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I quit boy scouts the first time I saw them start to pray. It wasn't very long before they trotted that poo poo out so I don't know poo poo. It'll be a king size mattress and springs going on the roof of a chevy tahoe it has the factory roof rack. How would I earn me some knot-tying and make it so I don't look like a tool in front of people seeing me tie it and not make me an "at-fault policy-holder" to the cops and some unlucky bastard behind me? And yeah I know those cam-buckle straps would be cool but it's kinda overkill for a bed and I already know I've lost man-points for not knowing how to do it with rope. Wagonburner fucked around with this message at Jun 23, 2009 around 05:14 |
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Tell me about it. Knots elude me no matter how much I try to get better at them. All I know is that you'll want a cinch knot, and I would try and find a back road to where ever you're going so you can bring the speed down. Use a lot of rope and wrap stuff around whatever structural points you can find. Check out this site for instructions on how to do specific knots. Takes a while to get a handle on though. http://www.animatedknots.com/
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 05:15 |
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Holy poo poo you are a retard. If you can't tie knots don't try. You can get some straps from a sporting goods store that will work 100x better. Or rent/borrow a trailer, you moron. Towel the racks, make sure the front end has a hookup. Knot tying is a skill, not tried ontop of a vehicle that's going to go 70 mph. In your defense, no one uses rope. Special straps are made. Cheez-It fucked around with this message at Jun 23, 2009 around 05:24 |
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Kaal posted:
They have one called clinch but it doesn't look like it's for tightening things down. I'll look around there and see if I can learn something. And to the other guy, sorry I didn't have the same experiences as you and have things I've yet to learn. Must be nice. edit: OK ok, I won't be going over like 35 and it's only for a couple miles too. Wagonburner fucked around with this message at Jun 23, 2009 around 05:26 |
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Wagonburner posted:They have one called clinch but it doesn't look like it's for tightening things down. I'll look around there and see if I can learn something. Not making fun of you, but that poo poo falling off the car is going to be way worse. Although I was, damnit.
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 05:25 |
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http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...uctId=100173647 Get those, put some towels on the roof rack to prevent rubbing, and put the mattress on first, then the box spring. Make sure that if you're wrapping the straps through the doorframes, do it with the doors open so you don't have to Duke of Hazzard it back into the car. Edit: Couldn't find anything else on their site, but you should be able to get some 1" wide 2000-5000# rated ones for about half that price.
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Wagonburner posted:They have one called clinch but it doesn't look like it's for tightening things down. I'll look around there and see if I can learn something. Sorry; a cinch knot is a knot that can be tightened by cinching it tight. A opposed to something like the bow knot you tie your shoes with, which can't be appreciably tightened once the knot is set. edit: I'd say give it a shot in the parking lot before taking it on the road, but as long as you aren't going past 30 it probably isn't going to flip up in the wind. That being said, straps are fantastically useful and you'll be glad you bought them. No matter how you carry the mattress, get someone to follow your car at a safe distance to ensure you don't get tailgated and you know if it flips off. Kaal fucked around with this message at Jun 23, 2009 around 05:32 |
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Feel free to learn some knots for future occasions, but I agree that it's a terrible idea to try to do this with rope. Get the straps and be safe. I wouldn't think you less of a man for using them, but I would think you more of a huge idiot if your mattress falls off on the interstate.
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 05:28 |
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Ok 3:1 now so maybe straps it is then. I have to go to harbor freight for something else tomorrow anyway and I know they have those pretty cheap.
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 05:30 |
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Wagonburner posted:Ok 3:1 now so maybe straps it is then. I have to go to harbor freight for something else tomorrow anyway and I know they have those pretty cheap. You should think about bringing something to strap down on the way home so that you can have them show you how to use them.
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 05:33 |
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Kaal posted:You should think about bringing something to strap down on the way home so that you can have them show you how to use them. I actually have used those before and know how to, it's the old fashioned stuff like ropes I dont know but should have known long before I ever touched a cambuckle strap. I'm just a city-boy with a credit card gonna buy me something at harbor freight to, how you say.."get her finished". Wagonburner fucked around with this message at Jun 23, 2009 around 05:46 |
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I do believe it's "git 'r done" And I think you'd be fine using a rope. Hell you could test it in the parking lot first. We routinely car-top sailboats using line...I mean I guess it's kind of different, but both items have a lot of windage...
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 05:57 |
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Actually I have transported my bed and box springs several times on top of my car by ripping up a bed sheet, tying the strips together to form rope, looping it through my open doors, then tying it all up. Easy as hell and you can just cut your makeshift 'rope' apart to get it off after that. Just make sure to have rope running along both the length and the width and make sure that these ropes are tied around each other to prevent your bed from flying off the front of your car at a stop sign.
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 06:45 |
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I have a couple of these little rope-tightener things I must have picked up at an army surplus store or something for a couple of bucks. They're kind of hard to describe, but they're sort of shaped like o--o. They're super-easy to use and they tighten poo poo up real good. I think they're supposed to be for tent ropes.
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Eyeball posted:I have a couple of these little rope-tightener things I must have picked up at an army surplus store or something for a couple of bucks. They're kind of hard to describe, but they're sort of shaped like o--o. They're super-easy to use and they tighten poo poo up real good. I think they're supposed to be for tent ropes.
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Sergg posted:Actually I have transported my bed and box springs several times on top of my car by ripping up a bed sheet, tying the strips together to form rope, looping it through my open doors, then tying it all up. Easy as hell and you can just cut your makeshift 'rope' apart to get it off after that. Just make sure to have rope running along both the length and the width and make sure that these ropes are tied around each other to prevent your bed from flying off the front of your car at a stop sign. Huh, that must have been your bed that I dodged around on Interstate-5 a few years back. Small world!
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 15:47 |
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Trucker's hitch is the knot you are looking for.
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| # ? Jun 23, 2009 18:31 |
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Just man up and go for it; I learned to tie knots through trial and error, not going to some fancy knot-tying school. If you don't take the first step and sink or swim the you'll never learn. You can't be afraid of failure in life; you might lose a few mattresses but you'll eventually learn to tie knots and have some great stories to tell as well as the satisfaction of overcoming an obstacle and achieving your goals.
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InterceptorV8 posted:Trucker's hitch is the knot you are looking for.
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