RE: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

I think we have a good experience base here on the list. Has anyone EVER
experienced strap failure? All of life's activities are fraught with risk. I
always wear a seat belt, but I don't use two. I inspect my straps before
each use and I tie them in such a way that if the buckle fails, the straps
won't loosen up. 

As for from and rear straps, I don't feel the need to use them on my current
vehicle, since I have lots of space between bars, and I tie the boats off
center with more boat off the rear bars.  If I were going on a full day's
drive I might use front and rear straps, but the inconvenience outweighs the
risk.

Were my racks not as secure, I might reconsider.

cya

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of
> Johnlebl_at_aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 9:03 PM
> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/25/1998 9:22:15 AM EST, 
> cramer_at_coe.uga.edu writes:
> 
> << Front and rear straps as in from the bow and stern toggles to the
>  bumper? I think that's an excellent idea. >>
> 
> I have been cartopping boats first with my dad as a kid and 
> then on my own for
> the better part of fifty years.  We used the old fashioned 
> suction cup wooden
> carriers, then some home made jobs adn now Yakima.
> 
> It is totally inconceivable to me that anyone wouldfasten a 
> boat atop a
> vehicle without tieing the bow and stern securely.  The 
> posibility of total
> destruction of your prized water craft plus the enormous 
> liability you expose
> yourself to should you experience strap failure  is enough to 
> make any normal
> thinking individual take just a little extra effort in 
> securing the load.
> 
> Also, how many of you use double straps?  Do you think that 
> you are exempt
> from strap failure?  A second strap across the craft takes 
> only minutes to
> apply and the cost is minimal.  The assurance provided is comforting.
> 
> Not said tritely, "anounce of prevention is worth a pound of 
> cure",  only this
> is measured in dollars, thousands of dollars.
> 
> JOhn
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