How To Tie Stuff On Roof Rack

Wood says side rails and crossbars are ideal but you can move whatever you you need to.

How to tie stuff on roof rack.

Rusticdavid woodworklessons woodworkingforbeginners david shows how to tie wood boards and sheets of plywood safely and securely to your cars roof rack dav. When you are tying things down to the roof of your vehicle each. Consider a roof rack. Wood recommends a webbing strap with a fastening buckle that doesn t use a ratcheting system.

Assess your rack situation. As a general guide to secure your load in all four directions you need to use four straps. First loop the strap under the roof rack s crossbar and drape the loose ends over your oblong load i e. With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars.

Next pull the long end of the strap under the crossbar on the. The second option is the side racks. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. Step by step instructions for tying items to a car roof follow the directions that come with your products.

Bring that strap end around to the other side of the cargo. Three straps equally spaced can secure a load but there are not usually three conveniently located attachment points on the car. Tie it down to safely tie an item to your car s roof start with all the windows down except the driver s window. Just as before wrap that end of the safety strap under the other side of the same roof bar.

You won t be able to open the other doors once the rope is tied through the open windows. Take an end of the safety strap and loop it down under a roof bar that runs perpendicular to your vehicle and then back up to the top of the cargo. If you have a roof rack the straps ropes can be looped around the side and cross rails.