How To Tie A Mattress To A Car Roof Rack

Don t bend your mattress folding or bending the mattress can break the springs and filling causing irreparable damage to your new purchase.

How to tie a mattress to a car roof rack.

Secure the front end of the mattress and then the other end of the mattress. Don t tie a mattress directly to the roof of your car. Enlist the help of a partner to stand on the opposite side of the car. Haul it onto your car.

Use strong rope or straps and make sure the mattress is tied down lengthwise and widthwise keeping the fastenings well centered. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle. Tie one end of the rope on a handle on the rear inside roof of the car. First wrap the mattress in a bag new mattresses generally come in one or you can buy one at a hardware store and use packing tape to close the bag and secure any loose plastic.

Hi all i need to transport a queen sized mattress on the roof rack of a 2007 rav4 for about 5km. 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. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. Keep in mind the driver s side should be rope free.

Roll down the windows in all doors of the car except the driver s side. Then place the rope across the mattress length wise then secure both ends starting with the front then the back to the front and back bumpers respectively. Nov 23rd 2016 5 07 pm 2. Once the rope is tightly placed on the mattress open all of the windows except the driver s side.

It can cost up to 1 500 to fix this damage. Put a piece of rope on the roof of the car that goes from back bumper to front bumper. Would i be able to tie it down with some ropes or should i get some straps. With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars.

Once tightly packed in the mattress bag haul the mattress onto your roof and center it in the middle. Position the mattress on the centre of the car roof. Roll down all windows tie the rope that you placed the mattress on in place. The safest way to use this method is with a roof rack.

Pull the rope tight so there is no extra slack. Securing the mattress by running a rope or twine through the windows or doors of your car can result in broken door seals and warped window frames.