How to store old fashion christmas light strings?
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I have many strings of old fashion christmas lights with the big C9 bulbs etc. I use them to outline my house during the holiday season. I was wondering if anyone knew of a great way to store them. I seem to lose/break multiple bulbs each year. Now I am packing to move and come across them and have broken some just by inspection! ugh! any innovative ideas would help. I have about 12 - 15 strands.
8 answers
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Walmart sells an open plastic frame made especially for storing Christmas lights. You simply wrap the strands around and around the frame and clip the ends to little slots cut into the frame. The frame is probably about 6 x 16 inches. You could make your own frames out of heavy cardboard. Stack the frames in a large plastic box with a lid. If you have space and cash.... an alternate, but more expensive, solution would be to store each strand in a plastic shoe box. That would take up an awful lot of space for 12-15 strands.
Debbie Fontenot
on Apr 03, 2014
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You can use a trick I learned from my climbing friend. He doesn't want to deal with twists in his rope, so he finds a container large enough for one rope, then just feeds the rope into the container. This should work well for lights, you can use a small cardboard box that fits one strand, or a plastic container similar to a large cottage cheese dish or ice cream bucket lined with a soft cloth and just feed the lights into it. 1 strand per box, no trying to untangle or untwist! If you start breaking too many, you can switch to LED lights, which are becoming higher quality and more cost effective. They will pay for themselves in a couple short seasons with the electricity savings and the bulbs are often plastic so they won't break so easily. Good luck in your move!
Inspired Design Landscapes Inc
on Apr 03, 2014
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use an empty paper towel roll . Cut a notck in both ends tuck the plug inside the roll and wrap lights around ruck the other end in when finished . wrap in newspaper and store. worked for me for many years now.
Sheri Janeck
on Apr 03, 2014
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use egg carton for store them. and if you like you can personalize it.
Vanesa Gonzalez Gonzalez
on Apr 03, 2014
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This is how I store the small lights, so you may have to adjust a bit (??). I hold the end opposite the plug in my hand and carefully wrap the strand around my arm and elbow, into a circle until it's finished and the plug is on the end. Then I store it in an empty popcorn tin with a padding of tissue paper at the bottom. I lay a piece of tissue on top and then add the next strand. Top off with a bit of tissue paper. You could also use a box. The key is to get something that is about the diameter of the same size as your coiled strand.
Kathleen
on Apr 03, 2014
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You can store them, by wrapping them around the cardboard tubes left from wrapping paper. Take bulbs out first and store them in baggies.
Ri-Lee
on Apr 03, 2014
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Wrap them around the flap you remove from a cardboard box of paper towel cylinders
Elaine
on Apr 04, 2014
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I find cardboard tubes to be a little too small and hard to wrap. Instead, I use the pool noodles. You can find them in dollar stores and cut the length you need.
Jsh12919959
on Nov 13, 2016
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