How To Secure Boxes To A Roof Rack

Mounting a gun case to your roof rack as cargo box for recovery gear.

How to secure boxes to a roof rack.

When i got my lfd off road roof rack my intention was to carry most of my gear using plano sportsman s boxes to leave the cargo area of the 4runner accessible for sleeping. After some time of putting heavy boxes up and down on the roof rack hassling with strapping them down i decided that it was more trouble than it. Ratchet straps are a cheap and easy way to ensure the highest level of safety when deciding how to secure items on a roof rack. Lighter goes lower place heavier items on top of lighter items.

Two equally spaced straps running front to back and two side to side across the load will do the trick for most standard shaped items. Just as before wrap that end of the safety strap under the other side of the same roof bar. Next pull the long end of the strap under the crossbar on the. Bring that strap end around to the other side of the cargo.

Take an end of the safety strap and loop it down under a roof bar that runs perpendicular to your vehicle and then back up to the top of the cargo. Stack items evenly across the roof and in the center of the doors.