Re: [Paddlewise] Shawn gets flamed for using bungies (was: Yakima/Thule Bars)

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:22:39
At 10:45 AM 8/26/99 -0400, Bill Leonhardt wrote:
>At 04:14 PM 8/25/99 -0600, Shawn Baker wrote:
> 
>SNIP
>>

>I would avoid trusting any bungies more than rope.  Let me say that you can
>surely find rope that is not to be trusted, however, if you choose quality
>rope, that is by far the better way to go.

I admit it -- I use the big black bungees, too. But I also use rope, on a
separate tiedown. From my viewpoint, the bungees assure a tight fit and the
rope is there in case the bungee lets loose. It's a belt and suspenders
sort of arrangement.

-- Wes

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