Ratchet Straps
Ratchet Straps
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I was going to start a ratchet strap thread 
I love ratchet straps. Not just for their utility, but also because very few people seem to be able to operate them properly

I love ratchet straps. Not just for their utility, but also because very few people seem to be able to operate them properly

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Yep, ratchet straps are ace.
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I purchased a couple for lashing stuff to the roof of the Mini as I was fed up of the faff of roping stuff on. They're great and make a magnificent farty noise when you're over 20mph.



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How ?? How can you Do It Wrong ?
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I've seen people get themselves in a right mess trying to setup a ratchet strap!
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Not if you tighten them to a high A sharp!Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:47 am I purchased a couple for lashing stuff to the roof of the Mini as I was fed up of the faff of roping stuff on. They're great and make a magnificent farty noise when you're over 20mph.![]()
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But then I wouldn't make a farty noise.NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:36 pmNot if you tighten them to a high A sharp!Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:47 am I purchased a couple for lashing stuff to the roof of the Mini as I was fed up of the faff of roping stuff on. They're great and make a magnificent farty noise when you're over 20mph.![]()
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depends on your diet and how tight your rear end is...Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:40 pmBut then I wouldn't make a farty noise.NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:36 pmNot if you tighten them to a high A sharp!Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:47 am I purchased a couple for lashing stuff to the roof of the Mini as I was fed up of the faff of roping stuff on. They're great and make a magnificent farty noise when you're over 20mph.![]()
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I watched a guy try and fail to fgure out the ratchet then start tying the straps together once. I showed him how they worked before he set off and killed someone

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You really would be amazed. For example, most people don't take up the slack before ratcheting away, then get all knocked out of shape about how long it takes to Do It Wrong. Then add to this most people aren't very good at releasing them, and that about covers it.
I don't struggle with any of this, by the way, because I'm not shit.
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My diet is very good and the Mini won't lift off oversteer if that helps?Rich B wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:45 pmdepends on your diet and how tight your rear end is...
As an aside, I have an interest in gut health and it was pointed out to me that a fart is actually just where you have released the combined farts of all the bacteria that live inside your gut.
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I'm sure you know this but a single twist will eliminate this...Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:47 am I purchased a couple for lashing stuff to the roof of the Mini as I was fed up of the faff of roping stuff on. They're great and make a magnificent farty noise when you're over 20mph.![]()
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Recently a mate and I used Ratchet Straps to pull a Red Telephone Box square so we could get the roof on - very versatile things all in all...
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What did you think they were?!Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:45 pmMy diet is very good and the Mini won't lift off oversteer if that helps?
As an aside, I have an interest in gut health and it was pointed out to me that a fart is actually just where you have released the combined farts of all the bacteria that live inside your gut.
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Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:45 pmMy diet is very good and the Mini won't lift off oversteer if that helps?
As an aside, I have an interest in gut health and it was pointed out to me that a fart is actually just where you have released the combined farts of all the bacteria that live inside your gut.
What caused those to fart?

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Baked beans, of course.nuttinnew wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 7:32 pmJimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:45 pmMy diet is very good and the Mini won't lift off oversteer if that helps?
As an aside, I have an interest in gut health and it was pointed out to me that a fart is actually just where you have released the combined farts of all the bacteria that live inside your gut.
What caused those to fart?![]()
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I never really thought about it and certainly didn't think of it as a batch of second hand farts.JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:52 pmWhat did you think they were?!Jimmy Choo wrote: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:45 pmMy diet is very good and the Mini won't lift off oversteer if that helps?
As an aside, I have an interest in gut health and it was pointed out to me that a fart is actually just where you have released the combined farts of all the bacteria that live inside your gut.![]()
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