How To Tie A Christmas Tree To Your Roof Rack

Here are a few other helpful tips to get you and your tree home in one piece.

How to tie a christmas tree to your roof rack.

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. 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. If you don t have a roof rack roll down the windows of the car and run the ropes through the car several times. Drive your tree home.

It will look like there are 3 lines it is passing over. Pass the line under the roof rack. Step 7 two half hitches. 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.

Ideally the rope or twine should be passed over. In addition to creating a safety hazard transporting. Wiggle the tree and if it moves it s not on tight enough. Pass the running end over the outside of the roof rack and immediately back under.

Continue wrapping the line around the other lines about 3 times. Then fold it over the left or right of the lines.