I'm moving across the country and want to bring my mattress. Has anyone ever driven long-distance with a mattress on the roof of their car? How did you secure it?
2006-06-26 05:47:16 · 5 answers · asked by akaScully 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
I went many miles with a mattress on top of my car and this is what I did.
Wrap mattress in plastic (heavy duty) to prevent rain damage. Purchase straps with buckles on the end. (I strap down my canoe with these and they hold over thousands of miles. You might need 4 straps (put two straps together for length. Open all 4 doors and run strap through car and over mattress (pull through buckle tight. If you have a two door, run through window and around mattress (close windows) Securing mattress on front end and rear will hold it in place. In high winds I would take a rope and loop it through the front strap and to the front bumper section and secure firmly. Recheck and tighten straps each time you stop for gas. Good luck! You will definitely have no trouble driving thousands of miles with mattress.
2006-06-26 06:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by arlene s 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You want to wrap it in plastic, or shrink wrap if you can. Then, twine it to the roof rack, or if there is not one, through the doors. Wrap that thing front to back, side to side, and if you can, diagonally across the corners, wrapping it so that a single piece of rope or twine goes over the front corner and then down the side. The longest I ever went with a mattress on the roof was three hours and it held OK. Make sure you take extra twin and plastic and stop occasionally to check how secure it is.
2006-06-26 05:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some tie-downs. You can get them at Wal-Mart or any other store like that for $20.00 or less. I have moved a King size matress from Memphis TN to Washington DC. Strap it down well and stop to check it every so often. Keep your speed down and be ready for anything. If it is possible, run one strap from the front bumper to the rear bumper after tieing it across. Good Luck!!
2006-06-26 05:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by southerndedhd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt reccomend it at all. Futons are cheap enough right now. Sell yours or give it away and then buy a new one . Not woth the aggrevation of worrying about losing it off the roof. What about rain and loss of gas mileage due to the wind resistance?
2006-06-26 05:50:57 · answer #4 · answered by mailbox1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not many have as they would tow a trailer rental. if you have a roof rack, make sure you have it wrapped good in plastic at least 4 mil. tie it down to your roof rack. if you don't have a rack, tie it through with the doors open and it will hold with a good rope, alot of it. if your not going to have passengers then close the doors and run it through with the windows down with the rope and then roll the windows up tight on the rope.
2006-06-26 05:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by hollywood71@verizon.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋