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Save Your Automobile in a Hurricane Using Sophisticated Gadgetry

By Sean Fallon Published September 15, 2008

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The Hurricane Rope Tether—because you can never be too prepared when it comes to protecting your beater car from being washed away in a storm. This fancy DIY project is brought to you via a KTRK TV viewer in Houston during their recent brush with Hurricane Ike. File this one under smart tips for suburban disaster survival. [KTRK via Digg via Gearfuse]

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Save Your Automobile in a Hurricane Using Sophisticated Gadgetry

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