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.

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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.

in case you change your mind.........

https://www.shipperssupplies.com/ratchet-straps

They were invented by the same SOB who invented small, two-stroke engines.

It seemed a little fussy at first, but compared to the fun of untangling straps having "snake sex", it's well worth trying

Update.

Found another video that helps with the long tail after securing a load. I e tried a number of different ways, but used this method today hauling round bales. This is the cats ass.

If you fight the tail, hope this heps ya!

Instead of having the strap flat across the load, put one twist in it. The wind will not flop it around as bad. miles

That’s a slick trick!!

Interesting. I get the strap tight enough to have not seen that though.

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That is a little easier than what I usually do, thanks for posting it.

Glad it helped.

The only thing tightening the strap more does is increase the vibration frequency of the strap. It'll get to "buzzing" at freeway speeds, and can wear through soft materials such as tarps easily.

One half twist per section keeps it from vibrating and damaging the cargo or strap.

Cool tricks. Thanks for posting them!

I think I can untangle one faster than he rolled it up.

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If it helps someone, great. If it’s not a help, don’t use it.

When I use three at a time, especially in winter, they lay on the garage floor to dry out prior to storage. I would be scooping up yellow and orange “spaghetti and tossing in the tool box on the trailer. THEN trying to get them back in service right f’ing now? No bueno.

I think another factor is strap length. Longer is messier, IMO&E.

I use them a lot, but won’t tie down a vehicle with them. Chains and ratchet boomers.

I keep four 20 footers, 2" dedicated to hay hauling of big squares. When done,they get rolled up and tied with baling twine. Lite ones get rolled and taped with electrician's tape.
Same as Hanco, vehicles and equipment gets chains and boomers