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With winter approaching it’s time to make sure you aren’t being sold a summer grade product. Some manufacturers, like Redback, provide all weather all season strap that provides the same great performance across the country regardless of season.
Using a summer coating on a composite strap during the winter can result in cracking and delamination that not only looks bad but can compromise the integrity of the system. This damage occurs most often at folds where the strap encounters a corner or goes through the buckle. So, if you find that happening to you, make sure to go to your distributor and request Redback.
Redback woven and composite strapping is designed to feed cleanly and provide reliable and consistent performance in all weather conditions. We engage in rigorous testing to make sure customers are provided the highest quality performance: https://redback.com/all-weather-performance-video/
Redback doesn’t rely on a specification sheet, or even just lab testing for our all weather products. We field tested Redback strapping in two of the most extreme environments we could find, twenty three degrees below zero in eastern Washington and a hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California. In both extreme environments Redback Woven and Composite Strapping remained pliable and workable with no gumming, delamination or cracking.
We don’t just stop at temperature; we built a weather accelerator chamber to test UV and moisture resistance. Strapping isn’t just a one-and-done trip, most loads spend time in the yard, under the hot sun, and traveling hundreds if not thousands of miles in unprotected high exposure environments. Using Redback strapping provides the peace of mind you just can’t get from using less dependable brands.
Straps that change behavior under environmental stress endangers load security. Redback’s weave patterns, coatings, and buckles geometry are engineered to work together as a system. For optimal performance always request Redback strapping and buckles together rather than mixing from different manufacturers.