Daisy Chain - 550 Paracord Carry

Krik of Black Owl Outdoors shows you the Daisy Chain, an easy and quick way to wrap your paracord for transport or storing.

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[Iammrstclair]

Daisy Chain and Fast Rope, the two paracord storage videos you've made and I've watched. Fantastic ideas both! I watched them both today and I will not use any other way ever again. Thank you Master Splinter!

[SurvivalOnPurpose]

Good lesson.  I've used this for years on extension cords.  It takes a little time to do on the front end but saves a lot of potential untangling time.

Styling hat too.

[CodedDude]

Thanks for the refresher, it's been a while since I have tied one of these. It works on just about anything. The first time I learned it was several years back, an electrician was wrapping his extension cords this way.

[ToNzHoLtZ]

This is the method I use all the time, and works well with the thicker diameter ropes !

[opalprestonshirley]

Another great method of organizing your para-cord. Thanks.

[kan-zee]

new sub here..i learned a 'Paracord donut" awhile back, but like most bushcraft / Outdoor skills..they can perish quickly without continuous practice. thank you for sharing this ..cheers

[asparkoftruth]

We used to use this technique as parachute riggers, when we took a parachute out of service and severed the suspension lines from the parachute canopy.

[josephdonais]

To straighten the chain, make it look good, pull it back and forth across a pole, pipe or other that would create little friction, not tree bark or branch for example. thanks for the vid! Anything to reduce tangling when I need it is a good thing.

[waynehead]

You definitely can do this with bigger rope/cordage.
In fact, you can do the same thing with electrical extension cords. In construction work, this is often referred to as a "carpenter's wrap." It keeps your extension cord tangle-free, and you only need to deploy as much cord as needed to accomplish your goal, while leaving the rest in the wrap for an easy cleanup.
So, if you own a 50 foot extension cord but only need to reach 23 feet, the 27 remaining feet stay "wrapped" while you do your work.

[mikewilson]

Arborists (tree climbers) use this to manage their rope and cordage. I've used it on up to 25mm (1 inch) rope often.

[BudgetBugout]

Great "how-to"! I can see this being a very useful method! Thanks for sharing!

[catherinebassett]

Slippery function = slip knot / daisy chain = crochet chain === crocheting outdoor style ❤

[Moostery]

This is my breakdown of the three methods so far.
Daisy Chain: Fastest to tie, takes up the most space.
Fast Rope: slower to tie, takes up the least space.
Doughnut: Takes forever to tie but can be used incrementally without having to retie the whole thing.

I would use the daisy chain for storing rope or cord that gets used often as a whole, not cut up.
Fast rope for storing a lot of rope in the smallest space available if it doesn't get used often or you just NEED to save space.
Paracord doughnut, they take forever to tie so I would only suggest these for people who cut out sections of their rope for smaller projects a lot like bracelets or anything really where they only need to cut off a few feet of cord at a time.

[JeffreyDuddles]

Just wanted to make sure you knew that the ad I saw was for the Keystone Pipeline. If that is an issue you care about, you may want to block that company from your approved advertisers...love the videos, keep up the good work!

[michiganexplorer]

thanks, very useful and easy to follow video.

[mreinecker]

I have seen this used by the military for rappelling rope, which is pretty thick.

[hksjoshua]

It's the extension cord method nice

[neatoelectro]

very useful for electrical extension cords.

[mattbellomo]

Hey Krik love the videos! Wondering where you are getting your wool coats? I like then a lot but can't see to find any like it. Advise please.

[WhittlerKevBushcraft]

That's how I make (and remake when the dog undoes them) my dog chews.  They last for ages as the dog struggles to chew through paracord ;)