Quite a few years ago someone on Paddlewise gave the handy tip of putting a lasso around the cockpit coaming and tying it off to the bumper. This was to prevent the kayak from flying off the rack in case you rear ended someone. This was in addition to bow and stern lines. Jim et al On May 23, 2007, at 1:22 PM, cholst_at_bitstream.net wrote: > Hey, I can relate to that! A few years ago, my old Accord wagon was > rear-ended on the highway when I slowed for traffic. It probably > wasn't as > hard an impact as Jack's, but I have always thought the bow lines > kept the > kayaks from going through the windshield of the Jeep that hit me. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 23 2007 - 12:48:55 PDT
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