Re: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

From: Lloyd Bowles <lbowles_at_bmts.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 21:04:21 -0500
Scott Ives wrote:
> 
>   Also, whenever I stop during my highway trip I check the lines.
> Invariably, the nylon lines have loosened a bit at highway speeds.  It
> takes less than a minute to re-tighten each trucker's hitch.

Nylon stretches badly when wet and will becvome quite slack in rain. 
I'd suggest polypro or polyester. 

-- 
Lloyd Bowles
The Mad Canoeist
"Keep the open side up!"
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/358/index.html
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