Transporting Mattress On Roof Rack

Transporting a mattress in a car.

Transporting mattress on roof rack.

Toss the first long piece of rope over the length of the mattress. If you plan on purchasing or moving a mattress make sure you have the proper materials. To safely transport a mattress follow a few simple steps. If you ever wondered how to load a mattress on top of a car the right way so that it doesn t blow down the street when drivi.

If your vehicle is large enough for you to transport the mattress inside go for it. Use your legs to lift the mattress from the dolly and slide it on to the top of the vehicle and make sure that it s centered over the car. Roll down all windows. Wrap 3 or 4 ratchet straps around the vehicle s roof rack if it has one or around the top of the vehicle.

There should be enough to secure one end under the front of your car and enough at the other end to secure the second end under the back of your car. The tools you will need. 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. This will stress any knot no matter how securely tied.

Put a piece of rope on the roof of the car that goes from back bumper to front bumper. Tie the rope that you placed the mattress on in place. Hi all i need to transport a queen sized mattress on the roof rack of a 2007 rav4 for about 5km. Place the mattress on the roof making sure it s in the middle.

Once tightly packed in the mattress bag haul the mattress onto your roof and center it. Tape the plastic down so there are no loose ends flying. Note that you may need to put down or remove some or all of the seats in order to make it fit. Haul it onto your car.

Once you have all of the tools wrap the mattress in plastic. Sleepy sal episode 4 is here. Ratcheting straps are much less likely to fail when moving a bulky item like a mattress. Mattresses are large bulky and can pick up resistance from the wind.

Wrap the mattress completely in the mattress bag making sure to tape down every loose end to. If you do secure your mattress to a roof rack or safely in the bed of a truck strap it down with ratcheting straps. Be sure to position your mattress flat and never fold it.