Rant: My old boss swore by zip ties for everything, but I switched to Velcro straps last month.

I was on a rewire job in a cramped apartment attic, and wrestling with zip ties to bundle a new drop just shredded my forearms. Grabbed a roll of hook-and-loop straps from my truck instead, and the whole run was done in half the time with no cuts. Do you guys have a go-to for clean, fast cable bundling in tight spots?

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3 Comments

miles_perez2mo ago

Velcro straps are the move for tight spaces (no more battle scars). I keep a few different widths in my bag for random jobs.

kim_smith2mo ago

Totally agree with @miles_perez on this. I switched to velcro straps a while back and my hands look way better now. They just make everything easier in those cramped spots.

johnb957d ago

Buddy of mine from the shop, Ryan, tried the velcro straps last year and swore by them after nearly dropping a socket down a dark engine bay. He said it saved his hands from getting shredded on that sharp metal bracket inside the wheel well. Ngl, seeing how fast he grabbed his tools made me grab a set for myself too.