James Lofton <n5yyx_at_etsc.net> wrote: >One might also check to make sure the knife will not be able to snap back >at you, if you dropped it. That was the first thing that came to my mind. >Kind of like on a bungie.. Sure would ruin your day to be stabbed in the >face(or anywhere)by a knife that slipped out of your hand and the tether >was under tension. > >James This reminds me of the time I was getting out of my boat while wearing the type of nylon sprayskirt that uses a heavy 1/4" bungie cord to attach to the coaming. The bungie had about a foot leftover from what was needed to fit around the coaming and was knotted both at the grommet where it goes inside the seam AND at the loose ends of the bungie. Well, as I was getting out of the kayak, the knot at the end caught on something on the boat. My hands were full, and I figured it would just come loose easily, so I continued working my way from the boat. I was evidently not fully aware of the strength of two thighs standing up, pulling against the bungie. Well... it certainly did come loose, and snapped me on the derriere so hard it almost took my breath away. Yow!! Don't let this happen to you, kids. There is a serious side to this as well, since the knotted end could just as easily have caught on something during a rescue. Evan Woodinville, WA. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:33:04 PDT