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Safe tie-downs for crates in car?
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:39:32 +0000 (UTC),
(Melanie L Chang) wrote: What do I need to use to tie down the crate so that it won't move around when I drive and will anchor the crate for safety purposes? Said vehicle is a Honda Element, by the way! congratulations! how about the nylon webbing straps that construction workers use to tie stuff to their trucks? i drove past one this afternoon that had it's whole trailer o' tools strapped shut with one of those suckers. it looked like a big gift box! they come in gauges that are plenty strong--i see loggers using fatter ones to tie down their loads. -- shelly http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet. -- Paul Klee |
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Melanie L Chang wrote: Said vehicle is a Honda Element, by the way! Yay for you! |
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Melanie L Chang wrote: I am finally going to have a vehicle that I can put a crate in. I plan to keep one wire crate (36") set up more or less permanently in it. Have no desire to build a platform to mount the crate on. I don't think bungies will cut it. What do I need to use to tie down the crate so that it won't move around when I drive and will anchor the crate for safety purposes? I like straps with cam buckles for stuff like that - you can cinch those down pretty tightly if your webbing doesn't stretch. Congrats on the car - I really like those. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - 43% of all private-sector jobs created in the US from 2001 to April 2005 are housing-related |
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Melanie L Chang said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
What do I need to use to tie down the crate so that it won't move around when I drive and will anchor the crate for safety purposes? Ratchet straps. Said vehicle is a Honda Element, by the way! Cool! I think that it has places you can attach ratchet straps. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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on 2005-06-07 at 05:16 wrote:
Ratchet straps. a-ha! i shoulda known those things had a name. -- shelly http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com/ http://letters-to-esther.blogspot.com/ (updated 4/3/05) |
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Rocky wrote in
: Melanie L Chang said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: What do I need to use to tie down the crate so that it won't move around when I drive and will anchor the crate for safety purposes? Ratchet straps. Most big-box hardware stores would have them. If you were in Canada I would suggest Canadian Tire, but you aren't. -- Marcel and Moogli http://mudbunny.blogspot.com/ |
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Melanie wrote:
I think if I squeezed Solo into a smaller crate (32" or 30", which he will fit into but I like to give him more space) and got the special narrow crates that are supposed to go into SUVs I MIGHT be able to put two side by side in back without taking the seats out, but that's a big if. (Or a big might.) Will report back as soon as it's in my hot little hands. This makes up for my family not coming to my graduation! This is bizarre. I was wondering this weekend what type of car you had decided on and hadn't gotten around to sending a post asking. Some friends of mine use the SUV crates in their Sienna. They have plenty of room for their Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, so I suppose they would work nicely for the border collies. If you have a chance to get near VA Beach before you move check out Care-a-Lot. Good prices if you don't have to pay for the shipping. That is too bad about the family not making it to your graduation. Beth |
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"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message ... Shelly & The Boys ) wrote: : You'll have to report how you like it, and whether or not you think you can : get : a 36" crate, and maybe the next size down in there. You definitely can. I brought a med/large Cabana Crate to the dealership with me when I test drove on Sunday (they looked at me funny -- the salesguy could not believe someone would have three dogs voluntarily). It's slightly shorter and slightly wider than the 36" Midwest I want to set up in there. You can fit one 36" with the door facing the back, and one sideways with the door facing the suicide doors, if the back seats are put up. With the seats flipped up but still in, I would be able to put a small crate (24") next to the 36" facing the back. There's also enough space under the ceiling that I could put the small crate (for Skeeter) on top of the large crate if I wanted to, but I don't know how stable that would be. Awesome...I already have 2 of the 36" Midwests, one of which is the 2-door (one front, one side) model. I plan to mount them into the car I end up with, since I rarely carry passengers (except for the occasional one in the front). Bodhi can ride in the next size down, but I don't like him to stay in it for longer than a ride. But, the next Belgian could potentially be a bitch, so the smaller size would work (I'm not being picky about gender--either would work). Anticipating the report after you've had time to gather an opinion! Shelly & The Boys |
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