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Summary: The Butterfly Coil is also called the Backpack Coil because you can wear it like a backpack. Learn how to carry a Butterfly Coil like a backpack in this free mountaineering video.
Derek Tarnow has been playing the guitar for over twelve years. He is currently working on a guitar performance degree with an emphasis in jazz. Tarnow is well trained in both jazz and...read more
"The butterfly coil is also known as the backpack coil and this is why. You can take these extra straps and form this into a backpack. To do this, just take it over your back, I like to cross mine in the front, and you wrap the excess coils around your waist and the rope. I like to do this a couple times and finish it with a square knot. And now, I can go out to the top, of wherever I want to climb, hook into something and I'm ready to set up my topper I brought, just simply by taking it off. The weight of it usually does a good job, help me out. I take this and untie this and just clip this end right in to wherever I want to go. Then, I double repel down, double rope repel down, and then I'm ready to climb."
eHow Article: How to Carry a Butterfly Coil as a Backpack