Substitute for Ratchet Straps for Close-Together Points
I love ratchet straps, but I can't seem to find any extra-short ones. I have two anchor points about 6-8 inches apart that have a slight obstruction between them (so not a straight line).
Ideally I would find some ratchets with a compact hook profile, and extra short portion of strap between the hook and ratchet. But also perhaps some kind of hook on a threaded rod and a coupling system that allows for slight bends?
It needs to be a removable solution, but it doesn't have to be quick or easy to remove. In fact a lockable or tool-neccesary solution would be slightly ideal.
Any ideas?
Edit: I'm trying to clamp a camper shell to a truck bed. I'd like to keep the bed liner, which means I can't use use the bed rails w/o cutting 4 holes into the liner. This leaves the 4 bed anchor points on each corner. Based off current responses, I'm probably looking at some rope system.
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Cut the strap shorter.
A Trucker's Hitch may be useful. It's a knot that's used to tighten loads.
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An appropriately sized turnbuckle with threaded carabiner on each end(to provide off-axis alignment) could work.
Depending on your strength needs a sinching rope binder, truckers hitch, or power sinch are options.
There always is using an intermediary anchor point to bring the ratchet strap to, forming a V shape between the points.
This, or two turnbuckles joined at the top point with a couple of links of chain.
Big hose clamps?
That would just be silly. Cable ties!
Oh pleaz! Cable ties will never be strong enough and have no mechanical advantage.
Ratchet rope might be what you want.
Possibly some kind of rope knot, clamps, some combination of the two, possibly modifying them somehow, it’s hard to know what to suggest without knowing what exactly you’re trying to ratchet.
How tight do you need it? Rope sounds like an ideal solution. Maybe a couple of block and tackle type things.
can't you just pull one of the ends of the ratchet strap all the way down until there's only 8" between them?