Organized at last! How I keep my cargo straps in order.

[Runs With Scissors]

Lots of great ideas on how to store those things.

The only thing missing is “motivation."

Thats the hard part for me personally……….

A few times a year I clean the cab out and it includes “unf————g” all the tangled rachet straps and rolling them up neatly, and storing them.

When I get done, everything looks beautiful, neat and orderly……All is well in the world…..

Then, “life happens”, and 3 weeks later, it looks like a “ratchet strap bomb” went off if my truck….

Thats my “sad story" anyhow………………...

 

[Sawburner]

I personally like the ball bungees for ratchet straps. But what do you use to keep the bungees under control? The hooks catch on every thing and tangle with each other. I have them in a cloth bag and that keeps them from getting tangled with ever thing else, but they are still horrid to separate from each other.

 

[Sawdust&Shavings]

Straps! Can't live without them! Bungee cords are good, too.

But they can be a royal PAIN! Tangled just when you need them in a hurry, and always a mess.

I bought some new lightweight straps for my new (to me) pickup, and I wanted to find a way to end the strap madness. A tool bag from my local Big Box was part of the answer. The velcro ties on the end of each strap were another part of the answer. They work well to keep rolled straps rolled up.

But what a pain when you want to feed the straps through the ratchet! Especially in cold weather wearing gloves.

There had to be a way to keep them neat and get rid of those velcro ties!


Well, here it is. It's childishly simple. I socked them! Child's ankle socks. In this case, for the 4-6 age range. For larger straps... well, you can figure that out.

This works GREAT!

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And there they are, snugly (and NEATLY!) nestled in their comfy tool bag. No more muss, no more fuss.


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Ain't they cute?

 

[Mark_BX25D]

That's pretty slick!

But, as he said, not so good if you need to throw a strap over a load, which is probably 90% of my usage.