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How do you keep your tie downs/ratchet straps organized and not tangled up

Is it possible? Mine look like I keep them in a cement mixer and turn it on when I need one.

It sucks , but I roll em up and tape em!

Yup!

Yup!

I ball mine up with Christmas lights for an extra challenge.

You must have borrowed mine.

Yep. A bowl of pasta...

Keep in a bucket, least they’ll only be tangled amongst themselves.

Might try some fat rubber bands

There was a post about this years ago.

Nite Ize Gear Ties:

Gear Ties

The ratchet ends usually wrap up into themselves pretty well. The long ends get rolled up and wrapped with one of the above gear ties. The Gear Ties are also fantastic for managing the tag end when you've actually got something strapped down. They're basically a giant rubber-coated twist-tie from a loaf of bread.

Rolled and zip tied.

Rolled and Velcrod.

Rolled and taped.

There was a video of rolling and hooking just right to be a beat, self contained set. My cheapys don’t work great this way though.

Rolled and ziplock bagged.

Wadded in a pile.

I’ve done it all and have about every option listed above in all the vehicles.

When I go to use them, I’m always happiest when it is used from the pile that I took the time to organized.

1" wide rubber-bands cut from a bicycle tube, most important thing is keeping them dry and out of the sun.

Phil

I've looked at those. How long do they last before the wire inside fatigues and breaks?
NiteIze makes some neat stuff. These rope tighteners work great. I've also been using their Figure 9 rope tighteners with tent ropes. They're very fast to adjust and hold very well.

Tie-down straps amazing and also frustrating things. I swear that I could drag a grappling hook through a pine tree without it catching on anything, but try pulling 1 strap from among the others and the single S-hook hangs up on every damned thing in the bunch.

Roll them up on themselves and put a huge rubber band around them. I'm a contractor so when I buy doors, they usually have a rubber band over the hinges to protect the hinge...those work great.

I haven't broken one yet. I lose them or "borrow" them out and never get them back before I break them. Mine see the most use in the winter strapping down the ATV and ice-house to the trailer.

The biggest problem with ratchet straps is when someone tries to help you tie something down. Invariably they'll crank 5 turns of strap around the ratchet and make it impossible to get loose. .

I keep two in the truck for daily use and several more in the shop. The two that stay in the truck get rolled up and stuffed in the door pocket.

I roll them up and keep them in a milk crate.