Re: rack straps for boards

From: Ken Poulton (poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Apr 25 1995 - 17:29:57 PDT


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Subject: Re:  rack straps for boards


> Or, use Garb Straps for each board. I think Garb Straps, at about $20-25 a
> pair, are a great time saver. They are elasticized to absorb any slack which
> develops, but are quickly pulled taut to eliminate any slack when you are
> racking up. They have quick-release hooks, so that the length need not be
> adjusted each trip.

Where do you get Garb Straps? Do you trust these to be the sole
tie-down (i.e., for boards sitting on the top rung) ?

Also, is it possible to get two-sided crossbars to allow stacking
boards on both sides of the central vertical posts?

Ken Poulton
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