Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails.
Tied rope to bumper from roof.
In this example a tree is used as a temporary anchor point.
After the rope is anchored a weight is placed at the other end to keep the rope taut.
The second option is the side racks.
Ratchet straps or cam straps.
Just as before wrap that end of the safety strap under the other side of the same roof bar.
A throwing line is used to get the rope over the sloped roof.
Put a piece of rope on the roof of the car that goes from back bumper to front bumper.
Tie the rope that you placed the mattress on in place.
You can use rope but it s too hard to explain how to tie knots for people who aren t familiar with basic knotting techniques.
His fear impelled him to take precautions against falling from the roof.
Bring that strap end around to the other side of the cargo.
A 32 year old roofer was jerked to the ground and dragged almost 200 feet when his wife drove away in the family car with his safety rope tied to the bumper.
Choose an object of your choice that you need to tie and create a loop n the rope and wrap around it.
Then a user needs to find a secure object that can be used to serve as a safe temporary anchor point.
Roll down all windows.
On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle.
To keep it tight pull it strongly onto the object.
Once your load is secured with rope you can cinch it down tight with some easy knots shown by gil r.
Unfortunate husband1996 urban legend.
A husband in los angeles was deathly afraid of heights.
How to tie down your load with a rope using simple knots.
Nevertheless one day he found it necessary to climb onto his roof to adjust the tv antenna.
You can add a additional square knot to make it more tighten as it s get loosen up often.
Put the mattress on top of the car and rope so that it goes length wise with the length of the car see pics above.
Around the line wrap the rope twice by its end back over the loop and back though.
Take an end of the safety strap and loop it down under a roof bar that runs perpendicular to your vehicle and then back up to the top of the cargo.
Whatever you need to tie to the top of your car roof follow these steps so everything stays firmly in place without flying off and causing an accident.