We used to use bungy cords and we switched 2 yrs ago to Hookem-Dano ladder locks. They can be found at http://www.hookumdano.com/
Tom _____ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 12:53 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT; securing extension ladder to SUV roof rack That's exactly the problem...he wants a solution to that. I know Dish/Direct/whoever have the vans with the ladder rack that slides off/down a bit - perhaps find one of those on ebay? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Matt Jenkins <m...@smarterbroadband.net> wrote: We use bungee cords, preferably the kind with the carabiners on each end. One in the front and one in the back. They have never failed. Only people have caused failures so far. On 11/08/2010 12:48 PM, Steven McGehee wrote: > Hi all, > > Got a situation that I think a lot of you all probably deal with as > well. We have a service SUV with a roof rack that we use to transport a > 28' extension ladder (14' in stored position). We use two straps to > secure the ladder and that method has served us well for years. The > problem is that it takes several minutes to do and not every one on our > staff knows the proper way to fully secure the ladder with this method. > > Ultimately, I'm trying to find a quicker, easier way to secure this > ladder to the roof rack. Some type of clamping system instead of passing > straps through the rack and the ladder rungs would be great. I didn't > know if any of you had a method or product you'd recommend, but I > haven't found anything concrete yet after some Googling. > > Thanks, and feel free to reply off-list as I know this is kind of OT. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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