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Beware of the bungy

snowspider - 23-3-2014 at 06:17 PM

While unhooking my speed buggy from the van , one of the bungies slipped out of my hand. Fully stretched big plastic bungy hook slams near bullseye into left lens of my sun glasses. After stopping the bleeding and cleaning up my face I see that there is just two little slits. After a dab of ointment and a tape patch I put in a great afternoon dodging snowdevils. pics on facebook if you can find me

shaggs2riches - 23-3-2014 at 07:27 PM

Yep I wondered why they banned bungie cords from work, till I had one break and slap me in the cheek. Sadly I'm stubborn and still use them from time to time at home. Lol

Why don't you put pics here?

skimtwashington - 23-3-2014 at 07:41 PM

I refuse to join Facebook.

I am a member of North Face Book...where my Fleece and down jacket have 'friended' me with more real warmth than all the 'on-line' friends people have on Facebook:rolleyes:

Kamikuza - 24-3-2014 at 04:59 AM

Ouch. I've had them wrap across my knuckles and the bridge of my nose once :alien:

snowspider - 24-3-2014 at 11:11 AM

I'm thinking if I posted pics to picasa (which I've done once maybe 3 years ago) then posted a link here I could do this. Any thing else requiring more than 3 clicks is too long and frustrating for me.

indigo_wolf - 24-3-2014 at 12:29 PM







ATB,
Sam

indigo_wolf - 24-3-2014 at 12:39 PM

For lashing things to the car....
  1. cam straps
  2. ratchet straps

That's it, no exceptions.

A bungee cord on a moving vehicle is constantly being stretched and compressed as things rattle around, often leading to premature failure.... above and beyond the whole loaded slingshot aimed at you thing.

ATB,
Sam

snowspider - 24-3-2014 at 01:21 PM

There are reasons Sam has 4343 posts on PKF , my ignorance not the least of them. Thank you sir!

hiaguy - 24-3-2014 at 07:12 PM

Wow Patrick. I'm glad the hook wasn't any closer and you're alright.
And you got in some good runs too:-) Sweet.

rocfighter - 26-3-2014 at 11:44 AM

Think of the scar points you get for that one. And had you not told us all what happened you could tell an assume tail of a bear and an Elk!!

indigo_wolf - 26-3-2014 at 04:48 PM

"Pain heals... chick dig scars... glory lasts forever."



;)

ATB,
Sam

snowspider - 27-3-2014 at 04:31 AM

I decided Tuesday that I'm going preserve those glasses. Freaking-A dodged another one!

Proletariat - 27-3-2014 at 10:42 AM

Quote: Originally posted by indigo_wolf  
For lashing things to the car....
  1. cam straps
  2. ratchet straps

That's it, no exceptions.
/agree.

I use $7 kayak straps. They cam, but they're not those ridiculously unwieldy things that were really designed to hold tractors to a flatbed.