Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: Cam-Lock Tie Downs http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Scraper http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44769 Scraper Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:37:12 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44769 I agree with the others. I have used this kind and the ratchet kind for many years. If you have something heavy or if you are going long distance, the cam locks are not the good. They will loosen as you travel (at least mine do). Whereas the ratchet style tend to stay tighter. I agree with the others. I have used this kind and the ratchet kind for many years. If you have something heavy or if you are going long distance, the cam locks are not the good. They will loosen as you travel (at least mine do). Whereas the ratchet style tend to stay tighter.

]]> By: Stuey http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44621 Stuey Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:47:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44621 I picked up a few like this and a few ratcheting types last year when I had to move a lot of stuff. I have to say - I like the ratching types a lot better, and they're not much costlier. I paid $4-$5 per @ walmart and stronger ones for $12 for a set of two. Still, these do come in handy - I used a few to bundle together a few loose pieces of lumber and it was much less bulky than a ratcheting mechanism would have been. There are other uses too where they come in handier, such as cinching together sleeping bags or blankets. I picked up a few like this and a few ratcheting types last year when I had to move a lot of stuff. I have to say - I like the ratching types a lot better, and they’re not much costlier. I paid $4-$5 per @ walmart and stronger ones for $12 for a set of two. Still, these do come in handy - I used a few to bundle together a few loose pieces of lumber and it was much less bulky than a ratcheting mechanism would have been. There are other uses too where they come in handier, such as cinching together sleeping bags or blankets.

]]> By: Stuart http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44592 Stuart Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:21:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44592 They work for holding but when you need a TIGHT strap to stop stuff slipping, they cannot beat a ratcheting strap. Then again it's what I use since I HATE ratchet straps that require 3 bloody hands to release them. (My Workplace does not buy the best ones) When I am "The Decider", I buy these type (link) which do tighten instantly with a yank and release quickly by pulling one lever - you can substitute a super long length rope into them if desired: http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=10136&cat=2,51520 They work for holding but when you need a TIGHT strap to stop stuff slipping, they cannot beat a ratcheting strap. Then again it’s what I use since I HATE ratchet straps that require 3 bloody hands to release them. (My Workplace does not buy the best ones)

When I am “The Decider”, I buy these type (link) which do tighten instantly with a yank and release quickly by pulling one lever - you can substitute a super long length rope into them if desired:
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=10136&cat=2,51520

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]]> By: TL http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44488 TL Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:53:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44488 I got a bunch of these (of varous lengths) with a cartop rack about ten years ago. They are the first thing I reach for whenever I need to tie down a load. While not as strong as a ratcheting tie down, my experience has been that they work very well and are much faster to get in place. I got a bunch of these (of varous lengths) with a cartop rack about ten years ago. They are the first thing I reach for whenever I need to tie down a load. While not as strong as a ratcheting tie down, my experience has been that they work very well and are much faster to get in place.

]]> By: Rob http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44412 Rob Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:55:23 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44412 I've used these and they don't work very well. The wire spring inside gets stuck in the strap, and the teeth slip. Get the load binding kind and save yourself the money. I’ve used these and they don’t work very well. The wire spring inside gets stuck in the strap, and the teeth slip.
Get the load binding kind and save yourself the money.

]]> By: Evan N. http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44411 Evan N. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:51:54 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/02/cheap-ass-tools-cam-lock-tie-downs/#comment-44411 I've had straps like these for years and they work very well. If you want to be sure they won't come loose, just tie the loose end coming out of the buckle around the taut part of the strap, sort of like the knot that finishes up a trucker's hitch. I have both these kind and the ratcheting kind, and use both. I’ve had straps like these for years and they work very well. If you want to be sure they won’t come loose, just tie the loose end coming out of the buckle around the taut part of the strap, sort of like the knot that finishes up a trucker’s hitch. I have both these kind and the ratcheting kind, and use both.

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