How to Butterfly Coil Your Rope - Bartlett Arborist Techniques

Killing your arms coiling all that rope? Try the Butterfly Coil method instead!
Do you have a better suggestion for managing your rope? Let us know in the comments!

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[tuberider]

you guys are classic - looking forward to more Napoleon and Abdon impersonating Pedro for more tips and tricks

[boomupengineering]

Looks good to me. I have not yet embraced the piling of rope into buckets. Guess I need to try that more to see if it makes or just stick with these coils.

[maxscott]

I still coil it in one hand if it's a short piece most of the time. Long pieces though, it really makes a big difference. I usually finish them off as a "gasket coil" anymore, or just tie a constrictor around the middle if I'm in a hurry.

[BritishBeachcomber]

That's how us sailors do it, to avoid twisting. We call it "flaking". The reason is that winding it around in a circle puts a 180° twist in each turn and it comes apart again with massive twisting.

[evanbouren]

Definitely should have had Abdon reenact that Pedro bit

[marklam]

Keep that first rope end a little longer, say, 8-10 inches and it shouldn't get tangled inside your coils and create knots in the rope...😮.

[travisfarling]

I have a better way to lock it off!! I will send you a video Sir... Lol

[schwartztekllc]

That's how I do it but then I'm just a newb.