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Found this video on youtube and thought this method to be handy. Maybe others will find it useful as well.

I use ratchet straps a lot. I shall try this method. Thanks.

Cool. Thanks for posting that.

Mine have a tendency to end up like a mess of guts in the cargo space under the rear seat in my pickup.

Now I don't have an excuse for all the cussin'!

Thanks!

I have not watched that, at times, I roll mine, and use masking tape to keep them rolled, and separate.

Tape-free richard. Probably quicker then trying to find the damn masking tape at times!

I do something similar, but don't attach hooks in the roll. Once rolled up I stick in an old crew sock that I cut some of the top off.

I purchased four of these wee bags to hold my rolled up straps.

Here

Seems to work.

Someone's gonna be disappointed when they open those looking for a lifejacket!

The last thing you want when looking for a life jacket is a mess of tangled up ratchet straps. My OCD wouldn’t let me continue the search for a PFD untill I had the straps all sorted and put away nicely.

Am I the only one whose first instinct is to punch this guy?

Yes.

Wish he was still on TV.

Cool video. I'll give this a shot.

ratchet straps......

love or hate item......

I hate the thin, cheap ones, for sure.

Got some with thick straps and strong ratchets that are pretty good.

I knew there was something I was missing with those damned things. I wonder how long it took somebody to think that up.

We generally just roll up the strap with the hook turned out and throw both the straps and the ratchets in the tool box. Then when you tie down a pallet, you hook the hook on the truck and throw the roll over. It doesn't work if the ratchet is attached to the strap. But I can see where this could be handy in other cases.

I use Ancra straps.......

Give me some quarter or half inch line and I can lash a football to pig. Hate those ratchet outfits.