Jerry Can Straps Suck

[fng]

Okay, I got the jerry can holder secured to the bed, placed the strap through all the right holes and loops, put the can in and regardless of how tight I get the strap it won't "Snap-Over" to secure the can?????
Any Ideas?

[kwai]

How about a pic? I can't imagine what you are doing wrong.

[k8icu]

Snap over? I don't follow that. The strap is to short is that what your saying?

[Binford]

Yeah. Should just be an aligator clip. You must have a different kind of strap.

[fng]

Well, the two ends of the buckle assy attach with each other by means of a hook shaped piece and on the other a bar.
Once you've connected the two, a bow allowing a fulcrum action is then "thrown over" to tension the strap. However the tension isn't sufficient enough to keep the can tight in the carrier. Here's a couple of pics:






Hope that helps explain things a little better. And yes my wife was kind enough to serve as the hand model (in her robe no less, the reflection was too telling otherwise) for these pics.

[Binford]

Pink isn't your color, dude...

(Oh, didn't read that last line. I feel better now. Whew!)

That's not the same kind of strap I've got. No tensioning on mine other than what I pull out of it by hand.



The loose end of the strap wraps over the alligator clip, effectively hiding it in this pic. Best one I've got of it though.