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July 29, 2008
Another day, another hitch
Still moving, and things are crazier than even I could have imagined. While I would have paid professional movers, the only company I fould find in the area with high recommendations was booked up for the entire period, so I decided to go with YouPack.com. For less than a third of what a regular moving outfit charges, they'll drop off a large (28') trailer, and as the name says, you pack it. Easier said than done. Anyway, I don't have time to prattle on , but yesterday a friend who used to work as a mover showed me an ingenious way of tying things down, which is so simple and so strong that I wondered how I ever got along without it. It's known colloquially as the Trucker's Hitch, and because I had a little trouble remembering what my friend showed me, I was forced to resort to Google. I found a diagram online, and I am presenting it as a public service:
"Once you learn it, you wonder how you got along without it." That would be a nice ad slogan. The trouble is, there's no money to be made in ideas, especially if they're tied up in knots. posted by Eric on 07.29.08 at 08:53 AM
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Eric, We moved cross-country using ABF U-Pack a year ago. ABF was a pleasure to work with, but the packing and loading got really old. Nothing was broken, but we did have some things that had finishes rubbed off from the trailer vibrating furniture, etc. against each other. Wrap carefully! Cris · July 29, 2008 11:15 AM I learned that one from my father. Who is a trucker. Who used it for tying down loads. Phelps · July 29, 2008 01:06 PM
Goyo · July 29, 2008 05:14 PM Yes it's useful. You can also double up the loops to get some pully action to help tighten it. But be careful, the truckers hitch significantly reduces the strength of the rope. (50% or more) Erik · July 30, 2008 12:44 AM Commisserations on the move. I always find moving horribly traumatic. I was a Boy Scout, but have forgotten everything but a simple slipknot. I'll have to keep this in mind, though I can't see where I'd have any use for it outside of light bondage. TallDave · July 31, 2008 10:51 AM Post a comment
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Eric,
We moved cross-country using ABF U-Pack a year ago. ABF was a pleasure to work with, but the packing and loading got really old. Nothing was broken, but we did have some things that had finishes rubbed off from the trailer vibrating things against each other. Wrap carefully!