tow rope handling

On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 6:53:03 PM UTC-6, wrote:
What's a good way to wind up a tow rope quickly and easily, store it, and unwind it again without it getting into tangle?

I remember that the Scottish Gliding Union had a good method back in the 70s, can any member explain that?

+1 on hose real,it the easiest and fastest for anybody to use

At 15:24 19 June 2020, Hightime wrote:
On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 6:53:03 PM UTC-6,
wrote:
What's a good way to wind up a tow rope quickly and easily,
store it, and
unwind it again without it getting into tangle?

I remember that the Scottish Gliding Union had a good method
back in the
70s, can any member explain that?

+1 on hose real,it the easiest and fastest for anybody to use


I am not a tug pilot so I don't have the full answer but,
You put the 2 ends together, then 1/2 again, then form a loop and
crochure it some how by forming loops and passing a loop through.
I honestly cannot tell more but I have seen it done dozens of times
,you end up with a platt about 6ft long that pulls out in seconds with
no knots or tangles.
looks like magic ,tug pilot trick.

We use rope reels - $9 at Home Depot.

We daisy chain them. Fold in half, then in half again, then daisy chain. Here's a description of the process in general: https://designlifehacks.com/2017/12/...ur-long-ropes/

On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 6:05:19 PM UTC-5, Mark Morwood wrote:
We daisy chain them. Fold in half, then in half again, then daisy chain. Here's a description of the process in general: https://designlifehacks.com/2017/12/...ur-long-ropes/

Spend the $24.88 USD and get the garden hose reel. Simple, very fast, dirt cheap.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suncast-...7524/100334893

RS

On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 5:37:54 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 6:05:19 PM UTC-5, Mark Morwood wrote:
We daisy chain them. Fold in half, then in half again, then daisy chain. Here's a description of the process in general: https://designlifehacks.com/2017/12/...ur-long-ropes/

Spend the $24.88 USD and get the garden hose reel. Simple, very fast, dirt cheap.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suncast-...7524/100334893

RS

The method I described above produces the absolutely smallest result. And you pull the rope out from the center with no tangling. Plus, there is zero additional cost.

Tom

On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 9:23:18 PM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 5:37:54 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 6:05:19 PM UTC-5, Mark Morwood wrote:
We daisy chain them. Fold in half, then in half again, then daisy chain. Here's a description of the process in general: https://designlifehacks..com/2017/12...ur-long-ropes/

Spend the $24.88 USD and get the garden hose reel. Simple, very fast, dirt cheap.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suncast-...7524/100334893

RS

The method I described above produces the absolutely smallest result. And you pull the rope out from the center with no tangling. Plus, there is zero additional cost.

Tom

No additional cost... except the time it takes to wind 200 ft of rope around your hand, which is about 20x longer than it takes to wind it up on a hose reel. And, you don't have to worry about your arms getting worn out manually winding all of that rope and dealing with its weight.

Not to mention the amount of time it takes to teach some lackadaisical ground Ops crew how to do it.

On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 7:33:14 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 9:23:18 PM UTC-5, 2G wrote:
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 5:37:54 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Friday, June 19, 2020 at 6:05:19 PM UTC-5, Mark Morwood wrote:
We daisy chain them. Fold in half, then in half again, then daisy chain. Here's a description of the process in general: https://designlifehacks.com/2017/12/...ur-long-ropes/

Spend the $24.88 USD and get the garden hose reel. Simple, very fast, dirt cheap.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suncast-...7524/100334893

RS

The method I described above produces the absolutely smallest result. And you pull the rope out from the center with no tangling. Plus, there is zero additional cost.

Tom

No additional cost... except the time it takes to wind 200 ft of rope around your hand, which is about 20x longer than it takes to wind it up on a hose reel. And, you don't have to worry about your arms getting worn out manually winding all of that rope and dealing with its weight.

Oh, PUHLEEESSSSSEEEEE! Have a contest and see which one is faster, including the time it takes you to go to your trailer, get your hose reel setup and start cranking. I think I could do it faster.

Tom