Is there any good way to stow Ratchet Straps??

If there is I have not found it. Every time I need to use them I have knots to untangle. I am talking smaller general use ratchet straps or cam straps and looking for ideas to keep them separated.

 

I roll them up and put a rubber band around them. Stack them in a storage box. Never get the mess you showed.

 

Roll them up and nest them in a small area where they can't unravel.

 

I wrap the strap around the hook. Sometimes I'll use these to hold them together:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Sigman-6-in-Tarp-Ball-Bungee-25-Pack-BB06B/203217327

 

Roll them up, put in Tupperware container in bedcubby

 

Another ticky for rolling them up
And securing with a rubber band. I’m scared to know what your extension cords, rope, fishing line, and sock drawer look like.

 

https://www.uscargocontrol.com/shop/Ratchet-Straps-Tie-Downs/1-Inch-Ratchet-Straps/Self-Contained-Ratchet-Straps

I buy better ratchet straps. I love these retractable ones keep everything nice and neat. I do have a couple traditional ones when I need something longer. Those I keep rolled and wrapped with rubber bands.

 

The rubber band idea is best, but rubber bands decay with time. My wife made some bags to hold them. Works pretty well.

 

i carry a couple of these as well as four of the standard type. but yeah, these are so nice!

and yesterday i spent about 20 minutes trying to get that Blue Ridge Tacoma Attic thing to hold mine. after 20 minutes i decided that thing is the most useless POS i ever bought for the truck. https://www.blueridgeoverlandgear.com/products/toyota-tacoma-attic

i think i'm going the hook & hang route in the bed.

 

We’ve got one too... it’s more of a novelty for sure. We actually use ours quite a bit for soft goods, in particular rain jackets, and or insulated coats sometimes a fleece blanket stuff like that. I’ll be honest there is no way in hell I’d put anything metal or heavy up there if you got into an accident you’d probably catch it right in the back of your head. Either way it’s not super useful in my opinion but it’s not hurting anyone up there either.

 

I roll mine, then the last two rolls are at a 90 degree angle. Tuck the tail (outermost layer) under the second layer of material. No bands or bags necessary.

It never unravels, never tangles and it takes less than 5 seconds to untie.

 

Same. I use mine for jackets and such. My only complaint is that when you have the windows down, everything seems to blow out of the attic.

 

This looks nice. I think I need the retractable ones. I Have shit for discipline and would never be able to roll them up like there every time.

 

well, to be fair i used mine to store fleece stuff as well. fire the past couple winters. and yes it can rattle around in the wind unless it's super tight. i just tried to make good use if it, whatever that means.

 

Roll them up, put them in a shopping bag tie it ,stow it and continue about your day.

 

I guess for now I will just have to continue to grab a beer, head for the man-cave, put on Monday Night Football, and spend 20 minutes organizing this mess. But I don't know what I am going to do once football season is over. It may have to wait.

 

A little trick I learned in the Navy

 

I do a figure eight with them (this takes far longer to explain than to actually do)

1. Yay! the rat nest:


2. Pull the loose tail all the way through in order to bring the hook up against the ratchet, then fold the ratchet closed into the locked position:


3. In your left hand, hang the ratchet handle and hooks between your thumb and index finger with the loose tail running between your wrist and pinkie finger:


4. Run the loose tail around the back of your pinkie finger, over the strap lying on your palm, between your thumb and wrist, around the backside of your thumb and back over where you started. Avoid twisting the strap, you want it to lie flat:


5. Repeat #4 til you have a tail that's approx 10" or so left (longer for wider straps, this is a 1" strap).


6. Carefully slip your thumb and index finger out of the loops while holding the center of your figure eights. It's helpful (but not necessary) if you can set the ratchet on something like a table, tailgate, etc. Wrap the loose tail twice around the center of the figure 8 at least twice. After the second wrap, pass the loose tail up through one of the loops:


7. Pass the loose tail down through the other loop. You can do repeat this if you've got a lot of tail left. When you're down to the last few inches, pass the tail back through the first couple of wraps around the center of the figure 8 that you did in step 6 and pull it snug:


8: Done. The wrap should stay together without too much trouble. When it's time to use it, just undo the last couple of wraps from steps 6 & 7, the figure 8 should fall apart with no tangling.


This method works well for cam straps too (just start at step 3) because you can run the loose tail back through the cam and it really won't come undone before you need it.

 

The ones I recently bought have a Velcro strap to secure them after you roll them up and a nice little storage bag.