How To Tie Down A Load On Roof Racks

Make sure the straps are long enough to reach across the width of the surfboard.

How to tie down a load on roof racks.

With the cargo on your roof lay the safety strap across the width of your cargo. First loop the strap under the roof rack s crossbar and drape the loose ends over your oblong load i e. This means getting yourself a set of strong non stretching tie downs. Remove your rack when not in use to avoid the added weight drag and noise.

2 take an end of the safety strap and loop it down under a roof bar that runs perpendicular to your vehicle and then back up to the top of the cargo. With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. Use ratchet or cam straps to tie the roof rack through the doors not the windows. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle.

What types of tie downs work best. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. Roof racks have been known to fail at high speeds with lots of updraft so take the extra precaution of tying the roof rack down to the roof of the vehicle as well. Next pull the long end of the strap under the crossbar on the.

There are plenty of options for securing your cargo. While you might have roof racks or bars you re still going to need something to secure down your surfboard to the bars.