What Is Webbing Tensile Strength and How Can You Maximize It?

When you first pick up a length of webbing—whether it’s for your next rock-climbing adventure, rigging gear onto your truck, or strapping cargo on a shipping pallet—you probably don’t think much about what goes on behind the scenes. Yet in every reliable strap that keeps you safe or your goods secure, there’s a world of material science and manufacturing know-how that determines whether that webbing will hold under pressure or let you down at the worst possible moment.