How to make “soft wraps” in any tie down strap & strap storage.
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How to make “soft wraps” in any tie down strap & strap storage.
How to make “soft wraps” in any tie down strap & strap storage.
Pass the long end around the fork (watch out for the BRAKE LINE)
And bring the hook about half way down to the tie down point,
And make a loop in the strap going up, push it thru the eye of the hook, and around the hook portion.
We use them all the time
Put a rag under the strap, on the fork. The strap will print into the metal as it vibrates, even on a 4 hour trip.
The storage method is called “butterfly”
It’s how the military used to store Teletype ribbon messages.
You just let the hook hang to create tension
(or hold the end in between pinkie & finger) and start making flat figure eights.
Take a the last bit, and wrap it around the whole pile,
or tie it in a knot.
Pass the long end around the fork (watch out for the BRAKE LINE)
And bring the hook about half way down to the tie down point,
And make a loop in the strap going up, push it thru the eye of the hook, and around the hook portion.
We use them all the time
Put a rag under the strap, on the fork. The strap will print into the metal as it vibrates, even on a 4 hour trip.
The storage method is called “butterfly”
It’s how the military used to store Teletype ribbon messages.
You just let the hook hang to create tension
(or hold the end in between pinkie & finger) and start making flat figure eights.
Take a the last bit, and wrap it around the whole pile,
or tie it in a knot.
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I do this every time I get done using them, and put them in a Zippie
And in the towing toolbox
That way, next time, you are ready to go, because it always seems like an emergency when you have to go get someone or something.
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I do this every time I get done using them, and put them in a Zippie
And in the towing toolbox
That way, next time, you are ready to go, because it always seems like an emergency when you have to go get someone or something.
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Well!!! The navy is useful for something!!! Storing $4 wal-mart straps!
Or...
Retired as a Senior Chief (AW, I'm sure, what ever that means...) (XXCS (AW) ) and that's all he learned...
Thanks, Senior. Seriously, it's great that you share the little stuff with us, as busy as you are.
You never answered, what are you going to do with the Mrs's old bike?
Or...
Retired as a Senior Chief (AW, I'm sure, what ever that means...) (XXCS (AW) ) and that's all he learned...
Thanks, Senior. Seriously, it's great that you share the little stuff with us, as busy as you are.
You never answered, what are you going to do with the Mrs's old bike?
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the bike now belongs to your Mrs, from what the Marine Corps Federal Credit Union printed on that check....
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