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Re: Bungee Bungle
By:Eric
Date: 2/8/2002, 12:02 pm
In Response To: Other: Plywood transportaton (Patsy)

Patsy,

I have grown a healthy distrust for bungee cords for transportation of kayaks and panels. I now rely on those cheap and long nylon straps that one fastens with a buckle to the panel's width: safety without any slack. On the sometimes bumpy road to kayaking & wedding those bungees could stretch and snap back and bang your wood against the car's steel.
I twisted a kayak recently that way.
May be found for around $1 apiece I guess.
Dr Freud says the best trick if you're afraid to fail is to figure this is just a first try, and you'll do the real thing at a later stage, and keep in mind plywood is cheap matter you can replace. Scrapping one piece or two is part of the game.
Cheers

: OK, first step is getting the Okoume home from the beach. Since I need a
: couple of sheets of construction grade plywood anyway for various setup
: purposes, I was thinking of getting two sheets to carry down in the truck.
: I can sandwich the Okoume between them and use a combination of bungees,
: clamps, bricks, rope, or whatever to keep it held together. Does that
: sound like a good plan? Any better ideas?

: Thanks,

: Patsy

Messages In This Thread

Other: Plywood transportaton
Patsy -- 2/8/2002, 8:09 am
Re: Other: Plywood transportaton
Frank -- 2/10/2002, 2:01 pm
Re: Other: Plywood transportaton
John Monfoe -- 2/9/2002, 6:24 am
Re: Other: Plywood transportaton
Patsy -- 2/8/2002, 1:44 pm
Re: Bungee Bungle
Eric -- 2/8/2002, 12:02 pm
Re: Other: Plywood transportaton
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/8/2002, 10:58 am
Re: Other: Plywood transportaton
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/8/2002, 10:48 am