Tagged With "ratchet straps"

Great job, Jeff. I have a little story about the B-D battery lock. We ordered one and I (Simon) took it to the trailer to 'eye it up'. Then I got distracted and moved the trailer somewhere else, and, you guessed it, the darn B-D lock fell off where I was 'eyeing it up', never to be seen again. I called B-D and pulled the pity trick and they gave me 10% off a new set. As it happens, I put on a replacement battery box cover this weekend, and replaced the OEM battery box strap with the B-D...

Originally Posted by Simon & B: Great job, Jeff. I have a little story about the B-D battery lock. We ordered one and I (Simon) took it to the trailer to 'eye it up'. Then I got distracted and moved the trailer somewhere else, and, you guessed it, the darn B-D lock fell off where I was 'eyeing it up', never to be seen again. I called B-D and pulled the pity trick and they gave me 10% off a new set. As it happens, I put on a replacement battery box cover this weekend, and replaced the OEM...

Been using this same rack for 3 years on our 2285. No issues. Do add a strap around the bikes and the upper ladder rung for extra support. Also did do two mods to make it more secure. One, a plywood face plate that slides onto the step behind the rack and provides a large contact area for the two foam bumpers instead of the bumpers sitting on the knife edge of the step. Two, straps that hold the rack tight to the ladder. Nylon webbings and two buckles from Home Depot.

We've hemmed and hawed for 7 years or so on getting a kayak. Hard shell? Sit-on-top? Inflatable? Transporting? Solo or tandem? ?? We've rented at least 20 kayaks over the years and still couldn't make up our minds. In fact GRUMPA, BMJ, myself, and a few others have gone around and around about the subject here on LOA for 4 or 5 years. GRUMPA & BMJ both bought inflatables - Sea Eagle's (sweet kayaks!) - while we kept languishing over the choices and our needs. Well, we finally decided to...

If one can't drive a stake in the ground for a strap, I have seen some folks use a couple of 5 gallon buckets full of rocks or water for hold down weights. They set them on the ground next to the poles and attach a strap to each.

Living in KS - wind is our friend/enemy - but I found the spiral stakes work well in most soil types - I picked this kit up off of Amazon - Camco 42593 Awning Anchor Kit with Pull Tension Strap The one think I found with the springs, they will allow the awning to lift the poles off the ground slightly in strong winds, but not enough to allow the awning to be damaged. The springs are not required and the spiral anchor can be picked up at Walmart in the pet department... There are curved...

Yeowza, they sure are! I use 2 painters poles and a squeegee holder to do the same. It doe need to be anchored somehow because it occasionally falls to the side if the wind lifts the awning a little. This might be the best way to keep the corners down. I have used the Carefree poles and had them anchored tightly at 45* as directed Wind gusts lifted the corners just enough to cause the pole to dangle for an instant and not settle in the same place.

Yes, I installed them and also installed a good Curt bumper hitch receiver so we can carry our two 65 lb Lectric ebikes. The bike rack also weighs about 60 lbs and so far so good. One note of caution...our ladder is positioned in the middle of the back wall which enables us to secure the bikes with a cinch strap. I would not even think of carrying such a heavy load on the bumper if we couldn't secure the bikes in this fashion.

In looking for an easy-to-store ladder (primarily to get to the slide roof to clean as may be necessary), I ran across this Cosco SmartClose 14' Type IA Aluminum Telescopic Ladder It is not 14', of course. It extends to 10 1/2 feet but the theory is a normal person can climb up high enough to reach 14'. More important to me is that it collapses to 31" h X 19 3/4" wide X 3 3/8" deep. Actual weight 22 1/2 lbs. Load capacity is 300 lbs. Currently on closeout at some Menard's locations. I really...

I haven't a clue how much they would charge outright. We paid about $399 for the new custom Tyvek cover given the discount due to warranty claim. They were very nice to deal with. I even had the designer call me up to confirm the shape of the front of my trailer since mine is a 2015 not 2015.5 and he wanted to make sure mine was not rounded (it isn't). I told him I was impressed that he took the time to be sure. They said it would take 6 weeks but we had it in-hand in 3 weeks. The other...

Could you share the company and whatever info is required to order one?

This is the update I did this weekend to the straps on our new to us 2020-2375. The turn button fasteners are often used in marine applications and are available on Amazon. Our previous trailer was a Rockwood and they were used on the pocket doors. Always secure. I had to use a wider strap to orientate the turn buttons to mount vertical.