What's the most popular tie down straps?

The assembly of ratchet buckle and nylon or polyester webbing is the ratchet tie down strap. The straps part of the assemblies can be made of nylon or polyester webbing , the safe load limit can range from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds , the width of the strap can be 1” to 4” , usually we can see hooks, loops or chain extension at both ends of the assembly .

The handle of the ratchet buckle have a few varieties, steel handle, aluminum handle or plastic coated handle. There are short handle ratchets, long handle ratchets, wide handle ratchets and long and wide handle ratchets, depends on their personal preferences and purpose, people will choose different ratchet handles for their tie down needs, it's the varieties make ratchet straps the king of tie downs.

The straps are made of nylon webbing or polyester webbing, nylon webbing is used in many applications where shock absorption properties are important because nylon webbing has better elongation than polyester webbing of the same construction and strength, such as motor cycle tie downs, polyester webbing is used where low elongation and low creep are desirable, such as flat bed tie down straps, we don’t want the load on the truck bed to move.

Coated with suitable material, we can alter the desirable characteristics , we can make more abrasion resistant, seal the straps to prevent corrosion, increase ultra-violet light resistance, increase or decrease coefficient of friction and more .

And the quality of the straps is the most important characteristic, to properly and safely use the ratchet straps is imperative. Now we need to find low price yet high quality straps. Usually your local dealer will have quite some varieties of straps, and the quality probably is OK but the price will be somewhat high. And don't forget the online store are the best place to find a lot of products, include tie down strap, but there is a problem, you can't touch the real products before they got delivered, it's almost unrealistic to have vendors to send you a sample when you only need a few straps, here we can go online to read product and service reviews of these online stores, usually you can read a blog, such as Running Tire, or specialized online opinion sites .

Rudy Young