Re: [Paddlewise] Shawn gets flamed for using bungies

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:22:36 -0400
Matt Broze wrote:

> Emergency room physicians tell me of lost eyes from bungee hooks slipping
> loose and snapping back into the victims face. This is probably why Yakima
> abruptly quit making them. When I stretch them I always make sure my face is
> well to the side of the line of fire.

A woman in our kayak club lost an eye a couple of years ago from bungies on
a roof rack.   I trust rope and a collection of good knots or straps and cams.

Mike.


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