Had been eyeing these things for a while, but haven't gotten them because of the bad reviews. I tried a few of my own ideas, including using some metal strapping under the tension bolts, but it snapped off fairly quickly. Finally I tried using a length of metal coat hanger with a loop bent in the end. Seems to be a better solution so far. Of course it will fatigue eventually, but the replacement is always on hand, free, and takes about 30 seconds to fashion. I'll post a pic if anyone is curious, but I think (?) it's self explanatory.