How To Organize LARGE RATCHET STRAPS [No More #*%!?\@* TANGLES!!!]

[@TomWylie]

UPDATE May, 2020: I no longer use this method! I've developed a much faster, more efficient method that I detail in this updated 3-minute video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKfdi3-IdttnpMk

[@Skans-Gustav]

Great method, very tidy. Like the line you added.

[@mjrwey]

Howcome everyone talks for 10 minutes to explain what can be said in one? Appreciate people take the time to make videos, but there must be a correlation between people who like to listen to themselves are the same personality that like making videos.

[@TomWylie]

Matt Ridder I totally hear you about people being long-winded. That frustrates me too. I want videos to get right to the point. But I also want them clear and easy to understand, especially if the topic is new to me. Different people need different amounts of information in order to learn the same skills. Plus, the shorter you want a video to be (and still remain complete and instructionally effective), the LONGER it takes to plan it out and edit it. Often to drastically shorten a video you must completely re-shoot it. I looked at your channel-and sure enough, you have zero public videos. I challenge you to publish helpful content that passes real, usable knowledge or information on to the viewer in less than 10 minutes. Easily said, not so easily done.

[@1966cambo]

TomWylie you should type this message 5+ times, kinda like you talk in the video lol I do appreciate the info but agree you repeat things a bit too much. Meant as constructive criticism.

[@drebk]

@@1966cambo if you want to hear less talk, and have it go faster then maybe just put it on mute and skip thru the video the the parts you want to see. Ridiculous constructive criticism on a free tip. If he does it the other way, speeds thru with a 10second video "hey watch this"...done. You'll have the comments filled with people asking questions about how this or why that and why not this other thing. He is being most helpful to most viewers.

[@1966cambo]

drebk and your response is ridiculous constructive criticism, no wait, just criticism......🖕

[@drebk]

@@1966cambo did you just skip the first sentence? It was quite literally constructive sans the criticism. Or perhaps your reading comprehension is broken

[@choloneressurected]

Thanks TomWylie, the video was helpful, appreciate you took the time to make it for us who needed the demonstration. God bless.

[@GSBP1000]

Thanks, man! For me, who had absolutely no experience with ratchet straps, it was great! Again, for me, the level of details was exactly what I needed... thank you!

[@lj7176]

if you feed it the opposite way so the roll finishes on the release of the ratchet you can use the hook on the ratchet to hang it out of the way

[@markkolkovich3916]

Thank you, after several attempts and coming up short, I finally realized what I had to do. Soon after, I saw your video...great minds think alike 😎

[@sunflowersnbluebirds7362]

Thanks! I’ve watched the same video from Simeon thru the years. I appreciate you taking the time to make this content. I transport my mower from property to property, the double j hooks actually haven’t come off, broken in transport like the 1” straps have. I also have the 27’ straps, how do I keep the leftover straps from flapping all over?

[@jackyottinger6808]

I’ve been told that the Sharpy degrades the nylon over time. Have you had any issues with it?

[@davidking9917]

Best one I found for this style of strap. Thanks

[@TomWylie]

Thanks! Here’s the updated method I switched to, and still use to this day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKfdi3-IdttnpMksi=3Lgc9E903ezdW6Qz Way faster to implement, and doesn’t require re-threading like the one I showed here.

[@bartloon2421]

When you use it your louse end is on the wrong side. It's at the side of the load. Not verry Handy to pull the slak out off the line

[@startowingandrecoveryllc6358]

looking for someone to point that out....glad I wasn't the only one... Thank You

[@dnickelson]

Which way was the hook supposed to be pointing?

[@bennyholguin4169]

I found this to be "Very Useful" for rolling up my "Long Yellow Straps" like those! AWESOME VIDEO DUDE! I never knew there was a "Technique" to it!

[@gmcman355crazy]

You can also do roll it up the same way and hook the 2 hooks together over the rolled up part and then just ratchet it tight in 3 second

[@davidwilke113]

Nice tip! Would love to see an update on your shop build!

[@TomWylie]

David Wilke glad you liked it! I'll have much more on the shop build coming over the next few months. I've filmed a bunch, but haven't had time to edit. I'll have a new video rolling out every Friday now though, so I'll try to work in some shop updates soon. :)

[@bila48]

righteous roll-up for stowage, thanks!

[@royhoco5748]

I use these heavy duty straps on equipment trailers so I hook the ratchet end hook in a tie down and then the long end hook in different tie down on the other end of the trailer, pull the long strap tight and ratchet it down, wrap the remaining loose strap around the tight strap and I am good to go. or I hang the ratchet end hook over the space between my first finger and my thumb, then wrap the long end from elbow to thumb like winding a rope, when there is about 12 - 16" left on the long strap I wrap it around the bundled strap and slide the loose end under the wrapped strap, cinch it down tight, using this method I stack the straps in a 5 gallon bucket until I need one. I buy 27' heavy duty straps at Northern Tool for $10 on sale. I don't need 27' so I cut 12' off (seal the ends with a lighter), take the 12' piece to a upholstery shop and have the pieces made into lifting straps of different lengths 6 to 10' long.

[@TomWylie]

Hi Roy, I like that idea for wrapping the big straps. I'll give that a try. I really like how compactly the straps store when using the method I show in the video, but when I am using them frequently, I normally don't have time to wrap them up this way. So I usually end up stuffing the straps into a milk crate, one on top of the other. Most of mine are so stiff that they usually don't tangle with each other too badly so I can deploy them fairly quickly. But it sure would be nice to have a quick method for making them tidier than just being in a wad. :) I'll try wrapping them like you suggest and see how I like it.

[@dallasarnold8615]

As mentioned by Bart Loon, feeding the strap through the way you do for this requires pulling the strap all the way out, flipping it then re-feeding it, for two reasons, (1) much harder to get good tension on the load, and (2) due to the first reason is in violation of DOT regulations. Most any CDL driver hauling an open bed would know this.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Nice to see you back on KZbin.

[@TomWylie]

Martin Johnson thanks! Good to be back. It's been a pretty intense time this winter, living in our 400 sq ft temporary living quarters & keeping everything from freezing even though so many things weren't completely built yet. I've filmed a lot, but haven't had time to edit. So my commitment now, starting with this video, is to publish some kind of video every Friday. I hope to build up to a greater frequency, but want to start with that.

[@TomWylie]

Martin Johnson by the way, I'm glad you commented-I checked out your channel (and subbed so I'd stay up to date) late last night, and saw that your KZbin Made Easy course is available! CONGRATS! I just caught the end of the discount, and finished the first lesson before going to sleep. It's great & I look forward to learning & applying!

[@cfus8987]

Thanks. Very helpful tips.

[@TomWylie]

You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.

[@marcusdoolette1547]

Excellent video. Thanks mate.

[@hardtruth2039]

Nice add to the technique.

[@sheepfarmer164]

You can use 2 smaller Allen wrenches to wind it with a drill

[@alvindueck8227]

I like that. Neat and clean. But you can't use one of it's own hooks to hang it up. Regardless, still neat and clean.

[@NialPowerCork]

Neat for storage but when you use it now you have to unravel the whole thing in order to throw the hook end over the load. PITA.

[@TomWylie]

Yep, that's why I don't use this method anymore. There's a link in the first comment and the description to an updated video on what I do now. Much faster, works great, and like you said, once I deploy the strap out of storage mode, it's ready to use right away!

[@NialPowerCork]

Sounds good thanks, I’ll have a look at that.

[@ogdragracing]

Thanks, man, I looked at the SWEEDs video and love it but it needed to show a little bit more detail and your video filled the gap Excellent VIDEO THANKS, MAN !!!!!!!

[@TomWylie]

You bet! Thanks for the comment! Glad this helped :)

[@atlenta1]

Thank you for sharing.

[@stanleymelvin4153]

Awesome video my man! Thanks

[@ליאורממן-פ1ח]

Thank you very much! i learn a lot. Very good tips.

[@asherdie]

Fold the ratchet hook over into ratchet. Pull strap to halfway. Place other hook in ratchet. Roll strap around ratchet. Zip tie or small bungee cord to secure roll.

[@Brush0akie]

Yep Yeppers just did it that way. I also do it as you said but use cheap electrical⚡️tape. Just looks cleaner this other way … haven’t done it yet 😂👍🏻😵‍💫

[@johnpayne6179]

Great job....to both of you. Good improvement.

[@chuckmorris5018]

Who has 5 minutes to roll up a strap. I just roll mine up around the ratchet body in less than a minute.

[@chris77777777ify]

The lines in the straps means how many tonnes the straps can safely hold. Your has two lines, meaning two tonnes.

[@specialks1953]

My straps like this have 2 stripes but only are rated to 3,333 pounds or 1512kg so the red stripes do Not represent their safe work load in tons. 2 tons in the USA is 4,000 pounds.

[@JohnJames6969]

Good job... great idea... thank you

[@GyomeiHimejima89]

Thanks. Gonna try this. I need 26 straps for my curtainsider when i collect 300 rolls of underlay and when they are not used the lads just throw them into a heap and it takes ages to sort them out again. Gonna do this and can keep the straps in the lockers out the way.

[@mikeyboy2154]

Excellent video Tom , as was the previous one. Thanks so much. What a space saver too. If only there was a supreme way to deal with bungee cords other than a PVC pipe or around a bucket ! Well done, thumbs up.

[@TomWylie]

mikeyboy2154 thanks! Have you seen the version of the PVC pipe trick that includes holes along the sides of the pipe, to allow for different lengths of bungees? That allows for various bungee lengths. I'll try to remember to show mine in a video sometime.

[@Glitch_Scott]

I pair mine up. Roll up the slack like he did, set them side by side. And put a bungee cord round them

[@stevesnyder4384]

GREAT TIP, THANK YOU!!!

[@screens1979]

Ooo... I’m going like this! Yes I’m That Guy. 😍😬

[@perrydon57]

It's meant to be instructional so repetition is key. Hooks down. Got it.

[@FastSlothVideos]

Well the loose end is in the ratchet backwards.

[@ponanikhoza1934]

Thanks bro.

[@TomWylie]

Ponani Khoza you're welcome!

[@oby-1607]

Simion must be pretty important to this guy. I only heard this name too many times in this video.

[@TomWylie]

>>>>Looking for Ratchet Strap BASICS? Watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5y3oHd8gL51bNE

[@mahanajerrysnr8730]

Looks pretty

[@jaxn66]

You are very clear. Makes you a good teacher of your lessons. Count me as a subscriber buddy :)

[@8AboAnas8]

Thanks 😊

[@johnhenrydough8047]

Good stuff!

[@caseyhoward9101]

So know you have to completely unroll it then re-roll it if you want to throw it over a tall load? No thanks.

[@ianbredell5159]

Cool, now do that with all the straps on your truckbed😂

[@TomWylie]

I know, right?! I've since moved on to just daisy-chaining these big straps, similar to how I store the smaller 1" straps (link to the1" strap how-to video in the video description above). I need to post an update video showing my new method. It's a LOT faster and therefore I actually do it more consistently vs just tossing the straps in the truck ;)

[@carson3210]

Well done!

[@ronyerke9250]

Nice tip, thanks! I'm going to have to put a mark on the strap on BOTH sides of the slot ot I'll forget if the line goes on top or bottom. Two lines will take ALL the guess work out of my forgetfulness. I wonder who's video Simeon translated. THAT person deserves some thanks too!

[@Broski2322]

They can move and hold weight

[@malpaslandscapes8444]

Thankyou 👍

[@terryburgess4663]

When your using 10 -15 strops your way is to slow and tedious

[@Dynello]

Agree. But very creative method though. If you have many straps a strap winder tool would be preferable......

[@StephenPruitt]

Good method, but man, you could have described that to us in a quarter of the time.

[@rickyvasquez5949]

That's why I came to the comments! Lmao! But really appreciate him making the video! This works awesome!

[@vicpetrishak1077]

Single stripe webbing - 5000 lbs . per inch Double stripe webbing - 6000 lbs . per inch

[@Broski2322]

We can do anything!

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

A lot of fussing around. Thumbs up for your time to record.

[@TomWylie]

Jeffry Blackmon thanks!

[@Benmelech]

👍👍👍, but quite redundant.

[@dirtylu79]

I just open the rachet and feed the strap half ways thru. I wrap the strap around the rachet and secure the end with a .99 spring clamp from homedepot. The spring clamp is for the extra strap wrapped up while in use..

[@billb3268]

Problem i see is you have to take it all apart to throw over the load. So now your working twice as hard

[@TomWylie]

I agree. That’s why I don’t do this anymore and have updated to a new technique. See the pinned comment above. Thanks for commenting!

[@billb3268]

@@TomWylie ill take some pics on how i manage my straps. Mine are stored ready to throw over a load. I dont need to undo anything extra to get them ready to do their job.

[@TomWylie]

@@billb3268 That’d be great, I’m always eager to see another method of doing something. You can post those pictures to my Facebook page if you’re on there. The link is: facebook.com/thehandyhomesteader Or Instagram: instagram.com/tom.thehandyhomesteader/ I’ll keep an eye out.

[@pauldimarco9718]

Why not just hook the hooks together and ratchet it tight? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@TomWylie]

See the pinned comment-I don’t use this method anymore.

[@tazsingh7253]

Strap winders from ebay £10

[@tandemwings4733]

Nah. you're out of date man. That's the old way. Now we can wrap them up and use the ratchet to tighten the bundle. Clean yer filthy yard up man!!

[@TomWylie]

Care to elaborate on exactly how you wrap & tighten it? I'm always looking for better ways to deal with these big straps. ...and that yard was not mine, man :)

[@tandemwings4733]

@@TomWylie Found a KZbin to do it the way I do. (Didn't know it was around before...) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmiqf3mioZyoa5o (I shouldn't have commented on the yard - none of my business)

[@richardharries5825]

@@TomWylie If the yard is not yours. What are you doing making a video in it for. Your showing a friend, neighbour or employer up.

[@smokysantana]

I’d rather spend two minutes untangling my straps than twelve trying to do these fancy methods of storage.. they are ok if you don’t use them for months, but they are also ok to be tangled if you’re not going use them for weeks or months.

[@lucadipasquale5178]

🔝😎

[@ragingbull8274]

Interesting but way to much time consuming

[@theninja001]

I’m pretty sure you could’ve explained that in about half the time, and you said everything twice sometimes three times LOL

[@19692804]

My freind suffers ftom insomnia, NOT ANY MORE ,does he do after diner spechess,my god my ears are bleeding ,ps good vid🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🇺🇸🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈

[@godngunclinger]

👌🤠👍

[@dennismcclelland8196]

You repeat yourself so frequently that it becomes difficult to watch. I like what you are doing though.

[@TomWylie]

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. The updated video linked in my pinned comment and in the description is much more concise. 👍

[@dennismcclelland8196]

@@TomWylie sweet, appreciate what you're doing, and especially love that you use words to show us stuff as opposed to music and finger movements...

[@rotor676]

Way too long. Everything could have been said in 60 second

[@anthonymartin411]

Hahahah! I thought the exact same thing.

[@Blanchy10]

What a waste of time! So now show how you throw them over a truck? Just pull them apart, roll up and store

[@TomWylie]

You're right, I don't use this method anymore. There's a link in the description with a new updated video of how I now store these straps. Thanks for the comment.

[@richardharries5825]

@@TomWylie post the link here then. As well as in the video.

[@colinsteam]

Wouldn't like to meet this geezer in a boozer...

[@saintblack6836]

He makes it complicated

[@NikkoG]

Use a drill

[@smokysantana]

Please stop worrying about your face looking at the camera.

[@RustedOldIron]

You copied the idea. And talked way too much. I had to dislike and bail before you ended. SMH

[@newlinbauer2822]

Wasted ten minutes

[@stgraves260]

La De Da Da Da I gave up watching.

[@mahanajerrysnr8730]

so much useless info