Orange electrical cable

Try Arctic Flex which is usually blue. It stays flexible at lower temperatures.

The rest is trial and error until you find a way of coiling it that suits you.

There are earlier discussions concerning types of cable but the search facility is next door to useless.

The cables are a bit of a problem. Some people just loop the cable over their arm but this can cause knots to form. The only alternative is a cable reel or drum. Dealers sell an orange one you will see on most sites but it may not be any easier than your drum.

We have an orange cable which goes on the orange cable 'wheel' as you yourself have.

Never had a problem winding it on though.   We straighten our cable out prior to winding it up and my OH wears gardening gloves for the job so he doesn't end up with wet and grubby hands.

The 'wheel' has a gap near the 'core' through which the 'bollard connection end' of the cable should nicely fit, thus keeping it out of the way whilst winding.  The 'caravan connector end' is then ready for plugging in next trip and the cable should easily unwind again.

Hope this helps. 

Fold the 25 metre in half and reel onto the orange reel, when you get to the end fit plug and socket into each other round the handle and wind tight. Job done.

How strange. I have never had the slightest problem coiling an orange cable neatly. Must be all those years of coiling ropes on the boat.  I prefer a coil about 50cm diameter.  If the cable is very cold it can be easier to do it flat on the ground rather than in your hand.

Google 'how to coil a cable' and you will find links to various You Tube videos showing the over and under method. It never fails with any length of cable.

Some good videos there, Papa Clyde.  Certainly worth a watch.  I still prefer to use the orange cable reel, although I always feel that the hole for the connector plug and the handle should be on opposite sides.  My wife always says it must have been designed by a  man!!  

David 

Went to B&Q and bought an appropriate heavy duty reel and removed the double sockets, modified the centre to accept one of the connectors and used my orange cable as it shows better than the blue. Itworks very well and easier to pack up. I am sure i have seen a similar reel available through a chandlery for about £50

My complaint about the reel I bought is the place to hold the plug is so tight it is very likely to damage the cable and if left in the cold the cable soon looks more like a curly pigtail to trip over once on site.  I am back to using the arm method with an old flannel in my hand that runs the cable through.  Occasionally it doesn't unfold well but more often it's fine and lays flat better that way.  

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