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A few years ago I received a couple of seat belt type straps from Rusty Whittly, Gunnison Gliders (970 641-9315), when I purchased a water proof ATOS travel bag. I really liked them. The wide seat belt material was great for my gliders. I loved (and still use) these straps.

But there were a few problems with them. First, they were really long. Now this is great for flexibility but it meant that I had all this extra material whenever I used them to tie down just one or two gliders and I had to take a few more minutes to tie off all the extra material so it wouldn't beat on the roof. This was a time waster and a pain.

Second, the metal buckle meant I had to thread the strap through the buckle each time I put the strap on a glider. This again was a time waster. I couldn't just snap together the buckles. There was only one buckle on each strap and I had to thread the other bare end through the buckle each time. This was not very convenient.

Third, the bare end was not very stable. It curled after a few years. I had to cut one end off and redo it.

So a few years later seeing what Robert Milligan in Santa Barbara had done to create straps with seat belt material, I decided to have Rob McKenzie sew me up some straps based on what Robert had done. Robert had used the straps for years and they were working great for him. I saw the potential.

I had all these different sized straps made up to fit single surface gliders, T2's, ATOS's, multiple gliders, etc. I used them for a number of months and were impressed how well they solved all the problems that I had with my Gunnison Glider straps.

After working with the prototypes I had two sizes of straps made up. One for flex wing gliders and one for two flex wings or one rigid wing glider. Plenty of material to make sure that the straps fit on your rack, but not so much that you have a lot of flapping around material. Just tuck the excess under the strap.

The straps with buckles on both ends make it easy to strap down your glider and then just snap the buckles together and pull to tighten the strap, usually just a little bit (the amount that you loosened the last time when you undid the strap).

Now a good number of you have purchased these straps from me. I've just received a shipment of the double/rigid wing straps and I've sent out those straps. Thanks for your orders.

If you are looking for a strap made specifically for tying down hang gliders with the most convenience, a strap that will properly care for your glider, a strap that will safely hold down your glider, then you'll find them here.