How To Tie A Christmas Tree To Your Roof Rack

Then fold it over the left or right of the lines.

How to tie a christmas tree to your roof rack. Drive your tree home. In addition to creating a safety hazard transporting. Start by securing one end of the rope using the bowline pass the running end of the line over the tree making as many passes as is practicable. And even if your car doesn t have roof rack bars or rails the article describes in detail a safe method for ensuring that your tree stays put while you drive home.

In aaa s survey 20 percent of respondents who plan to purchase a tree said they were going to tie it to the roof without using a roof rack. Pass the line under the roof rack. If you have a roof rack once you put the tree on top of the car lace the rope several times over the tree and through the roof rack. If you don t have a roof rack roll down the windows of the car and run the ropes through the car several times.

Step 7 two half hitches. Continue wrapping the line around the other lines about 3 times. It will look like there are 3 lines it is passing over. Wiggle the tree and if it moves it s not on tight enough.

Here are a few other helpful tips to get you and your tree home in one piece. Tightly secure the tree.