Storing tie downs

[Boost Creep]

roll em up and put em in an ammo can

 

[sikeward]

I tried the auto retract ones. They didn't last at all. I use my straps for hauling snowmobiles on a open trailer in the winter time. The auto retract broke on the first trip. Salt and road grime destroyed them.

The pvc pipe idea sounds good. Anybody have a picture of that in use? Right now I keep all my straps in a big metal box and I'm just sick of the knots.

 

[lilscorpion]

I roll them up and use large zip ties to hold them together...then ran out of large zip ties and am now hoping someone has been cleaver and will give me a new idea. Keeping them rolled up behind the seat has worked for years but rolling the straps on 6 big ones to put them away takes more time than I care to invest in most situations. 7 out of 10 times I just throw them in the bed so I can get moving with plans to deal with them later...which ends up weeks. Don't like tape, tried small (sp) too. Used to keep them in one of those small soft sided tool bags that come with cordless tools which are handy but easy to grow out of.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'll throw this out there but I'll assume most of you know it already. Ultrviolet light will fade them and degrade them. For this reason, I'd suggest storing them inside or in a container of some sort out of sunlight.

This link talks about lifting straps but the same should apply toward tie down straps for the most part.

http://www.hanessupply.com/category3.aspx?categoryText1=Synthetic+Slings

 

[fitz11]

I roll them up and secure them with some hook and loop stuff i bought at harbor freight. it has the hook on one side and the loop on the other. Then you can use the same piece to secure loose ends when they are in use. When rolled up they all are stored in a small plastic toolbox inside my truckbox.

 

[Lippyp]

Mine are chucked in an old sports bag.