Or you could have used the loop already built into your strap line.

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

The 3 sets I have of light duty straps do not have loops...I still feel like this stays put better...thanks!

@dylanbrown5066

2 ай бұрын

​@bensbackwoods there's a loop in the strap you're using lol

@drewnicest4319

2 ай бұрын

​@@dylanbrown5066make a video on it and show me the link of what you're talking about

@edbeabeeb

Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing

@leondantuma7123

Ай бұрын

@@drewnicest4319The loop he refers to slides through your hands at exactly 20 seconds in the video. It's about 2 feet from the hook.

This is great for people who love making things more complicated than it needs to be

@matthewbeaver5026

Ай бұрын

Right! Just keep some tension on the strap. Or use the loop that's made into the hook 😂

@Orbic-hp5tt

4 күн бұрын

LMAO 🤣😂

This dramatically reduces the working load of the strap, but is probably safe for light loads like a cooler.

Someone drank all your beer while you were messing with the ratchet straps.

@pullinfastduckettzz3213

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Woojo01

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣

My life will never be the same again

Unfortunately, this will definitely not change my life

@allenrussell6135

Ай бұрын

It's been 2 weeks since you posted that. Has your life changed? I'm interested primarily in positive improvements. I'll eagerly await your reply (before I finish the video). Thanks

@skateyorktown

Ай бұрын

Changed my life

On your running end, approx 20" from the hook, there is a loop already stitched in the strap. You are supposed to go around the pipe and then hook into that loop so it doesn't keep falling off. In your instance, you could go around the center pipe and then hook onto the one next to it so the hook cannot fall down. For all of us that have straps without that loop, this is a great tip to make life easier. Especially if you are strapping down an ATV etc. Any movement of it could allow the hook to come loose. That is why you can now spend a little more $$ and buy straps with the safety catch on them so they cannot come off. Spending a few extra $$ is better than watching your ATV pass you in the ditch going end-over-end.... lol.

@chumps7974

Ай бұрын

I was going to inform him of that fact too.

@matthewbeaver5026

Ай бұрын

Or just take the tag end around the pipe and through the loop in the hook 😂

@jongoin4404

10 күн бұрын

Man, NOTHING is worse than watching your ATV pass you in the ditch going end over end!!! 💯💯💯 Man, that’s gotta FOOKING suck!!!

I don’t know about Y’all, but I don’t have any problem securing a ratchet strap without making any loops.

@raymondmiller4981

Ай бұрын

It's that darn one percent rule. You have to be one percent smarter than what you are trying to use. Not a lot, just one percent. Apparently some people are uncoordinated or challenged in one way or another. Maybe they forget that they have two hands available for use.

@RIDING_BEARS

Ай бұрын

Rookies

@steelman774

Ай бұрын

Or keep a little pressure on the line … 1%

@michaelphelan106

11 күн бұрын

You must be the luckiest man alive!

I don't want to be sarcastic like other commenters here, but I never have needed to make a loop like that to secure a ratchet tie down, but if the need arises in the future, I can certainly use this method. Thanks for the tip. I'm sure others out there found this helpful.

@bensbackwoods

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Its really handy on roof racks and cargo racks.

Why not use the ratchet strap under the cooler to tie it down with the handles? That way you don't have to loosen any straps to get inside the cooler.

@mot503

2 ай бұрын

Bungie attached to the handles across the top to keep the lid down. Easy access.

@HanginInSF

2 ай бұрын

He can't even figure out how to use a ratchet strap. Baby steps.

@peppersmoothie

12 күн бұрын

There is so much useful stuff on YT, and then there is this.

I like it! Adds some flexibility to using the straps.

Thought I knew all the helpful tips with ratchet straps, have used them for years and years personally and commercial. First time seeing this thank you. Thought this was going to be a vid about how to secure the excess strap leftover which Ive known for years and also helpful. Great video, thank you.

Man. U know how frustrating it was to ratchet down cargo boxes to the roof rack by myself. Damn hooks. Thank u!!! Next camping trip using this idea💡 Don’t know how the heck i didn’t think of it.

I use the exact same straps you use there’s a loop sewn into that strap right next to the hook. All you gotta do is make a loop around and put that hook in that loop and solve the same problem. It works on both sides.

It changed my life!!!!!…But, no beer in the cooler 😢

Why does everything have to be a life changing hack? 😆 How about calling it thinking?

Im curious to try this at work now. Thanks for the idea.

Ben! man your technique didn chang my life but it sure got me out of the tie down nightmare i have been FOR YEARS! i tried rubberbands, little bungy cords, tape...NOTHIN WORKED! But your technique worked grrrreat! thank you for sharing. Wish i found this method a long time ago.

@scottmathes423

2 ай бұрын

Omg lmao! Spot on!

Brilliant my man! Just what I was looking for. I had an S hook come loose while transporting a dirt bike on a a hitch rack. Luckily I had a back up strap or I would have lost the bike. This technique will pretty much assure that will never happen. Thank you so much!

@matthewbeaver5026

Ай бұрын

Take your strap off the ratchet. Pass the tag end through the loop made into the hook

Only comment I would make is be careful for heavier loads as the constant road vibrations will cut through the strap quickly where metal and strap rub

@bensbackwoods

Жыл бұрын

Exactly...keeping the strap away from sharp edges is critical.

@troywilliams8659

11 ай бұрын

100% correct

@donaldnelson5647

9 ай бұрын

Also might compromise the load rating. S hook is made to take stress inline with strap and hook. This changes the load to perpendicular sideways on the hook and gives some leverage. With a cooler worse case it bends the hook. With a heavy load it could exponentially reduce the break rating.

@mikeizzano172

2 ай бұрын

Now your a man who has done this before ! It’s ok for what he’s doing but it will not work for heavy duty work not to mention the strength of the tie down is only on a straight pull you reduce the load capacity with every wrap . But for a case or two of beer he should be good to go …..

@peterbarlow8912

2 ай бұрын

Probably not as strong or as durable as directly hooking the strap but if your sick of loosing the first hook before you get to the other side of your load it’s a good hack. Most of the time my strap tying is overkill anyway. Should work fine on my smooth boat trailer eyes.

THANK YOU thats awesome my roofrack sucks for use with the straps cant wait to try this

Bloody awesome! One of those you mean to tell me all these years moments. Thankyou mate.

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great, everyday hack to make those damn ratchet straps a little easier to use. Thanks.

I've seen coolers full of beer... and that sir is not😂

I have a couple of ratchet straps that I cut the 2 hooks off and put on large locking carabiners in their place. Never even thought of the loop method. The loops are certainly easier than mine

If you don't yet have a tie down or ratchet strap, they sell them with clips that work like carabiners. That prevents them from falling off. Otherwise, good Plan B.

this is a GREAT idea!! Thanks for the video

Runner has it that it only took him his whole life to learn that 😂

Always found it easier to just twist the strap one full turn then hook it on. Keep the line somewhat taught and it doesnt fall off while you get hooked on the other end.

Excellent and Nifty little tip. I use these straps several times daily. Thanks for sharing.

Or you could just throw the cooler in the bed of your truck like a real man.....ohh wait 😂

And you effectively reduced the working load limit of the strap by half. Don't use that trick on anything heavier than your beer cooler.

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

I doubt it....The original configuration has all the tension on the metal hook it is sewn too. The configuration I am using has the webbing wrapped around the same hook creating tension. As long as the bar it is wrapped around has no sharp edges I cant see the difference or down side...thanks

Ya those little sewn in pieces on each end are to run the hooks in

Thank you for posting this helpful video

Outstanding! Thanks!

Yep, That will change my life lol. Awesome!

Drop the hook down and around your anchor point. Loop the strap through the hole of the hook. Put the hook through the loop and snug it tight. Been doing this for 40 years. Will not come off until removed, yet comes apart easily.

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

This is very similar to what im doing...thanks! 🤙🍻

I'd never use that method for tying down anything heavy but it looks like a great idea for securing light loads.

@nickwest1476

11 ай бұрын

I agree because all the tension is on the strap and not the hook!

@pfflyer1963

2 ай бұрын

I’m not an engineer but it should be the same load limit this way verses conventional way . Load limit is based on the weakest link. Load limit I think, should not be effected if there was no hook and you used a knot that could handle the load.

@damonr2233

2 ай бұрын

This method basically creates a choker type of rigging, while helpful it also reduces the load limit of straps. For simple hold down like a cooler it is fine, but for something like that I’d just get the ratchet straps that have the latch on them and call it a day.

@brandonrivera3224

2 ай бұрын

I've been doing this with cabinets on flat beds for years. It holds.

@damonr2233

2 ай бұрын

@@brandonrivera3224never said it wouldn’t hold. I said it creates a choker.

using strap directly on sharp edges will cause it to fray and shorten it's longevity.

@bensbackwoods

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Stay away from anything sharp with these straps

@newgunguy4176

Жыл бұрын

A rag will protect it.

My life is forever changed 😮

Fantastic tip!!

I think I can die happy now!

What your doing is reducing to load capacity of your strap . I know it’s only a cooler but for bigger loads I wouldn’t use it . 🇦🇺

your strap will rub over time and get cut that is why they gave you metal ends to hook onto it is very easy to keep tension on the strap to secure it

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

I should have mentioned I don't use this on any sharp metal edges...as those will cut the strap. Thanks!

@usnrecon82

2 ай бұрын

@@bensbackwoods any rubbing over time will wear through the strap once it has a small tear it can snap that much easier why they make rubber pads and even cloth pads to go on your strap or under when the strap rubs so it sliding back and forth as you turn left and right will make it wear through but ya the 100lbs cooler should not push on it to much

Definitely useful! Thanks for sharing! =)

Nice tip. Thank you 👍

Presenting the king of over thinking. Pretty sure it would be faster every time to just use the hook as designed and hold a little tension in the strap with your free hand. Idk, its just the way i do it. Alternatively they sell these with carabiners instead of hooks which is the easiest to use

Best way to make a simple job difficult.

You sir are Genius!!!!

Very handy also when your hooks are not big enough to hook onto the tie down point as well.

I thought you were going to show us a hack. Wait a minute . How old were you when you figured this out.

I dont know about life changing but ok you figured a different way to use a ratchet strap! Now get the twists out of it before I call the teamsters!

You should have 2 full layers of strap around the windlass to prevent the strap from slipping loose.

@paulshirley3054

2 ай бұрын

This is an absolute in using ratchet straps

Despite his comment, don’t ever use a ratchet strap to tie down your canoe unless you want a deformed canoe.

Just get a short piece of bicycle inner tube and make a hole on each end. Put the hook through one hole and slide it onto the shank. Attach your hook and stretch the other end of the tube over the end of the hook to capture what you're attaching to.

@nutsnbolts76

Ай бұрын

Good idea

Some people have problems that others don’t consider problems…

@melrosehawkins8294

Ай бұрын

Exactly.

LOL the cut where you unhooked it. Still a fantastic tip for light loads though!

But now the tension of the load contact point is strap against the metal bar of the cargo basket, instead of the metal hook and under heavy loads that strap will tear from the sharp edge of the metal

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

The loop created goes around the hook...so direct tension is on the same hook, I agree do not do this on anything with sharp edges...the cargo basket does not have sharp edges. thanks!

Never thought about that thanks

I want the 2 minutes of my life back, that I spent watching this.

I have cheapie Walmart specials that don't have the daisy chain loops stitched into them. I've been using this method for years in my truck because of shifting with items that aren't rigid. That way the hooks don't come undone. In my case it's usually kayaks and rafts.

Don't pull so much slack out of strap before beginning to ratchet. You want the strap to overlap strap. If it's just on metal barrel, there is potential for it to slip. One complete wrap of strap, at least if load is important to you. Nice trick!

@StonemanRocks

2 ай бұрын

Ocmon! Why you gettin all scientific an shit!

Absolutely changed my life,,, I lost 6 whole minutes on this!!!!

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

🤣🍻

Just redoing a canoe trailer. I think I can use this on the cross beams. Thanks!

Pretty loopy ideas👀

Thank you Ben. -Stephen, Ohio

this is beautiful!!!!

That changed my life forever. 😂

Brilliant! Well done. Thank you.

Great idea!

Yep. Changed my life. Time I'll never get back😢

Did you ever wonder what that little tab sewn on the strap is for?

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

I have seen the tabs on some ratchet straps, but on the 3 sets of light duty straps I have none of them have a tab...thanks!

Ever since I watched this video. I got hired at my dream job. I won the lottery and Adele became my wife. This really changed my life. Thanks for making this video. I owe it all to you.

Thanks Ben!!!!!!!!!!

im new to your channel, when are you restocking the fire pistons in your store?

FYI there is a loop sewn into the strap for that reason.

@bensbackwoods

Жыл бұрын

Yes..I understand. Using the larks head loop as shown does a better job of staying in one place while adjusting.

@Mechman0925

Жыл бұрын

Got ya. I figured you were aware of that but couldn't stop my self, helpful video thanks.

Good stuff! 👍

Simply genius.

You the man

Brilliant!!!

Brilliant! 👍😃

Dad taught me how to tie knots when I was ten.

Definitely didn’t change my life. Can literally just pull it taut and it’ll be much quicker.

I buy straps with clips on the hooks. I also use cam buckle straps because I dont need ratchet straps to hold a cooler.

Oh gee … what a genius … a solution to a none problem …

Genius!

I did not see any beer when you opened the cooler. You said it was full 😮

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

Heading to beer store NOW!! 🍻

Thank you very much sir

You mean to tell me after 40 years. .I could have done this.?? Ain’t no way. 😮

Good stuff! Thanks!

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

You bet!

If we need instructional videos to show people how to successfully latch down ratchet straps, we have more serious issues than we want to admit.

This hack changed my life soooo much. Everytime my straps would come loose, I'd get pissed, cuss & slap the wife and kids, kick the dog, and use the Lords name in vane. Now, if I could find hacks for all the other reasons I assault my loved ones. Thanks!

Seriously, this is a great tip but does anyone else think Ben sounds like "Red Green"?

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

I'm a man...I can change...if I have to...I guess 🤣🤙

@tomhite6628

2 ай бұрын

@@bensbackwoods YES, YOU ARE MY BROTHER!

Looping the strap may reduce the load limit on your strap.

HEY!!! Where's the beer!!?

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

Heading to beer store NOW! 🍻🤙

You’re sideloading that hook, that is not how it was designed to be used. Consider using the little loop that was already built into that strap that you had on the wall. That’s what is there for

@bensbackwoods

2 ай бұрын

I agree...but for lighter duty loads like canoes and coolers this is easier...especially when dealing with roof racks. 🍻🤙

Fantastic

You need to wind several rounds of strap whenever cinching down a ratchet strap. You pulled too much slack out before ratcheting. This would prevent the ratchet tie down from slipping during traveling.

You didn’t slap it when you said “that ain’t goin’ anywhere”. So in fact it will go somewhere. Everyone knows this.

Hey, where is the beer?