Truck beds
Best ratchet straps for truck beds
Anchor points, strap length, and the AUGO 15-foot kit as StrapRank's editor's pick for pickup beds.
A pickup bed is the home turf of a 15-foot consumer kit. The anchors are close, the loads are mixed, and you will use the straps often enough that a bag of four beats a single industrial assembly you have to uncoil like a fire hose.
Route the strap so the bed can hold it
- Clip into rated bed cleats, rings, or a track system the truck maker or track maker rates. If you added E-track, use E-track fittings. VULCAN's logistic straps publish 1,333 lb and will not hook a factory cleat.
- A strap that crosses the bed to the other side is a different count, under the commercial rules, from a strap that only ties back to the same rail. The buying guide has the 393.106 version of that sentence.
- Keep the ratchet off the top of a finished surface and out of the gap where a tailgate closes.
- Tie the tail. A loose end at highway speed is a whip and a way to lose the strap.
- The AUGO retractable pair publishes 1,000 lb on a 2-inch by 10-foot strap and is aimed at people who hate leftover webbing. Ten feet is less generous than fifteen once the load is tall. The 15-foot manual kit remains the pick for general beds.
AUGO 1 in × 15 ft ratchet strap 4-pack
StrapRank's editor's pick for a general-purpose consumer kit. The listing publishes a 2,200 lb break strength and a 733 lb load capacity on 1-inch by 15-foot straps, and the kit includes coated S-hooks, soft loops, bungees, and a bag.
- Width
- 1 in
- Length
- 15 ft
- Quantity
- 4 straps
- Published working load
- 733 lb load capacity
- Published break strength
- 2,200 lb
- Fittings
- Rubber-coated S-hooks with safety locks
No StrapRank lab test. Confirm the sewn tag on the strap you receive.
View on AmazonAUGO retractable 2 in × 10 ft ratchet strap 2-pack
AUGO's retractable pair. The listing publishes a 3,000 lb break strength and a 1,000 lb load capacity on 2-inch by 10-foot straps, with a mechanism meant to retract extra webbing.
- Width
- 2 in
- Length
- 10 ft
- Quantity
- 2 straps
- Published working load
- 1,000 lb load capacity
- Published break strength
- 3,000 lb
- Fittings
- S-hooks with safety locks
Retractable hardware can change the assembly rating. Use the tag on the strap, not the webbing width alone.
View on AmazonRhino USA 1 in × 15 ft ratchet strap 4-pack
The closest format match to the AUGO editor's pick: four 1-inch by 15-foot ratchet straps with S-hooks and soft loops. Published working load is 607 lb and published break strength is 1,823 lb.
- Width
- 1 in
- Length
- 15 ft
- Quantity
- 4 straps
- Published working load
- 607 lb
- Published break strength
- 1,823 lb
- Fittings
- Coated full-bend S-hooks
The 607 lb working load is from Rhino USA's product page for this size. Confirm it is printed on the Amazon variation and on the strap tag.
View on AmazonRhino USA's 15-foot 4-pack is the format twin and publishes 607 lb. It is a reasonable alternative and a lower published working load, which is the whole of the comparison. If the bed is carrying something that needs a 3,000 lb class tag, leave both 1-inch kits in the storage bin and use a 2-inch assembly whose listing actually says so.
Questions readers actually ask
How long should a truck-bed strap be?
Fifteen feet covers most pickup beds with enough tail to tie, which is why the AUGO and the comparable Rhino USA and CARTMAN kits are all 15 feet. Eight feet gets tight over a tall load. Twenty-seven feet is more strap than a short bed needs.
Can I hook a strap to the bedside plastic?
Only if that point is a rated anchor. A lot of visible holes are trim, not structure. The strap's working load does not upgrade a weak eye.
Keep reading
Specs change. Recheck the AUGO listing and the tag on any strap before you haul.