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8 Reasons Why You Should Tie Mattress to Car

Published February 14, 2013

Moving a mattress on your car’s roof seems like a ghetto-tastic, dangerous, irresponsible thing to do. However, tying your mattress to the roof of your car isn’t crazy. For those moving alone, it’s a great option for a number of reasons:

  1. You’ll have something to sleep on when you arrive in your new home.
  2. It’s as cheap as buying some $2.99 rope.
  3. It’s actually not that hard.
  4. You’ll give fellow motorists a laugh.
  5. It’ll air out the bed bugs.
  6. You can do it alone.
  7. It’ll save you from having to buy a new, $500 mattress.
  8. It doesn’t take up tunk space.

Learn about the how to tie a mattress to a car roof.

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