How To Tie A Mattress To Roof Racks

Once tightly packed in the mattress bag haul the mattress onto your roof and center it in the middle.

How to tie a mattress to roof racks. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails. Mattresses are large bulky and can pick up resistance from the wind. After the mattress is secure in the plastic place the mattress on the roof. Pull the rope tight so there is no extra slack.

On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle. I came across a guy on the highway that only had a strap going across. Put a piece of rope on the roof of the car that goes from back bumper to front bumper. Put the mattress on top of the car and rope so that it goes length wise with the length of the car see pics above.

With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. Drive on surface streets if possible to avoid heavy air pushing up on the mattress at the front of the car. Then place the rope across the mattress length wise then secure both ends starting with the front then the back to the front and back bumpers respectively. Use strong rope or straps and make sure the mattress is tied down lengthwise and widthwise keeping the fastenings well centered.

Be sure to crisscross the rope over and under the mattress and roof to secure the mattress to the car. First wrap the mattress in a bag new mattresses generally come in one or you can buy one at a hardware store and use packing tape to close the bag and secure any loose plastic. If you do secure your mattress to a roof rack or safely in the bed of a truck strap it down with ratcheting straps. Ratcheting straps are much less likely to fail when moving a bulky item like a mattress.

Tie the rope that you placed the mattress on in place. The mattress had lifted up in the front and ripped the roof racks right off. What types of tie downs work best. Tie one end of the rope on a handle on the rear inside roof of the car.

Center the mattress in the middle and put the rope over the length of the mattress. Secure the front end of the mattress and then the other end of the mattress.