Bruce Grant in his "leather Braiding" book presents an interesting method of storing cord that he calls a "Tamale".
I used a 4" wide board here and 10 1/2' of 325 paracord.
Attach Standing End to fixed point.
There are 6 steps in the process.
1. Wrap cord around board.
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2. Bring side Up and Over to new position.
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3. Bring edge A clockwise 180 degrees.
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4. Wrap cord around board.
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5. Turn side A counter-clockwise 180 drgrees.
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6. Bring side A Up and Over to original position.
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Repeat steps 1 - 6
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Continue until a few inches remain. Wrap working end around the loops and tuck tag end through the wrap making a half hitch.
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The bundle can be stored as is or hung by a carabiner placed through right hand loops. To deploy pull on standing end.
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