Tarp straps or shock cord ????

Yeah, that would make more sense, I guess they were going for the smaller diameter for storage, the one's I saw were like 1 1/2", 2" but something smaller than 4". That's why I mentioned they didn't hold much.

I've also seen some that resembled a cord wind up, like an "H" pattern. Whatever works I guess.

 

I put ,mine in my box, like a pile of spaghetti & shake it all loose when needed. have not had a tarped load in months though.

 

i use bungees. we have a trailer supply store i stock up on about every 6 months. $1 a peace for 21's.


i don't have a lot of hooks left. they get torn up from chain loads. never thought about running the chain over the rail instead of under till recently. LOL.


i see lots of guys tarp and leave while i'm still tarping. they all use bungee rope.

 

I just posted this site in another thread. Thought it might help here too. The only rubber bungies I have left are wearing out quickly. These ones will last for years. http://www.justduckyproducts.com/products/the-perfect-bungee/strap/ More expensive to buy, but you replace them less.

 

Shock cord. Leave them set up in the tarps and short pieces tied on the end. Only down side is when they get wet and freeze they can be a pain. All I can think of when using anything with a hook is that movie the Christmas Story and the Mom telling the kid "You'll shoot your eye out!"

 

A 4 pack for $18 !!!!!!

I need to start hauling freight at the rates you get

 

LoL. The thing about these bungies is they will never degrade from the sun and you would have to hook each end to a truck driving the other way to break them. You do pay more initially, but never have to replace them unless you loose them.

 

How stiff are they in the cold?

 

Get a section of 6" plastic pipe and cut it the length of the bungee plus an inch or two. Hook the bungees on each end and you have a carrier. I get about 60 bungees on each piece of pipe which I can then stick under my tarps before I strap them to the deck. They can also be bolted to your headache rack somewhere convenient if you have the space, the backside maybe to protect them from the weather.