dakotasbub Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Just curious as to how others choose to store their mini lights to avoid having too many complications when set up time comes back around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iresq Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I use the ball and tote method. I start by wrapping my mini's around my hand. After a couple of feet, I take it off my hand and roll it up like a ball of string. Start from the end of the cord. So you are left with the beginning of the string. Just push the plug into the ball. At set up next year, pull the plug out and start unwinding. It makes tree wrapping so much easier.When the ball is complete, I just drop it in a storage tote, sorted by color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I agree. This was our second year balling up our lights and it makes it very easy and quick(at both teardown and setup).-Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Plus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixeldigger Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Here's the tutorial from my webpageStart by holding the FEMALE end of the strin in the palm of your hand like this:Now wrap the string around your hand three or four timesSlide the lights off of your hand and start wrapping the lights around themas you wrap, occasionally turn the "ball" around so it stay in a roughly round shape.Once finished, you will have a "ball" with the male plug hanging off of the end.To start decorating, just plug up the male where it goes, and start unwrapping the ball.This makes it especially easy to wrap tree limbs, or just unroll it out down the edge of a wall.These also keep easily in plastic tubs, and won't be tangled up next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iresq Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I was using my right hand to hold the cord :shock:Dang, I knew I was doing something wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotasbub Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 ok thanks guys. i was doing it by winding it around my hand and then wrapping it crosswise to keep it together, kinda like it comes in the box when you buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Roten Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 iresq wrote: I was using my right hand to hold the cord :shock:Dang, I knew I was doing something wrong Actually the correct method is to check the tags on the string of lights and see it you bought the left handed or right handed lights. I hope still have all of the tags on your lights so you can check. It is known to the state of California that wrapping lights incorrectly can cause cancer is elf's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCampbell Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Alan Roten wrote: Actually the correct method is to check the tags on the string of lights...Oh no! I cut the tags off!!! :{ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iresq Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Alan Roten wrote: Actually the correct method is to check the tags on the string of lights and see it you bought the left handed or right handed lights. I hope still have all of the tags on your lights so you can check. It is known to the state of California that wrapping lights incorrectly can cause cancer is elf's.Chuck Norris' tears can cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymakr000 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I let my winder do it:)It does lights and cords! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad02 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Too cool!!! Where can I get one of those.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 As an experiment this year, I wrapped 6 100-LED strings together in one ball. It fit in a plastic shopping bag. Has anyone else tried multiple strings in one ball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-klb- Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I have not tried multiple balled together for storage, but I have worked with a bunch where three strands are bundled together, (three color strand) then just flaked and tossed in the bin. It is amazing how well they separate.. Maybe just the extra stiffness of being the three together keeps them from tangling like we expect from single strings. But the triple strands make such big balls, that I think a lot of space would get wasted in storage.. For wrapping trunks, I take the flaked bundle and ball it up, and wind up with about a 9 inch ball.. Makes it a bit more difficult just above forks in the trunk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownTown Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Steven wrote: As an experiment this year, I wrapped 6 100-LED strings together in one ball. It fit in a plastic shopping bag. Has anyone else tried multiple strings in one ball?Steven - I wrap my super strings into a big ball... 12 strings of 100 lights. I put each of them in a plastic grocery bag, and then put four of the balls into a storage box for the off season. By the time the ball starts getting big, it's pretty heavy, so I don't go to the gym to lift on the days that I'm wrapping lights. D.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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