RichardAllen Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Does anyone out there have a cunning means of storing ratchet straps neatly ? I use quite a few for strapping down roofrack loads, and they always end up in a horrible tangle. Someone must know how to do this better. All help gratefully received on a minor but irritating problem. Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Roll them up around the ratchet and then rubber band around the whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 ^^^^^ the simplest solution I have found too! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtherotti Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 what most hgv drivers do too rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Si do I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 No doubt the rubber bands are cut from cross sections of old inner tubes (from cars or lorries) or bicycle inner tubes, of varying wheel diameters, doubled or tripled (one tube wrapped round two or three times, not two or three tubes per ratchet!). Somehow I don't think the alternative, of ex Post Office red elastic bands, will be quite up to the job. Pity, as they do seem easily available :-) Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 There's no need for rubber bands, you can use the end of the strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtherotti Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 No doubt the rubber bands are cut from cross sections of old inner tubes (from cars or lorries) or bicycle inner tubes, of varying wheel diameters, doubled or tripled (one tube wrapped round two or three times, not two or three tubes per ratchet!). Somehow I don't think the alternative, of ex Post Office red elastic bands, will be quite up to the job. Pity, as they do seem easily available :-) Cheers. no just get some heavy duty elastic bands they work a charm rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsr341 Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Somehow I don't think the alternative, of ex Post Office red elastic bands, will be quite up to the job. Pity, as they do seem easily available :-) i have a nice steady supply of these , the postie sits in his van at the bottom of the drive and sorts out his next drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Or doesn't, at the moment I just wind mine round my hand until there is a couple of feet left, wrap that tightly around the middle of the bundle and put the tail through one of the loose loops, keeps them fairly tidy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 i have a nice steady supply of these , the postie sits in his van at the bottom of the drive and sorts out his next drop The current red bands used by the post office do not appear to be as durable as the original brown version, so using the tail of the strop is the simplest solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaky Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I use a Tuppaware container....if you roll them up tightly you don't need elastic bands to keep them in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 And elastic bands to keep your sandwiches together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardAllen Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 I got a sack of velcro cable ties which work very neatly. Regards Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 the velco things sound simmilar to what i was thinking of looking for. Bigger version of what PC builders use to tidy cables up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiWhite Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Go into a good sewing shop and get some stuff called strapping. It is double sided velcro which you can buy off a reel. Fantastically useful for this sort of job, and about a million others. Linky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Do you mean something like this.... Available here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&S Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I use a Tuppaware container....if you roll them up tightly you don't need elastic bands to keep them in place. I do something similar. I have a dividers in it, one side for the long strap, the other for the ratchet part. Seems to do the trick for me. Now my cargo net is a different matter. It's a large net with about a dozen hooks on it. The only way I've found of storing that is to use it! Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiWhite Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 You sell some cool stuff Kev...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Roll them up around the ratchet and then rubber band around the whole lot. me too, with the hook in the centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I saw a truck driver winding the straps on the side of a curtain-sider with a device which was essentially a fork made from two flat bars with a crank handle. You wind the strap on with the crank, then pull the device out the middle. He was using plastic clips to keep the straps tidy (like a big kirby-grip) - but a rubber band would work too. It was only taking a few sec per strap - so quite a saving in time. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Baldwin Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 You sell some cool stuff Kev...! Cheers! We try our best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I saw a truck driver winding the straps on the side of a curtain-sider with a device which was essentially a fork made from two flat bars with a crank handle. You wind the strap on with the crank, then pull the device out the middle. Like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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