Leaving 550 Paracord Rope Cordage in Bag to Draw Out as Needed Like Its On Tap


Leaving 550 Paracord Rope Cordage in Bag to Draw Out as Needed Like Its On Tap


It seems like all kinds of wires and cordage have a tendency entangled themselves to the maximum extent possible. I've had good luck with using pipes to make spoons and whatnot. This time I discovered that with a bag of paracord, I could draw out a little bit at a time, to the exact or approximate length I need for a project, cut it, tuck the excess back in the bag and leave the end out. This way, it doesn't get tangled and I can keep effortless drawing from the bag until the paracord is gone.

I just recently stumbled upon this technique but I originally learned it while doing forest defense and scouting for endangered species to help protect the forest and prevent logging in protected areas. We did a lot of tree climbing and thus had a lot of different types of cordage. A technique we would use to prevent tangling was to slowly feed ropes after use into fabric bags that had a rope sewn at the top. Once the majority of the rope was in the bag, we would tighten the top and trust that it would be secure enough that we could reach in later for the top of the rope and pull it out without any trouble. I'm reminded to make use of this technique more often, where ever and whenever possible.