>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. Not paddling related but bungie related. I watched as a fellow worker lost a eye as he removed a bungie from a concrete truck chute. I do not use bungies with my boats. I do use them almost exclusively to tie down lumber on my truck rack. Extreme care is taken in removing the bungie ensuring my face in not in the line of fire when bungies are installed or removed. Any sign wear or cracks the bungies are discarded. Arthur *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 27 1999 - 21:26:16 PDT
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