I feel like such a dork for not thinking about using socks. my husband has so many socks with holes in them too. ha ha, thank you for posting this.

Great tip. I just did this to my ratchet straps. Thank you.

Good idea. I put 1 inch thick rubber bands around mine and it works like a charm.

Sir you are a genius.

Great idea will be using this idea.

Get a yard of fabric, like a canvas, and sew a quick rectangle. So it doesn't look like you carry a bunch of old dirty socks.

Nice way to contain then in small area, only draw back is the sock will trap moisture and in the mid west you would have rusted/trashed ratchets in short time.

Great idea. I use them to cushion microphones in storage too

Pretty smart and simple lol

I am 60 years old and the first ratchet strap I bought I was 26. They have been around a very long time.

I use dirty underwear to store mine..Works great! Straps are a little smelly but i just get one of those there air fresh things.

This is fake. We ALL know that if you sort out your straps, roll them up nicely, place them in separate socks or rubber bands, then place them in a storage room approximately 3 feet apart from each other, then place a large bin upside down over each one, then carefully shut the door to the storage room, then the very next day when you go in there to get one, they'll all be in a tangled ball in the corner that takes half an hour to sort out again.

Friends riding with you *"bro why do you have so many dirty socks laying around in your truck"*

now that you solved my ratchet strap problem, what do you do for electrical cords

I found a bag with a cinch string around the opening and a bunch of dividers in it, designed for screws or fasteners. I use it to organize my ratshit straps.

a ball bungee works just as well

That four-pack of rachet straps in your video looks exactly like what I bought from Home Depot. I was about to take a pair of diagonal cutting pliers in order to get them out of the plastic case. I then wondered why they would be packaged so nicely and realized there are two clips that hold each strap in that plastic case. You have to look closely, but there are instructions by each strap that tell you how to do it. They are not good instructions but there are small tabs that must be lifted then the plastic holding the straps to the case can be slid away and the straps removed. Of course to get them back in you have to be certain to fold them just like when they came out. If you do one at a time and closely see how it works, in no time you can take them all out, fold them back and they will look just like the package you showed. By now you have either figured this out or destroyed the case to get to them. The socks are a good idea though. Good luck!

Good golly that was a brutal intro. We know the purpose of a ratchet strap and perhaps the history of the ratchet strap too. I suggest cutting out everything until 2:10 into the video. I do appreciate the time you took to show us this but dayum cut to the chase a bit sooner. Thanks for posting.

Dumb idea... I use a ratchet strap to hold my ratchet straps together

I had light ratchet straps in 1992 when I built my house.

Check out the NRS.com strap roll storage idea. No sock required, pretty sure! Bon voyage.

I leave all my straps wadded up in a ball. Sure, it takes half an hour to untangle one but I'm paid by the hour.

I wouldn't use socks if they happen to get wet you can bet it will rust your ratchets out, I just wrap the strap around the ratchet and hold it with an inner tube rubber band. works awesome.

Great idea. You could even use socks that have a small hole in the toe. That way you get more life out of your socks.

And you got spare socks if you need!

Good idea!

Perfect!

I just use my old socks that have gone religous!

They've been used for at least 40 years.

Spoiler alert: Stick them in a sock. The end.

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good...Santa Esmeradla. If nobody else has mentioned it.

Over 3 and a half minutes to simply say "use a sock." Do you love the sound of your own voice?

that socks

Don't let me be misunderstood . . . once that got in my head I kind of phased out .

I use electrical tape last 15 years it works just fine

SMART!

I was at the Farm Science review in Columbus this past summer and found a guy selling ratchet strap wrappers, I bought a few off of him and they're 100 times easier, here's the guys website: wrapadoodledoo.com/

He stores them in socks. There, I saved you some time.

I guess I'll keep using a rubber band...

I'm even cheaper, I use a rubber band.

just get some velcro zip ties or just a length of velcro

Brilliant idea. But fucking dude, this could have been a 30 second video.

You see ....alls you gotta do is just stuff each ratchet strap into each clear pocket and it might take you a few minutes to stuff idk.....10 to 20 straps BOOM DONE DEAL!!! Where as you might spend a few minutes wrapping up ONE strap around itself...Aint NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT...If you ball it up and stuff it in the pocket , it cant get tangled up either...Also its easy to take inventory(when you have a lot of straps to keep track of)....you just count the pockets with straps or (the ones that are empty) to determine that you need to find a missing strap or 2...( easier than counting zipper bags in a box or such).This comment is in reference to my solution listed below,, Anybody see a problem with this method?????

ive seen this before but now i need to use it. i use mine everyday doing hotshot work. check me out sometine.

If I do that the boys will sock me one

Why not just get a clear plastic womens' shoe rack with the multiple pockets arranged in rows and columns...with the closet door hooks.... I guess I will have to make a video...probably about 30 seconds long... and be done with the whole mess!!! BTW my company name is CHEAPBEST MOVERS....

1:27 "Im just a *SOUL* whos' intentions are good" Thats Jim Morrison, The Doors. NOT FOOL

Get to the point