The Strapper Keeper
Tired of loose ends of your ratchet straps flapping in the breeze, dragging on the road or getting sucked under your tires?
We've got your back(or strap)! Simple as feeding the tail end of your strap through the body of The Strapper Keeper and winding it up, when you get to the end, simply wrap the bungee ball cord around as many times as necessary and hook the ball to one of the 4 catches. While many people roll and tie up their strap slack, having it come undone a few times and tear up a few straps, we decided to make a fix for this. They also work great to store your straps in neat and contained manner. Currently only offering them for 2" straps, we will release ones for 1" - 1-1/2" straps in the near future.
Our previous version had velcro straps, which we found a complete pain to use and the velcro would get muddy and be useless and they never seemed to be the right length for anything other than storing the whole assembly. The bungee ball straps can get dirt/water/mud on them and still work flawlessly and because they are elastic, they can be tensioned and stay where you put them.
The body of them is 3D printed plastic, heavier than they likely need to be, but have held up incredibly with zero strength issues, so now we're bringing them to market. Every edge is radiused so there is zero chance of chafing any of your straps. As stated, they are plastic, and if exposed to hot temperatures , they can soften and warp. However, don’t be alarmed, the temperatures and UV exposure will not ruin them, however they will become flexible. Once they cool off, they will return to their original rigidity. Subjecting them to high temperatures can actually make them stronger as the printed layer’s bonds will become stronger. Any confusion of this can be explained by understanding how FDM type 3D printing is done(literally thousands of YouTube videos on the subject).
Currently only doing them in black and white(colors you receive may vary between back and white and may even be a mixed batch depending on our current filament stock/availability). If you need/want to have all matching colors, please email us after you order to specify, this may or may not effect lead times. If you want a custom color, feel free to email us at NTKFabWorks@gmail.com with an inquire. Expect longer lead times and possible price adjustments for any custom colors.
These are sold individually and in discounted bulk-packs of 6. They come with a bungee ball cord already tied through them, to work with 2" wide straps.