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Originally Posted by Triple
I used a 1,600-pound test ratchet strap as a lanyard while working on my roof this spring. The latch failed and I slid off the house, tearing the ACL, MCL, and patellar tendon in my left knee when I hit the ground. I'd been using it for days without incident when it gave out.
I'll use a ratchet strap to tie something down, but that was the last time I use one to suspend anything of value.
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What gave on it? Did the strap break or did the ratchet let go?
Generally, the force to tie something down isn't much different than that of holding something up...