Coiling

They are also hung over stakes in farm wagons and on hooks in moving vans, fire apparatus and linesmen's repair trucks.

[4] When the last segment is reached form a short bight atop the gathered rope with its standing end.

Slinging the coiled rope over the shoulders and tying it in place for carrying earns the technique its alternative name.

Begin coiling the balance of both strands one arm length at a time, alternating the gathers in the opposite hand into two separate "lobes" (or wings) draping on either side.

Attach the rope for transport by placing the coil atop one's back, with one free end passing over each shoulder.

Pass the ends back under the armpits, cross them over the coil, then bring them forward again, securing in front with a square knot.

[8] There are a number of informal terms in common circulation including "over/under wrapping", "countercoiling", and "flip-coiling".