@@HAXMAN that's ok let someone else have yhat opportunity. Thanks to you and your family for my smiles and laugh. ...I thought there for a second the pour thing was gone trip ;)
OK I just spent almost 17 minutes learning how to wrap a cord... and it was actually entertaining. Stop offering me more videos to watch! I have work to do 😀
I just found this guy after disengaging from politics videos. Haxman (so far) has useful information and he’s just a funny guy. I’m looking forward to watching more videos as I’m a DIYer. I enjoy the entertainment while learning useful tips.
I did carpentry/construction in the States for a couple decades. Then I moved to Taiwan. I was buying some audio cable at the A/V store and the little shop girl said to me "Want me to show you how to wrap that?" *What are YOU gonna teach ME about wrapping cable?* I thought. "Okay," I said. And she taught me the sound-man wrap, which I'd never seen before! That was back in the '90s, before I found HAXMAN.
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 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
Absolute classic indeed Dr Haxman. I have found that even if I neatly roll wires and connecters and store them together when I am not looking at them they travel to an different alternate universe or dimension called tangle , like lost socks in a washing machine it never fails :)
Lol..... Thanks. That was helpful. My neighbor borrowed my extension cord and didn't attempt to return it to me the way he received it......That's why I shared this video with him. ♥️
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!!
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!
It's nonsense. Go put that up for 2 or 3 weeks and it'll be tangled when you get it back out. No one wraps a cord and then uses it 30 seconds later. It hasn't even had time to tangle at that point.
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!
The last way you showed makes total sense, because with them plugged into themselves, you are keeping it from developing the twist that makes the coil knots. (kind of doing the twist and a counter twist at once because it is coming from both ends.) Thanks!
Soundman wrap made this worth watching big time. Taught an old man something today. I do sound and have wrapped thousands of cables over the years but not as nicely as the soundman wrap.
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!
Iv got an extension reel. It’s bad ass. And has 4 outlets on it. And only cost $14 at Lowe’s! Woop woop! And Iv had it for.. oh wow about 8ish years now and it’s still the best tool Iv ever purchased lol
I am a grandmother and I have always used those orange plastic wind-up reels sold at HD or L. It is so easy. The cord is stowed away on the cord reel and has feet to sit on the garage shelf. (Get the one with feet, not the circle one.)
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.
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.
Ive always just done the "over"... in neat loops/circles untwisting as I make the loops. Never too worried about the throw out. Im gonna take the connect into eachother trick though. 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”! 💪
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.
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
The KISS method has always been what I've done. It's 100% the fastest, easiest and no brainer way. People that do all these ridiculous other ways take way too much time and put stress on the cord. Bothers me more than it probably should .
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.
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)
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...
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!
I use long cords at home for weed whacking, hedge trimming, etc. and have used a plastic spool gadget to wind em up and unwind em. It isn't as fast as what you showed, but is fast enough, is super compact, and has been great for my needs. It also has a center piece to hold it with one hand that slides as I roll and unroll the spool of cord. Garden hoses I do in a figure 8 on the ground. I bought the fat heavy duty ones, and they last forever.
Enjoying your channel, and how (Clean so far) your content is. Also like your goofy-ness, not bad on the impressions too. I'm an AV tech, as well as a handyman for churches. The Over/Under way is great because it keeps the cables/power cords from kinking over time as the outside jacket gets old. Looked as if you were doing loops backwards? I hold the end of the cable with the plug toward me. Then bring the first loop up and toward you also. When you bring the next (which is the under loop) hold it with the back of your hand away from you, as your bring it up, flip it under so your hand is now with back of hand toward you. This is all assuming you are right handed. Doing this way, you can get really fast at looping it over/under! In fact you might need to slow down, because you can go so fast you sometimes forget the over/under order.
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 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
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.
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!
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!
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 !!!!
I really like the first method when accomplished correct, as it allows you pull off just as much as you need and not un rolling a 100' . But I like your other methods as well for all the reasons you mention.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 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!!!
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."
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.
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.
Yes, the "Roadie-wrap" "Over/Under" coiling method is used in the Professional Audio/Lighting/Electrical fields to both protect from "twisting" or "tangling damage and inconvenience. However, it was adopted from the Rope and Steel Cable Industries and used in the Maritime and Climbing Fields long before the Electrical industry even existed. It can be used as shown in the hand for Shorter/Lightèr Lines/Ropes/Cables/Hoses, and also horizontally on the ground for Thicker/Heavier/Longer Lines/Ropes/Cables/Hoses.
Great Video!! I wish I lived near you, so I could show you the “Best” way to wrap a cord. It’s like the over under method, only easier and better. The important thing is to start winding your cord, the same way, from the first time you use it, brand new. Cords have muscle memory, too! You only have to train them from day one! Where do you live? If you know anyone who works in the audio business, like in a theater or a band. Find the guy who tears down the stage after a performance. The “Roadies”. That guy, the one who wraps up the microphone cords, he’s the one who is a professional at wrapping up any kind of cord. That’s how I learned the best way to wrap up an Electric cord! It also works great on hoses, too!!
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.
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.
The single chain crochet method is what I use. If you start at one end rather than folding it in half it's great. I use in on my 10 footers or shorter cords.
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.
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
The over under method is what we use to coil our umbilicals for surface supplied air in the commercial diving industry. I also coil my extension cords and garden hoses over under so they never tangle or kink.
I learned to wind up extension cords by watching my parents when I was a kid. They always held one end of the cord and wrapped it round and round from their hand to their elbow. It's really fast and easy, but nearly always tangles when you throw the cord out. But if you wind it around from your hand to your elbow in a figure 8 instead of a circle it doesn't get all jammed up like that. After wrapping the cord in a circle for decades, it's hard to break the habit and make a figure 8. Either way, I pull my cord and straighten it, getting all the tangles out. When I get to the other end I start wrapping it from there, knowing it's already unknotted. If I wrap a cord longer than 50' I make big loops instead of using my forearm. Then, when I get near the end I wrap it around the middle of the loops a few times, pulling it all together. Finally, I pull a loop through the top, flip it over the top, and pull on it. It's easier to show someone than to describe it, but it looks like the way a hank of rope in the store. Or I skip the tying it together and just put a Cable Cuff or 2 on it. I really like those and have even used little ones to keep cords organized behind my computer desk and stereo system. Yeah, I still have a stereo, but never listen to it anymore, and I'm not putting 2 grand worth of electronics out to the curb.
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
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.
If you just wrap any chord, wire or cable, there's a twisted tension in it. So, if I have the time, I do the over under thing. The wrapped cable will feel more relaxed and the individual loops won't twist on themselves. Especially microphone cables (XLR) are sensitive to internal breakage as I've experienced myself working in a music school.
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.
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.
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!
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 ...
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.
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@@HAXMAN that's ok let someone else have yhat opportunity. Thanks to you and your family for my smiles and laugh. ...I thought there for a second the pour thing was gone trip ;)
Hi Haxman. Not sure where you are in Florida, I hope you and your family are safe.Hurricane Milton is hours away. Wishing you the best of luck.
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OK I just spent almost 17 minutes learning how to wrap a cord... and it was actually entertaining. Stop offering me more videos to watch! I have work to do 😀
I just found this guy after disengaging from politics videos. Haxman (so far) has useful information and he’s just a funny guy. I’m looking forward to watching more videos as I’m a DIYer. I enjoy the entertainment while learning useful tips.
I did carpentry/construction in the States for a couple decades. Then I moved to Taiwan. I was buying some audio cable at the A/V store and the little shop girl said to me "Want me to show you how to wrap that?"
*What are YOU gonna teach ME about wrapping cable?* I thought. "Okay," I said.
And she taught me the sound-man wrap, which I'd never seen before! That was back in the '90s, before I found HAXMAN.
we always called that the "roadi-wrap"
Dr. Haxman was the best part of this video. Def bring him back again!
Science!!
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 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 😂
Got excited from the thumbnail thinking you were gonna teach me how to use a lasso... But I accept that this is a much more useful skill, thank you!
Everyone should know how to throw a lasso. When you need that skill you will be glad you learned.
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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.😉
Dr. Haxman stoled the show, love him! Adding the science behind makes you want to watch these great videos kids and grandpas.
Absolute classic indeed Dr Haxman. I have found that even if I neatly roll wires and connecters and store them together when I am not looking at them they travel to an different alternate universe or dimension called tangle , like lost socks in a washing machine it never fails :)
Lol..... Thanks. That was helpful. My neighbor borrowed my extension cord and didn't attempt to return it to me the way he received it......That's why I shared this video with him. ♥️
I'm a guitar player and toured for a living
The over/under is something I've been doing for 40 years :)
Thanks for all the tips!
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!!
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!
At least he's honest and down to earth and entertaining.😊😂❤
The KISS method where you plug, or screw, the ends together is so straightforward. Thank you!
It's nonsense. Go put that up for 2 or 3 weeks and it'll be tangled when you get it back out. No one wraps a cord and then uses it 30 seconds later. It hasn't even had time to tangle at that point.
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!
Been doing the best way most my life.. BIGGER loops always tangle less too. Thanks Haxman!
The last way you showed makes total sense, because with them plugged into themselves, you are keeping it from developing the twist that makes the coil knots. (kind of doing the twist and a counter twist at once because it is coming from both ends.) Thanks!
Soundman wrap made this worth watching big time. Taught an old man something today. I do sound and have wrapped thousands of cables over the years but not as nicely as the soundman wrap.
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.
I'm 68 now and been using the Kiss method my whole life! Thanks for keepin it simple!
You are SOOO awesome for showing when you mess up! That is what most of us will experience, so you are helping us out!
Iv got an extension reel. It’s bad ass. And has 4 outlets on it. And only cost $14 at Lowe’s! Woop woop! And Iv had it for.. oh wow about 8ish years now and it’s still the best tool Iv ever purchased lol
I am a grandmother and I have always used those orange plastic wind-up reels sold at HD or L. It is so easy. The cord is stowed away on the cord reel and has feet to sit on the garage shelf. (Get the one with feet, not the circle one.)
Your videos are refreshing entertainment, humor, mixed with suspense and a little bit of constructive learning! Thank you!
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.
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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.
Ive always just done the "over"... in neat loops/circles untwisting as I make the loops. Never too worried about the throw out. Im gonna take the connect into eachother trick though. 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”! 💪
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.
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
The KISS method has always been what I've done. It's 100% the fastest, easiest and no brainer way. People that do all these ridiculous other ways take way too much time and put stress on the cord. Bothers me more than it probably should .
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.
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.
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."
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...
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!
I use long cords at home for weed whacking, hedge trimming, etc. and have used a plastic spool gadget to wind em up and unwind em. It isn't as fast as what you showed, but is fast enough, is super compact, and has been great for my needs. It also has a center piece to hold it with one hand that slides as I roll and unroll the spool of cord.
Garden hoses I do in a figure 8 on the ground. I bought the fat heavy duty ones, and they last forever.
AWESOME! I have always struggled with extension cords. Now, I have a few methods to choose from. Thanks.
Enjoying your channel, and how (Clean so far) your content is. Also like your goofy-ness, not bad on the impressions too.
I'm an AV tech, as well as a handyman for churches. The Over/Under way is great because it keeps the cables/power cords from kinking over time as the outside jacket gets old.
Looked as if you were doing loops backwards? I hold the end of the cable with the plug toward me. Then bring the first loop up and toward you also. When you bring the next (which is the under loop) hold it with the back of your hand away from you, as your bring it up, flip it under so your hand is now with back of hand toward you. This is all assuming you are right handed.
Doing this way, you can get really fast at looping it over/under! In fact you might need to slow down, because you can go so fast you sometimes forget the over/under order.
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
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 😁)
I came here to say this exact thing!❤
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
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.
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!
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!
Great video my husband‘s retired from the fire department and he definitely knows how to do this.
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 !!!!
Brilliant, and with both ends together you avoid laying out the cord only to realize you left the wrong end at the outlet.
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!
Hey! That scientist fellow is hilarious and should get his own channel! Great tips!
I really like the first method when accomplished correct, as it allows you pull off just as much as you need and not un rolling a 100' . But I like your other methods as well for all the reasons you mention.
I always use that audio technician technique to coil up my super rigid garden hose. Works like a charm
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 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.
Rolling neatly is so important.
It only takes one line break to ruin a cord.
We always did figure eights at my job.
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."
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.
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.
I can’t make or fix anything but your videos crack me up! Perhaps something might stick and this one seems hopeful😃
Yes, the "Roadie-wrap" "Over/Under" coiling method is used in the Professional Audio/Lighting/Electrical fields to both protect from "twisting" or "tangling damage and inconvenience.
However, it was adopted from the Rope and Steel Cable Industries and used in the Maritime and Climbing Fields long before the Electrical industry even existed.
It can be used as shown in the hand for Shorter/Lightèr Lines/Ropes/Cables/Hoses, and also horizontally on the ground for Thicker/Heavier/Longer Lines/Ropes/Cables/Hoses.
Great Video!! I wish I lived near you, so I could show you the “Best” way to wrap a cord. It’s like the over under method, only easier and better. The important thing is to start winding your cord, the same way, from the first time you use it, brand new. Cords have muscle memory, too! You only have to train them from day one! Where do you live? If you know anyone who works in the audio business, like in a theater or a band. Find the guy who tears down the stage after a performance. The “Roadies”. That guy, the one who wraps up the microphone cords, he’s the one who is a professional at wrapping up any kind of cord. That’s how I learned the best way to wrap up an Electric cord! It also works great on hoses, too!!
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.
Thanks - I've improved from my old method.
Hello from Angola Indiana, thanks for the video.😊❤🙏🔥
Looks like a mess, but it's knot. 😂 Thanks for the great tips!
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.
Not going to mess around here. Factor meals are delicious. First two chord techniques are in my arsenal. Love your stuff bud.
The single chain crochet method is what I use. If you start at one end rather than folding it in half it's great. I use in on my 10 footers or shorter cords.
The scientist 😂 convinced me to subscribe, that was super goofy and I’m always for having fun while learning.
Thanks for the tips on winding up hoses and extension cords.
this definitely made my day more organized. Great vid!
Your simple solution works. Thanks for the advice.
Hope everything is ok with you and the hurricane ! Thanks for the videos!
The whoopsie Do, certainly my go to. Has been for years. Youre vids are the best Haxman. Keep them coming
OK, the Scientist was the “Over the Top” fun part of this. So glad I kept watching
The first one is basically the chain stitch from crochet. Easy peasy!!!!
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.
The daisy chains are diabolic .. intentional insanity
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
Hope you’re ok with the hurricane 😊 cords so true ! I get mad when my loops aren’t even 😊😂😂
The over under method is what we use to coil our umbilicals for surface supplied air in the commercial diving industry. I also coil my extension cords and garden hoses over under so they never tangle or kink.
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Some of us don’t have the “hand” size for holding a 100ft worth of hose or cord… therefore time & patience gets’er done! 💖
I learned to wind up extension cords by watching my parents when I was a kid. They always held one end of the cord and wrapped it round and round from their hand to their elbow. It's really fast and easy, but nearly always tangles when you throw the cord out. But if you wind it around from your hand to your elbow in a figure 8 instead of a circle it doesn't get all jammed up like that. After wrapping the cord in a circle for decades, it's hard to break the habit and make a figure 8. Either way, I pull my cord and straighten it, getting all the tangles out. When I get to the other end I start wrapping it from there, knowing it's already unknotted. If I wrap a cord longer than 50' I make big loops instead of using my forearm. Then, when I get near the end I wrap it around the middle of the loops a few times, pulling it all together. Finally, I pull a loop through the top, flip it over the top, and pull on it. It's easier to show someone than to describe it, but it looks like the way a hank of rope in the store. Or I skip the tying it together and just put a Cable Cuff or 2 on it. I really like those and have even used little ones to keep cords organized behind my computer desk and stereo system. Yeah, I still have a stereo, but never listen to it anymore, and I'm not putting 2 grand worth of electronics out to the curb.
That was great!! Especially when you were like a nutty professor! That was hilarious! Thanks for all the good ideas! I’m a new follower as of today!
I hope you and your family are safe after hurricane Helene❤
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
i'm actually gonna try that! Always struggling with the power cord of my Caravan. Thx man!
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.
If you just wrap any chord, wire or cable, there's a twisted tension in it. So, if I have the time, I do the over under thing. The wrapped cable will feel more relaxed and the individual loops won't twist on themselves.
Especially microphone cables (XLR) are sensitive to internal breakage as I've experienced myself working in a music school.
Thats a fine looking driveway!
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.
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.
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!
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 ...
I just gather it up in my hand, the same length or wrap it around my hand and elbow.. That the 2 methods i use 👍👍makes it nice to hang up as well
Your second method in the airborne infantry here in Australia we use for packing our parachute riser strings in thr field when we "land" 😅.
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.
I used to know how to wrap my extension cords from my husband and I will save your video to use.