Keeping your straps from freezing?

I put mine in the bunk cubby. If there is no room there was a post on here a looong time ago that I thought was a good idea. The fella wired a white backup light (incandescant not LED) inside the tool box on his trailer. He said it was enough heat to keep his straps from freezing and give him a lighted toolbox as a bonus.

 

Excuse my ignorance, there's a lot of it.

Has anyone thought of scotch guarding their straps? Or some other water proofer solution? OR - would that possibly degrade the strap and render them useless? Just an idea I've had for awhile. Thoughts?

 

Heated tool storage boxes would be a nice option. 6 more weeks.....

 

...and here I was thinking it was a dumb idea, someone already made millions on it :/

 

I just took some of those straps off my trailer. They get so stiff its almost impossible to fold up the slack.

 

Ok yall might think Im nuts but, hear me out. I use the orange straps work great, last longer and yea they are heavier but work well. As far as deicing and drying I have a milk crate that is layed on its side with pegs in it that ive taken some of my wifes cookie racks (dangerous part) lets air get around them I can fit them in my side box and I put a drip pan under the crate (another one borrowed from the wife) to catch water. usually they dry and defrost in a couple of hours then I just put them back in my headache rack

 

Yeah I have some too. They're easier to work with when they get older. They do last a long time.