Bungee Cords, Milk Crates, and Other Tank-Hauling Habits Worth Retiring

If you’ve ever set a 20 lb tank in a milk crate and strapped the whole thing into a truck bed or SUV cargo area — or hunted for a bungee that “kinda fits” — you’re not alone. Those habits show up everywhere, because the tank has to move and the tools in the garage are what you grab.

Why people use them

Milk crates and random straps are free and already in the shed. The tank drops into a crate easily; then you cinch crate plus tank to the bed or cargo anchors. It feels better than a loose cylinder. For a short trip it often “works.”

Where they fall short

• Crate + tank still slides as a unit

• Bungees stretch; finding a length that actually holds is a recurring puzzle

• Ratchet/cinch straps get rebuilt every refill

• None of that lives on the tank between trips

Refill day shouldn’t start with a scavenger hunt.

A leave-on alternative

Install a strap once on the cylinder. Leave it there. Next trip: click into the vehicle and go. That’s the idea behind Tank Ties® — personal leave-on transport for 20 lb propane tanks, with truck / SUV / seatbelt options depending on how you drive.

Not a commercial tie-down system. Not a substitute for reading your vehicle’s cargo guidance. Just a simpler way to stop improvising every time the grill runs low.

Details + buy: https://www.tankties.com/buy-now/p/sr1s5se2zn64szxmis6cxwimjz242v · $19.99 · 30-day money-back