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String Theory
Farbuck
Posts: 276
Can anybody explain how to unravel the string on big bags of lump? I once saw a video and the guy who just pulled and the string disappeared and the bag opened.
I've been trying it for years and can't get it work.
Two Large Eggs; Too Little Time
Newtown Square, PA
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Yep, untie the little knot in the right side, then pull, have it jam up, then grab a knife and carry on.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
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Good luck on that one.
Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...
Large & Small BGE
Stockton Ca.
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It doesn't work for all brands. Depends on how the bag was sealed.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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I just beat a hole in the bag with my ash tool and let gravity work from there.Live on beautiful Lake Hartwell GA
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Great thread ( no pun intended)I get like 1 in 5 to workVisalia, Ca @lkapigian
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Ozark Oak opens itself. >:)Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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@henapple If I remember correctly you just yell at it and it jumps in the egg and lights itself, right? Doesn't seem to work that way for me, I've tried yelling louder and the neighbors looked at me funny. Then I realized it wasn't OO.They/Them
Morgantown, PA
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Fire opens almost everything!Men, easier fed than understood!!
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The best way to do it is just throw the whole bag and all into the egg. Don't worry about opening it. Saves on starter cubes.L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....eggAddict from MN!
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You have to use two bags for the new xxlminniemoh said:The best way to do it is just throw the whole bag and all into the egg. Don't worry about opening it. Saves on starter cubes.
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Look for the side with the loose thread. I can open a bag quicker than with a knife.
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Eggcelsior said:Look for the side with the loose thread. I can open a bag quicker than with a knife.So do you grab the loose thread? (no you don't, I know). What DO you grab?I have three degrees but it was only last year I figured out how to use a tie-down strap; I do NOT want to die before figuring out this damn bag string!!!X(___________
"They're eating the checks! They're eating the balances!"
Ogden, UT
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There is a looped side and a single string side. On the single string side, find the end with the loose thread and pull it through the first loop. Then continue to pull on the string and it comes off of the bag. Easy.
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Thanks much Eggcelsior, will give it a try tomorrow!___________
"They're eating the checks! They're eating the balances!"
Ogden, UT
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Adapt. Improvise and overcome? Lolcajuncook said:I just beat a hole in the bag with my ash tool and let gravity work from there.
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Benchmade works every time.MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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The string doesn't work....it just draws you in to buy.Scissors is the only option!Hows ya gettin' on, me ol ****?Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
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When \i buy lump its the string that decides if i buy or not...lolHows ya gettin' on, me ol ****?Kippens.Newfoundland and Labrador. (Canada).
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@Botch, when pulling through the first loop, you are "untying" or unraveling it, rather than pulling on it straight away. After it's out, pull away. I reread what I wrote and just wanted to clarify. This video is a good example:
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That is voodoo! I want to go try and open all 5 bags of rockwood I got today just to see.Steve
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I flip the flap just enough to expose some stitching and then Willy Nilly razor knife the string. It achieves the same result as getting "lucky" w/ the string pull.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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I cut the whole top off the bag down to the lump level, dump what I want and them roll the bag and put it in my Rubbermaid 20gal can and put the lid on.MSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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@TexanOfTheNorth haha! Same "technique" I use...Steve
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@texanofthenorth - LOL! There! That's how you do it.Nothing a good old mat knife can't take care of.1 LBGE in Chapel Hill, NC
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@totn PerfectTwo Large Eggs; Too Little TimeNewtown Square, PA
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Perfect technique, but clearly didn't use the correct phraseologySanta Paula, CA
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I was following along, but I couldn't find the "best buy" date, so I used box cutters.Eggcelsior said:@Botch, when pulling through the first loop, you are "untying" or unraveling it, rather than pulling on it straight away. After it's out, pull away. I reread what I wrote and just wanted to clarify. This video is a good example:http://youtu.be/Q-NHxRwds4g
Flint, Michigan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=763UjrVs-ao
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