Revolutionizing Ratchet Straps - An Easy Hack you Wish you Knew Sooner

I use these straps everyday to hold down netting in the Shaw for the Saul move. They always end up getting stored funny. Can’t wait to try this.

Awesome Vid!!!! Thank you for making this video I have struggled for years on how to keep my ratchet straps stored in a neat and usable way. I am disabled and have a hard time with my hands and I struggle to get up off the floor because of my legs and back problems and it never fails that when I need to use a strap I end up sitting on the ground trying to untangle my straps and getting knots out of the strap before I can use it. I have tried making racks that I can hang them from which works well but it takes up precious wall space in my garage, plus that is useless when I am not home and digging for a strap out of the tool bin in my pickup truck. As soon as I get done typing here I am headed out to my garage and I am going to apply your method of strap storage to every ratchet strap I own and I am going to rip that rack off the garage wall and reclaim 6 foot of wall space that is badly needed for storage of other things. Please if you have any other tricks and tips for storing tools and other household items usually stored in a garage or shed please make a video sharing them with us. This video is the most useful tip you have shared to date for me, I use ratchet straps all the time I have hated them from the beginning but they are something I have to have and use almost daily and you just solved my reason for hating them! THANK YOU!

This is the only video where I've gone straight out into the shed and tried what has been shown. Works brilliant, excellent idea.

The few minutes spent watching this will be repaid ten times over in time saved using and stowing straps. Excellent video! Thanks for sharing!

Simeon, here is another tip for people using ratchet straps. In Sweden, most of the freight trucks are enclosed with sides that slide back accordion style so you don't see how they strap down their loads. In the US we use a lot of open, flatbed trailers. When throwing your straps over your load, it is always a good idea to put a half or full twist in the strap before you hook it to the frame. If you leave them flat, the air rushing over the straps causes them to vibrate at a high frequency and if the strap is going over a sharp edge, the vibration can actually cut through or at least damage the strap. Putting the twist in it breaks up the airflow and the strap doesn't 'sing.' You do this on both sides of your load.

That is pure genius! Thank you. I have rolled, wrapped, tied, and bound my straps every way possible... until now.

Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try this with my pile of ratchet straps. Greetings from Ireland!

Great idea. I've been rolling my smaller straps up and putting them in individual zip lock bags and that has work out well.

Nice. Remember it takes 2.5 wraps around the spool for proper grip. The ratchet strap tightens by griping the strap against itself. If you get 1 or even a 1/2 wrap, it can slip.

I will be trying this tomorrow.

Thank you. I've tried many ways of storing my straps neatly, the best way used a lot of cut to length Velcro. But this beats it hands down. Nothing extra to lose or keep track of, totally self binding. PERFECT! And kudos to the video that did it in the original German.

I love this technique! I battle with keeping mine rolled up and organized. Always looking for something to wrap it up. This is awesome! Thanks!

This is pretty cool, I'm going to try it!! Thanks for sharing

Awesome! Thank you. Finally, a video where I actually learned something useful.

I just went down to the basement to try it out. It took close to 10 minutes to untangle and separate one large ratchet strap. Another 10 minutes to step through your video and do the first one. Works great! Have to adjust a little for different strap lengths, but this is now a new standard procedure for me! Thanks!

Learning something new everyday is one of my personal goals and thanks to you I got it done early!

I can't get over how much clearer and colorful your new equipment makes your films! It even makes you look thinner, too!

So many people use ratchet straps incorrectly. Good to see someone using their brain. Great video!

I was just thinking that my way of storing it is neater and less complicated, until you showed how quick & ready for use your style is. Converted!

brilliant tip, i'v been using rachet straps for years, this is a neat way to store/use them