5 Less Well Known Uses for Erickson Tow Straps
When it comes to tow straps, Erickson is a tried and trusted brand here in the Northwest. Its main distribution center is located in Marine City, Michigan- with a second manufacturing and distribution center located in Canada. This family run business was started in a garage over three decades ago.
These tie-downs and tow straps are an integral part of Western lifestyles from tying down oversized loads like tons of first cut alfalfa bales to securing your snowmobiles or boats to the trailers, these straps are well built and sewn with the latest patterns and technologies to ensure you are safe in whatever line of work you do.
We went searching for unique ways to use these tow straps, and these are just a few we found.
If you know of others, please put them in the comments so we can keep a full list of "extra uses" for Erickson tow straps.
Slackline w/ Erickson Tow Straps
If you are a climber, like some of us in the office- or a camper... even if you've been on any college campuses in the last 5-10 years, you will know what slacklining is. Climbers use it to train both balance and core strength. There is a growing group of people that slackline as a way to decompress after a stressful work day. Some people have said once you get the hang of it, it becomes almost like meditation. Erickson tow straps make a perfect slackline.
Swings for Patio
Erickson makes tow straps with a breaking limit of 5000 lb- if you understand that a safe working load limit (W/L/L) is the breaking limit (500) divided by three- than you will understand that this leaves ample room for the DIY crowd- especially when it comes to swings. Tow straps around the Northwest have become rope swings over water, swings from the horses' hot walker, and a safe alternative to supports for a peaceful patio swing.
Erickson Hammock Straps
If you want to do a little bit more DIY work, then creating your own hammock from an Erickson tow-strap is certainly possible. If you've ever done this, we'd love to hear about it; around the office it's somewhat of a myth.
Erickson Tow Straps for Treestands
The chair and the tree stand functions of the Erickson tow strap may seem, at first, unrelated. Those of us who hunt in the Northwest will have, in our time, come across a tree stand. If you have ever broken a manufacturer's strap, you may have used a tow strap to replace it.
NOTE: Tree stand hunting can be dangerous, so follow all manufacturer's guidelines.
Use them to catch Sea Bass
And, as you can see in the video below, you can use tow straps to ensure that the giant grouper you catch from the dock will not get away from you.
Are there any uses for a tow strap we add? Feel free to put it in the comments, and we will update the blog!! Or buy yours here, experiment and send us an update!