Best Ratchet Strap Storage Method With Quick Release
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- Learn how to store your ratchet straps securely that still allows you to release it back into service with one simple movement.
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I’ve always done the same thing but I never thought about the hook securing the strap at the end. Game changer!
I went many years not realizing the solution hiding right in front of me, welcome to the new game!
Same for me. Great idea
You’ve done the same but not with the hooking? So you’ve rolled up the ratchet strap before, amazing.
Thanks for the sweet hook tip! Can't wait to try it out!
Been doing that for years. I'd add one step - you do want the free end to be shorter than the hook end, but not by more than a few inches. You'll save yourself several wraps (bit of time) by making them almost the same length. (Edit: because he made it look *really* easy, and it usually is, but when you fumble the thing, you'll wish you had fewer turns to get it right!) But the best part of this is the beginning 'undo the locked strap'. Learned a long time ago the best way to use a ratchet strap is to start with the strap loose, pull the free end to take up the slack, *then* use the ratchet.
Definitely true - finding that sweet spot not quite half way to get the perfect wrap. PERFECTION.
Very nice!
I've done the same but never thought of using the hook that I buried under the strap to help secure it. BRILLIANT!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Welcome to The Know. 😎
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I'm the only person I know who likes to separate the winch from the strap completely when storing.
I find that it makes it more convenient for putting straps on a load as well
Your not the only one. I store mine separately as well as I also find it faster in my use cases. I use 14' by 1" straps most of the time and I take the strap end and just wind it around my elbow and hand like wrapping an extension cord. I then fold the wrap in half and stick it in one of the bins in a Dewalt screw organizer that I've designated as my strap case. Then I place the ratchet on top of the strap. It's been a great way to store rachet straps for me over the years. Each strap has its own bin so it doesn't get tangled and the organizer holds 6 straps plus 2 extra bins for bungee cords. Whenever I need to strap something I've got a nice compact kit. And if ya ever need more straps you can stack organizers and lock them together as well.
I separate them as well, leave them in a hella mess in a bucket. My system needs improvement.
Yeah, definitely a few guys in the comments who share your sentiment. That’d be a nightmare for me because I have enough trouble keeping track of my straps as it is. Plus if I know I just need two and only want to bring two along I can just grab and go. Sounds like a great method as a base station of straps though!
I separate them. I roll the strap leaving the hook free to grab so I can throw the roll of strap over a load if needed.
@@NickKamin Same. Loving Gerik's method for storage but just isn't "ready to use" for me in most cases.
I use the same method but I place a magic marker line on the tail of the strap so I can get the perfect twirl length every time. I align the mark at the twisting barrel and then ratchet until the barrel is full. Then I wrap the excess just as you do and the hook always winds up just right after wrapping. Easy-peasy
That’s funny, I was going to include that in this video because I do that myself, but decided to cut that out. If you look close you can probably see my marker lines.
This solves a problem of the ages.
Brilliant. I never thought of using the hook to hold it all in place. Well done, good sir!
Love it!!! I always store my straps in a similar way. But the trick of using the first hook that you wrap up as a latch is GENIUS!!!
Murphy's Law. Yesterday I had to wind up my ratchet strap and today I found this video. I use a similar method, but not the hook. This will be a great help.
The only problem is that it won't help with the 2" cargo straps.
Yeah, I have a couple big ones too and just have to wrap them and hope for the best
I’ve been doing this for years. Don’t remember who told me, maybe I figured it out on my own, but I show this to everyone. Glad you made a video of it
When I came up with this idea and started doing it everyone that saw me do it had their minds blown at how clever it was. Seems we have quite a few people out there who were just as clever. Go us!
Yep, think I figured it out on my own too. I can't remember, been doing it for so long.
I use a different system but might give this a try. One thing which I do is I align the hooks on opposite sides of the rachet, in opposite directions. Then I wrap the free end around the ratchet while adding a twist. Once I've worked my way around, especially if my straps are longer, I fold them back over so they meet on the other side. Continue to wrap and twist. When you get to the end, you tuck the free end under another wrap and tug to secure. The nice thing about this is that the hooks can now hook onto just about anything and they can hang. The hooks facing in opposition make it harder for the bundle to fall on their own, and they stay tied off. The reason for the twist is when you are uncoilling. Instead of getting a twisted mess, the strap will actually untwist so that they aren't twisted, all without falling to the ground. I like how you used the hook to hold, so I'll have to see if there's a way to combine some of these ideas.
I love these simple genius solutions to things.
Of course, I just stick each ratchet strap in a separate Ziploc bag. Sometimes I even write on the bag how long the strap is.
Thank you for recording an posting this valuable educational video. Peace and prosperity to you.
As clever as I want to believe I am, I've always just had a bag of straps that were fairly well organized.... on occasion I would have a spaghetti situation... This is fantastic. I've ALWAYS wanted a method like this... Thank you for this life tip.
Brilliant. I've been keeping mine in old socks, but I'll give this a try.
Best strap storage I have ever found. Thank you.👍👍👍🇺🇸🙏🏽😎✌🏻
One of the most useful videos I've seen yet! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Finally some quality recommendations!
Thanks for the video!
I use mine so much that I do not bother to wrap them up I just dump them in a pile in my truck tool box. I will at least put the ratchets on one side and the straps on the other but thats about all the organization needed for ratchet straps! This looks like someone with some kind of OCD or control issues lol but it is for sure a neat and tidy way to store them if you have all that time to spend each time you use them.
yeah I'm a bit like that too. I specifically use 2 daily and these live on the passenger floor of the truck unwrapped. The rest are in a bucket in the back. I reckon it takes less time to sort them than to wrap them up like this but I'm gonna give one a try.
Having one or two it’s definitely not worth the effort. But separating them seems maddening to me having to rethread them every time. I’m starting to wonder if a head to head test of a few different methods can settle this. 🤔
@@gerikbensing I tell you it would be hilarious. The guy trying to sort the messed up ones would be f-ing and blinding and the wrapped guy would just drop the strop.
Locked out of the house I thought I’d tidy the van. Procrastinating on UA-cam but now I have organised ratchets! Cheers
Glad I could help you pass the time and get something done!
Long ago, I started out as a "crastinator" but with many years of hard crastinating, I'm proud to say that I'm now a "Pro" crastinator.
Moments before the end I was criticising you for not recycling the discarded ratchet but you even covered that! Nice video and very helpful thank you.
I’m not a monster! 🤣
The burial cracked me up
I think you've just changed my life.
I have, and you’re welcome. 😉
The only thing I've been doing differently is wrapping with the ratchet open. It works best for me because the longer straps wrap quicker, this should work for the odd ball ones that you buried
A few people have mentioned doing this. Gives them a second chance to wrap up nicely for sure!
UA-cam is actually getting into brains these days... I was sorting my ratchet straps in the garage today because I have /way/ too many and *thought* "I should look up a video on the best way to wrap them"... and here we are with the suggestion...
Some of my SmartStraps have a hook and loop extension on the end of them which makes it really nice, but that's only 4 straps out of ~20.
Yeah, those self contained ones are great and if you don’t own any ratchet straps I’d say just buy those only, but alas so many of us do not and have to figure this tricks of the trade out.
I have been wrapping my straps but did not think about using the hook as a way to keep it wrapped. Fantastic tip. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Pull the webbing out to double up so you have half as much to wrap
I've been doing this for years. Except I use this magic stuff called Velcro that keeps everything "hooked" together. As for that "Bad" strap, just fold the hook back on itself. Then keep wrapping. By the way, you can purchase a roll of double sided Velcro for pretty cheap.
Informative, entertaining, well done! 😂👍🏻👍🏻
Good idea. I've always wrapped them and then take an elastic cod (the ones with the plastic ball on them) to tie it all off. Then when I use the ratchet I've got something to tie the tag (leftover) end so it doesn't flap in the breeze.
I've got a few of those but always wanted them to be available to use elsewhere. I used a double sided velcro strap to accomplish the same dual purpose for a long time.
crazy that I figure this method out by myself like 4 weeks ago and your video surfaced on my feed! But yes it is the best way to store them without the spaghetti mess! Still picked up some tips from your video and from others comments, thanks!
No more ratchet strap mess!
Finally!
Just ran and tried this. It worked perfectly! Sharing this with everyone!
So glad this was helpful for you! It’s saved me so much headache the next time I go to use my ratchet straps.
The wonders of modern science......
Just came across this video, that was genius!
We all have moments of it. 😉
Ziploc freezer bag, done.
Ah. Never thought about turning the hook into a training hook! They always come undone and that’s it!
Holy crap! This is brilliant! Thank you! I'm rewrapping mine tomorrow!!!
Mate that’s brilliant,thanks so much.
Thank you for this. I will pass this down and around
Please do!
Hello from Germany! Super smart, thanks for sharing! I'll store all my ratched like this.
Such a simple seeming thing, yet sooo helpful. Thanks!
Genius
Use to use a rubber band for about same wrap method
Bravo!
I used Velcro wrap straps for the longest time until I realized the secret to go without
Beautiful.
Thanks for sharing, definitely a good way for storing straps for us OCD people.
Good luck with your channel👍TCT
Most definitely - thanks Tony!
Awesome channel, Tony! I subscribed!
F-ing genius!!
Nice I will try this! I've been using winding amusing stretch wrap as per a Jimmy Diresta. These have always been a love /hate thing! Mostly hate since they are always a knotted mess!
Thanks. I think this is the best method I've seen.
Glad you think so, as I'd have to agree! 😁
Thanks for this!
I have watched these attempts to help with rachet straps over the years.....BUT hands down, this is simple elegant and very clever. Thanks for sharing. I am off to try this on mine. Hopefully I do not have to dig a bunch of holes.....
Doing some research before I posted my method I found there was a popular method that clearly wasn’t functional but looked cool. Glad you liked it and didn’t throw out your back retiring ratchet straps!
I put mine in individual zip locks. Seems like a happy medium.
Certainly not a bad way to do it, thanks for sharing
Great Tip. Thanks for the demo!
Well done!
This is amazing! Thanks for showing us this.
I had a thought about minimizing the slack of the free hook. Once you figure out how much to pull the webbing end through to get the ‘perfect bundle’ you could mark the webbing at the ratchet with a sharpie, and a silver sharpie for black straps.
I actually mark some of mine like you say but cut that tip out of the video to simplify things. Great "advanced" technique to perfect the method!
Hate diggin out a mess of straps and DO NOT let anyone help put away mine .
I do as said here but,
Pull the strap to the half way point and then roll it.
Keep them lubed with a wd40 or other as the operate SOOOOOO much better and bind up less.
And try to avoid dropping them on hard surfaces as it knocks them out of whack and you have to repair or toss them.
And when putting strps on a load , when you think you have enuff, throw another one on
Great advice - thanks for sharing! A few of mine could certainly use a little WD40
Nicely done!!
Appreciate ya,man.
Thanks!
great video !
I have (had) 100's of ratchet straps all jumbled together for years, and have looked for better ways to store them quite a few times, and this is the easiest and fastest way to store straps that i have found..... Thanks man! 👍
I have something coming up where I may need to purchase hundreds of ratchet straps and when I'm done with them I couldn't imagine storing them any other way. Glad you like my method!
Thanks so much
Brilliant! Why didn’t I think of that! Thanks so much!
Outstanding!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing this
Effing BRILLIANT
😎
Nice! I like!
I just got to say what a great video!! Thank you
Wow! Amazing tip! Thanks for sharing :-) Grave for the ratchet?!?! HILARIOUS!! ❤
Thank you
Well, I know what I’m gonna be trying to do later on today. Good video.
Nice outro!
Great idea!
Glad you think so!
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Very good. Thanks for the video/info
My pleasure!
Once they are wrapped, use an old sock to keep them that way. yw.
Brother this is awesome
Only works for toy ones with hooks. Big ones with compound shaped hooks can't be secured this way. I roll them up and keep the handle separate.
For sure, I have no clever solution for the big ones yet.
Brilliant! Another one of those forehead slapping 'why didn't I think of that' moments.
Right? When I came up with it I was surprised I never thought of it sooner.
Great !
Excellent idea.
Glad you think so!
Genius!!!
He is the one
Been doing this for decades.
Really awesome video, content and delivery. I love your idea. 🙂
Thanks so much!
Great idea! I have been using a small roll of shrink wrap to keep them together and untangled -!this is great thank you!
Glad you like it! I used to use a Velcro wrap on mine for years until I figured this out
*I'm so dumb...lol. FINALLY, the internet is being useful again.*
Genius!
Good tip. I've been doing it this way for years.
Great minds think alike!
I like it, I like it a lot.
Awesome
I'm going home from work now and I'm going to try this with my bag of spaghetti I call my ratchet strap bag.
Just add sauce and you can solve that problem another way!
that's what I'm doing all the time
Nice
Neat trick, and neat strap. Tomorrow I’m off to the garage to sort out my straps!
Good luck, hope your don't have too many "dead" straps
Clever 👍
I have these EXACT straps, been doing this method for years. Also some I have a Velcro band around them. Drives me nuts when one of the kids uses them and just wads them up.
I used the Velcro bands for years and moved onto this method. In my case my father is the culprit of the ratchet wads!
"You're Dead To Me!!"
😂
If the hook hangs off the end,try leaving the ratchet in the release position and see if that works before burying it in your backyard. I find doing it that way usually works better anyhow as it doesn’t take as many wraps to stow it.
That's a clever thought! I'll have to give that a try for my straps on the naughty list.
Brilliant!
Yeah.. I wouldn’t bury mine either. I’m too cheap and… strapped to buy more..
Ba-dum-tss!
@@gerikbensing 😆
Try doing this with a 2" or 4" trucker rated strap.
If I figure out a clever solution for the big ones I’ll certainly make a video about it. I’ve got a few and just wrap them up and call it a day. Fortunately they don’t tangle so easily.