Ratchet straps are popular tie down devices, their flexibility and adaptability make them the most used tie downs, the width can be 1” to 4” and length can be anything from a few inches to tens of feet, the breaking strength range can be a few hundred pounds  to more than 15,000 pounds, and these straps have design factor of 3:1, which means the working load limit cab be a few hundred pounds to more than 5,000lbs.