a different solution to tie dows flying off the roof of the car ...

I sewed short lengths of nylon webbing (strapping) to the ends of the tie
downs. These tails hang down and get caught in the top of the door when it
closes so if the tie down comes loose it will stay put, more or less. I
had to sew a button on each of the tails so they would not slip back out
of the door jamb. It would have been simpler to tie short lengths of
string to the tie downs with big knots in the ends of the string but I had
some scraps of nylon webbing and it looks better. You can buy nylon
webbing in fabric stores. Mine came off discarded backpacks or shoulder
bags, I can't remember which.

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