted, you only pull out what u need. My favorite method now is my 12ga 50’ reel w 4 receptacles. $39 at Costco.
I wrap my 50 foot cord up 4 to 6 times a day, using the elbow method but i have a special technique that doesn't tangle. I stretch it out straight and wrap fast so the tail starts serpentining out like a spiraling wave. Its all about the fast steady pace. Perfect coil, no twists. Way easier on my shoulders vs doing my arms full extensions while rolling the cord to keep the inner windings from binding. Try it quick and not with an old already messed up cord. You can kinda reset messed up ones also by laying them in the sun and put one end under a tire or something to keep it in place and stretch n pull on it, whip it a few times, let it relax and repeat a few times as needed
Brilliant, and with both ends together you avoid laying out the cord only to realize you left the wrong end at the outlet.
Ha man-It would break hilarious if you started a channel with the English professor on various topics . Guaranteed to be successful! Love it. Great video.
LOVE THE VIDEO HAXMAN!!!
Hope you’re ok with the hurricane 😊 cords so true ! I get mad when my loops aren’t even 😊😂😂
The daisy chains are diabolic .. intentional insanity
Love your energy 🎉
Hey! That scientist fellow is hilarious and should get his own channel! Great tips!
Thanks - I've improved from my old method.
Looks like a mess, but it's knot. 😂 Thanks for the great tips!
I think the main point that wasn’t really mentioned, well kinda mentioned with “dr.hax”😅; is that if you just regularly loop up the whole wire as is you’re going to create a “roll” or twist in the cord. The reason the plugging into eachother or audio method works so well is because you’re creating the same amount of roll in 2 opposite directions, that when pulled out returns the cord to its straight natural state without any twists. Great video! And I love your content. Very informative!
I think the over and under will take some time to get it learned but is the best way to store extention cords and also pressure washer lines. Because when you do stretch them out you dont have to rotate them in circles to get all the coils straight.
they spent a LOT of time in my audio engineering course just on the proper way to wrap cords. lol. it really is a big deal, especially for live events where you have to set up and take down every show
I found out the KISS method when I noticed that dirt daubers (a type of wasp) kept building nests inside the female ends of the cord so I started plugging the ends into each other and was in a hurry one day and just wrapped the cord. The next time I suse it it just whipped out straight.
I learned that over/under technique from hardline diving & support (Yellow helmet & red dry suite thing. Been using it on things ever since!
Works very well on water hoses too.
i'm actually gonna try that! Always struggling with the power cord of my Caravan. Thx man!
U almost got it at the end with part of it in the beginning. I'm a retired carpenter. I was taught when I was an apprentice to do this method. Kiss method but instead of that hanger thing you did which can break the wires, you wrap the last length loop around the other loops perpendicular to encompass all the loops in the wrap then go thru the loop you're holding at the top once to create the hanger. Very simple tho harder to explain than to do.
I use the over under twist method for cords. The stitch/Daisy chain method is by far best way to rachet straps
@ 7:29, and when you get good at coiling it in the bucket, you can stand over it and do the cord like a lasso for fast coiling.
I usually wrap it between my hand and elbow and loop it that way lol.
Yup .. for 40 years I've done it that way and the last 3-4 feet I use to wrap around the center to draw thight in the middle to form two distinct loops and then plug into its self ...
Life changer, thanks!
Beautiful.
By the way, using the one loop forward / one loop under as you say gets you a net twist of zero. A half twist right then a half twist left = zero twist. I have seen lots of twisted up extension cords fail electrical They will last much longer with proper care. Good job Haxman.
On the boat, we use the over, under system to coil our lines for storage, and they never kink when we pull them out to use them. Also, commercial divers use the same method with their line, air hose and communication wire taped together so when the diver steps into the water it uncoils with no kinks. I use the same method at home for my water hose, over under over under.
I was taught that and it was called a roadie wrap by the guys gathering up sound cables just like you said. But when I was taught they said do overworked and underpaid and I always say it in my head as I do each loop.
I'm surprised that you didn't do, what I'll call the, " Rock Climber " !
Something I learned in the Military while at Mountain Warfare School.
Simple way to store your repelling ropes, that I've adapted to my extension cords !
That is to Neal, one knee down on the ground, the other knee up .
With the knee up side, place the end of the cord under that foot, and begin to wrap the cord over your knee then under your foot, over your knee etc. !
When you get to the end, simply use a couple feet of cord, to wrap around the top of the loop to secure the bundle !
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Easy peasy !
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#3 is how I was taught by my father. I like the figure 8, and KISS for cords and light, flexible hoses. For heavy, stiff hoses I'll stick with tried and true over/under.
Thank you.
I climbed and cut trees and pulled ropes for another climber. He ALWAYS tangled up the rope. It's pretty simple like the last method to hold one end and then wrap it around your elbow and back to hand, making a tight circle and keeps same length. At end give a spin and tuck it around like he did. Just don't do it too tight or your gonna have a hard tie getting your arm out :)
Audio tech for 40+ years: Every cable and most hoses have a natural twist built in as part of the manufacturing process. Your last version with the plug it inoiself is very close to what I do But for 2 things. 1. I do not double it up as I often don't need all of the cable thrown out. So hold the male end in your palm and coil as you did ... 2 As you coil twist the cable in your moving hand so that the original twist is preserved.. sometimes as you did you need to shake it out a bit to get the source cable lined up to better/easier twisting .. when you are done you should have same sized loops that hang with zero kinks because you took them out as you went. Kinks = bad. There are a hundred ways to keep it tied, but tieing the end of the cable is not one of them.. I put about a foot or so of paracord on the male end and when done I tie t up with the line. Pro tip: use different colour paracord (or cotton clothes line) so that you know which length you are grabbing out of your truck .. Red = 25' Blue = 50' yellow = 100 etc
But wait, there's more. If someone else has kinked your extension and it has a plastic cover like your orange one... Soak it in a tub or sink fill of hot water for about an hour or less and wind properly as it comes out.. It will reestablish it's natural twist (usually) YMMV
Thank you!
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The key is to stretch the cord out so it can roll over so kinks don't develop. The coiling method I use is to coil the cord on the ground pulling it toward me as I lay it down. I can make bigger coils using this method which is great for 100' cords. If you've ever tried to coil an air hose it is imperative the hose is pulled to full length as it will definitely need to roll as you coil it.
I love it when the gorilla shows up! I always look in the background of your videos to find the gorilla. LOL
Thanks
Great video my husband‘s retired from the fire department and he definitely knows how to do this.
love your humor
Hope you and your family are ok. Sending prayers and love.
Same here, Hope you and the family are ok, and that you did not get bad damage. I know you are in SE GA and that area did get hit pretty hard. Prayers for you guys.
I use the over/under method for all cords and also hose's
Over-under is the way to do it. The main point to it is to prevent the twisted knots. Takes longer to do than simply wrapping it around your arm, but it saves money and time in the long run.
great! Thanks for the tip here.
Over under works great for power washer hoses
Thank you.
really very usefull - thanks
I think how you atore it determines the best way to loop it. If it's going to be todsed in eoth other things, the daisy chain is best. If irs going to be hung up carefully, simply looping as you did at the end works fine.
Over under all the way!! The only problem is when someone askes me how to do it. I start thinking about it then can't do it for 5 minutes. Also, Dr Hax is the best!
The Over-Under method extend to more than just the sound guys. And as most theater terms and techniques come from sailing, over-under (or counter wrapping) is the proper way sailors wrap their lines.
I was taught the right way decades when I DJed weddings, etc Which was the Figure 8 way.. All those Speaker cables and power cables all dad to fit back into boxes Also helps over the long run that the cables dont get those weird kinks in them
When I over under the biggest part is NEVER pull an end through the loop. To avoid this I tie the two ends on the outside of the coil & take an extra wrap just on the ends first then tie the coil. This keeps both ends on the outside so it's much harder to make a chain of knots.
The other way I manage my long cords is I use an 'H' shaped holder made of ply (3/4" or thicker so it doesn't snap in half). Starting in the Middle I wrap it side by side. The thing I like most about it is with a tie off on the board you put out as much as you need & let the rest chill at the half way point. Downside is you have the middle to put in a sensible place but you only put out as much length as you need & it's easy to recover.
I was 17 when I started my construction company and now am 72. My cords were always wrapped up in the simple fashion. Built with quality neoprene three wire and I chewed anyone out who tried to tie them with loops of any fashion. Always start with the female end and they take a natural set and I just take the time to drop the male end on the ground and drop loops as I walk away from the outlet. They finally started to crack with time as ozone cracked the insulation cover. I bought commercial Woodyard plugs that last about twenty years with care. Cords ain't rope is what every employee learned the first day. I taught that to sixteen year old vocational students as well. They got a failing lab grade for the day if they forgot. Sounds a little tough but after the initial shock they adjusted well.
Harbor freight makes a portable cord winder for not much more than that bucket BTW. The 10-3 lives on that one.
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I was waiting for the over under. “Whoopsiedo” as a Soundman with thousands of concerts under my belt I can’t imagine doing it any other way.
It used to be common practice at any studio where someone wants to intern the first thing you’d do is give them an xlr and if they rolled it wrong they weren’t working for you. If you have 200 one hundred foot cables to roll in fifteen minutes you got to be efficient and fast. And there’s nothing worse than standing on a stage in front of 20,000 people untangling a cable while people are screaming for Freebird. Haha
The last method, aside from folding in half, is the way every lifeguard is taught, to roll a lifebuoy line. This way it casts perfectly to the person you’re attempting to save. I’ve rolled extension cords and air hoses the same way since. Never had an issue.
Starting with a single laid out cord, tie 2 loops at one end. Put a hand thru each loop. Starting with either hand pull a loop, then the other hand. Do the until about 6 feet of cord is left. Then half-hitch over the end loops, past the first double loop. Pull the half hitch tight. The plug the end of the cords together.
Remember to uncoil or in loop, unplug the ends, uno the half hitch and start pulling.
This method is called a double daisy chain. Never had a problem with it. Can use same method for rope or line.
So cool, your awesome. Thanks for sharing!
I wondered, all the way through this video, why you were demonstrating all the more difficult ways to wrap a cord. You came through in the end though. That last one is my favorite.
Everyone always teaches the complicated methods. I never understood why.
@@HAXMAN Me either!
I've watched quite a few of your vids but this was the one that got me to subscribe.
Thank you!