How To Tie A Christmas Tree To Your Roof Rack

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.

How to tie a christmas tree to your 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. In addition to creating a safety hazard transporting. Drive your tree home. Losing your tree on the middle of the highway and causing a car accident is not a great way to start the holidays so tie it extra tight.

Continue wrapping the line around the other lines about 3 times. Ideally the rope or twine should be passed over. Pass the running end over the outside of the roof rack and immediately back under. 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.

Then fold it over the left or right of the lines. Here are a few other helpful tips to get you and your tree home in one piece. Wiggle the tree and if it moves it s not on tight enough. 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.

It will look like there are 3 lines it is passing over. Tightly secure the tree.