RaceMedic Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Probably a stupid question ....I have 20 100ct c6 strings that I am taking down today to store.Tricks to storing them so I don't have a tangled mess come November.One person suggested rolling them up like a ball .. but that sounds like a mess.Thanks,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 RaceMedic wrote: One person suggested rolling them up like a ball...I second that motion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trafficman Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I zip tie each string in a hand coil and lay them on top of each other in a big trash can on wheels. Wish I had a few more can.. That is so easy to roll up in the trailer and lock down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 George Simmons wrote: RaceMedic wrote: One person suggested rolling them up like a ball...I second that motion...when I had heard that I thought it crazy also..but it works very well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceMedic Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Just put 2,000 lights away ... rolled them in a ball .. worked GREAT .. who would have ever thought !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwhite7097 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Go with the "Ball" method. I have tried looping, coiling, and spooling, but when the time comes to put them up, I found the balled up strings unroll very easy with no tangles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcdonald307 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The first year I didn't give much thought to "plug-inside" or "plug-outside" when I rolled mine and ended up about half and half. (Plug-outisde allows you to plug it in without unrolling to test if it works, while plug-inside allowed me to put the end on my tree hook head and unwind it).I'm still undecided which I prefer - if all goes well I think it's quicker to set up with plug-inside, but I like to be able to test them before I go through the trouble of unwinding a string so I stanadardized on plug-outside. Myabe next year I'll switch again... Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shfr26 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Ball method for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rise Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Ball methon all the way. When someone suggested that on here, I thought, NO WAY!But it's the best method by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I also use the ball method. It works great.I also use it for my super strings. That makes a ball 3 times as big.To unroll a big ball, I hold onto the end and roll it down the lawn like a bowling ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trafficman Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Guess I need to change the way I am doing it. Thanks for the advice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Steven wrote: To unroll a big ball, I hold onto the end and roll it down the lawn like a bowling ball.yep...first thing I do each season is set up 10 Candy Cane "pins"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitusCarnathan Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 for my leds this year I decided to try these things from holiday storage solution http://www.holidaystoragesolutions.com/if it will be sucessful or not I will have to see as for the many incan sets they were rolled into a ball and put 2 or 3 sets into plastic shopping bags which is a good solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frybread Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 jimswinder wrote: yep...first thing I do each season is set up 10 Candy Cane "pins"...Do they fall down on their own? :shock:Sorry don't even know you but could not resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Frybread wrote: jimswinder wrote: yep...first thing I do each season is set up 10 Candy Cane "pins"...Do they fall down on their own? :shock:Sorry don't even know you but could not resist. ROTFLMAO!!!!LOL Didn't see that one coming!!Welcome to the "Bash jimswinder" club!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 jimswinder wrote: Welcome to the "Bash jimswinder" club!!! The easiest club in the world to become a member of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bretk Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 And the motto is " gravity is your friend " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightsinMaine Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 George Simmons wrote:jimswinder wrote: Welcome to the "Bash jimswinder" club!!! The easiest club in the world to become a member of...Easier than getting a Discover card..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Frybread wrote:jimswinder wrote: yep...first thing I do each season is set up 10 Candy Cane "pins"...Do they fall down on their own? :shock: Sorry don't even know you but could not resist. Now that was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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