How To Tie A Christmas Tree To Your Roof Rack

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

How to tie a christmas tree to your roof rack.

Tightly secure the tree. Pass the running end over the outside of the roof rack and immediately back under. Drive your tree home. Continue wrapping the line around the other lines about 3 times.

Here are a few other helpful tips to get you and your tree home in one piece. 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. Start by securing one end of the rope using the bowline pass the running end of the line over the tree making as many passes as is practicable. It will look like there are 3 lines it is passing over.

Ideally the rope or twine should be passed over. 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. Then fold it over the left or right of the lines. Step 7 two half hitches.

Pass the line under the 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.