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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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