forget the straps, go old school with rope

I went back to carrying a rope in my truck a while back. It's way better than those fussy straps. Go buy yourself a nice 50' rope, keep it in your truck and get 'r done.

Ropes and straps in my box JP!

If you are not going to cut it you had better learn some special knots. Basic in the Navy taught me about 10 that I still remember and use on special occasions.

Yes sir and a 15' heavy chain.

This can come in handy if you want to kill yourself too...............nice tie in to the other thread...............LEts see if TXDan agrees

I trust my ropes and knots more than I do the straps

Well articulated. Got ER done.



Be sure you let it dry out before putting it back in the cab.

All that rope to secure down a rechargeable battery? Seems like overkill to me.

I don't leave home without it..

You know, I still have about 50 feet of 1/2 inch hemp line I carried on my 1978 service truck hanging in the shed.

I keep rope, straps, chains, a long wire rope, shackles, snatch block, duct tape, zip ties, tarps, shovel, pick, pry bars, sledgehammer, and all kinds of other crap....

What kind of snacks?

Yes you do!

I keep big straps, little straps, big nylon rope, little nylon rope, chain, all sizes of tie wraps, all sizes of bungee cords, all kinds of tape, tools, & all kinds of other crap too.....and it sure does come in useful.

Don't forget toilet paper...

I just grab a handful of napkins from whataburger when my stash gets low

Roger that. Always a stack of WB napkins in the console. TP in a Ziploc lives behind the seat.

Three rolls behind the rear seat...

I carry a 100 ft roll of 1/4 inch cotton Sash Cord, it's been keeping the oilfields running for over 100 years. I'd haul two Trials bikes in the back of the truck plus a cooler chest using 10 ft of 1/4 inch sash cord. nylon stretches too much plus the oil breaks it down, cotton is more durable, ties better and takes the weather better.

carrying that would get me shot in the city.

I need to do a better job of learning some basic knots. My old man knows a ton of them and I need to start pay attention to him when he's doing his thing.

If you can't tie a knot, tie a lot.

Don't forget the baling wire.

Anchor with a Bowline, go to the middle with a butterfly knot, hay hauler style, come through the butterfly, finish with a slip knot.

And Gorilla Tape. It is superior to duct tape.

All you need is the old tried and true hatchet knot.

A close cousin to the knife knot.

I couldn't hang myself with a rope.

Yep, another one I'm intimately familiar with.

Don’t forget the Sheepshank when you have too much rope and the sheet-bend when you need more rope but all you got is a another rope of a different size.

Most importantly, everyone should know how to whip natural fiber rope and fuse synthetic.

Ropes in the boat , straps in the truck.

Mo

Ive got rope, straps, chain, bailing wire, bunji cords, and zip ties under the back seat... whichever one your looking for is always on the bottom and behind everything else lol.

Ive got a piece of 1.5 inch diameter hemp rope that is about 100 yards long. We call it the pope rope. My grandfather worked for the county when the Pope came to San Antonio in the late 80's/early 90's. They used miles of that rope to rope off seating areas etc. and when he left and it was over didn't have a use for it. Grandpa took a shart ton of it home and gave some to all his son/son in laws.

Its drug my old truck out of a creek, tractors and lord knows what else. stored inside its still in great shape.