Installing Untangled Shroud Lines

You can tie on shroud lines without tangling. It just takes a little more time.

Don’t pull all three line loops through the screw eye (or in this case the snap swivel) at the same time. Pull them through one by one for three separate loops.
I mark the centers of the shroud lines with a Sharpie pen. This way all six shroud lines (three loops = six lines) will be an equal length.
First, all the shroud lines are tied onto the parachute material.
With one hand, pinch the two adjoining tape disks together between your thumb and index finger. With your other hand, run your fingers down the line loop to the end. Make a fold at the halfway point of the line loop. Mark that center point with a pen or pencil.


In the first picture you can see the center mark on the shroud line.
The single loop has been fed through the small metal hoop at the end of the swivel.
Before pulling the line tight, take a moment to be sure there is no twists in the line. Pull down slowly and remove any twists that might form.


In picture two, the first line has been pulled tight. The center mark on the line loop is right against the metal swivel hoop. With the line mark centered, both of the (now two) lines are equal length.

Picture three shows all three loops pulled tight against the metal loop end of the swivel. All the center marks are at the top of the new knots. Add a drop of glue over the knot to lock everything in place.