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From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Shawn gets flamed for using bungies (was: Yakima/Thule Bars)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:14:59 -0600
Elaine wrote:
>BUNGIES????

To which Ralph added:
>Exactly my reaction.  I can think of about a half dozen things that can
>go wrong in a setup using bungee to hold a kayak down.  Whoever
>suggested that to you?

Um...me.  :(

The bungies I use now--if I do use bungies--are the big, fat (1/2" dia)
kind that I'd trust more than most rope.

>No wonder that boat slipped off the foam pad in the near-accident you
>had that was mentioned in a snipped part of your posting.

I'd blame it 1/3 on weenie-bungies, 1/3 on foam pads that didn't grip
the bar, and 1/3 on newbie operator-error.  With saddles and my 
<forrest gump> big ol' fat bungie cord </forrest> the boat doesn't
budge.  Lately, though, I've only used the camlock straps.

Shawn
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