I've watched a lot of coiling videos and this is easily the clearest. My ah-ha moment was realizing that the cord gets a twist one way when going over and the opposite twist going under so they cancel out and the cord gets no net twist. I like the tip about using the floor space, and how you show what a badly coiled cord looks like. This method works for garden hoses, too!

This is the correct way. This works with all types of cables. Both ways are making a figure 8

This method also works with garden hoses. A bit more difficult to implement, but boy, is it worth it! I walk up to a 100 foot hose lying on the ground, coiled like this, grab the end and walk away with it until it is fully extended without creating any kinks or tangles. I used to use the figure 8 method, but this is much more compact. It might even work for your camera cables is it is laid out carefully so that the last wrap is over, not under.

I've been doing it wrong for many years. Your explanation was clear and easy to implement. Thanks for this video.

It's easier if you make the loops clockwise, grabbing thumb up, then thumb down. The loops naturally make folded figure eights.

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The majority of cable failure is due to loose wire connectivity inside the connectors (plug ends) or to damaged plug ends. Why are you dropping the connectors on the wooden floor at 0:51 and thereby causing potential damage to them? What's the point of carefully folding a cable in order to ensure longevity if you're gonna stuff the connectors up?

For your camera cables, try making a huge loop with the CCU end and Camera ends close to where you want the coils/camera to end up, and simply make LARGE loops in your hand by pulling the cable up and NOT twisting it as you draw it in. The cable will automatically figure eight itself, and in the end you can simple lay the coils down, camera end on top. It will feed ever so easily, and this method has the advantage of being able to be performed by a single individual *and* you can do it standing up. Figure eight is a tradition, but over/under can be done and is pretty much the same thing. Over/under is a figure eight with the bottoms interleaved and stacked on the tops of the '8'. I found a sailing line (needs the same stowage and for mostly the same reasons) video that shows the figure eight technique - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rL5kjdVh28qreHk.html

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