How To Use Ratchet Straps On Roof Rack

Cam straps quickly and securely hold your kayak down.

How to use ratchet straps on roof rack.

Use ratchet or cam straps to tie the roof rack through the doors not the windows. With the cargo on your roof lay the safety strap across the width of your cargo. Run among the straps over your kayak and loop it under a roof rack pub. In this video i show you how to use a ratchet tie down.

Read our article on how to choose a cartop boat mount. You ll need two straps that are about 12 feet long or longer. You ought to be looping the bare end on the strap under the roof rack pub. I ve been doing it this way for years after trying many different path.

Run the strap through the hook and pull it tight so it s secure. Hi this is the way i use my ratchet straps to secure loads of planks to my roof rack. Racv s ernest litera shares some practical tips on roof rack safety loading. It is a full tutorial that goes over wrapping the strap around something tightening the strap with.

Use the front and rear corners of the roof rack for your anchor points. Quickly and easily strap cargo to roof rack or trailer using ratchet straps. Leave the end from the strap while using a cam buckle attached hanging on the far side of the car. Create an anchor point for your ratchet straps by looping the hook end around the corner of a crossbar on your roof rack.

Remove your rack when not in use to avoid the added weight drag and noise. Specific kayak rack systems that attach to the crossbars and cradle the boat in j or v shaped forms are most secure. Roof racks have been known to fail at high speeds with lots of updraft so take the extra precaution of tying the roof rack down to the roof of the vehicle as well.