Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: bungee cord ties?
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overland |
I hope that makes sense. |
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butthead |
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Unas10 |
mgraber: "Wally13: "I made a bunch of homemade bungee cords this past winter. I made a few like that. The cord lock itself acts as the catch. |
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mirth |
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overland |
This question is a little obsessive, I suppose. But I thought I would ask. |
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butthead |
A very good product that is a lot more than just a money maker hobby for a retired person! butthead |
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overland |
Menards bungee cords |
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KarlBAndersen1 |
Like making something myself was unethical or something ridiculous like that. I mean, I REALLY got jumped on. I can build my own canoe, build my own paddles, make my own camping equipment, etc., but I can make my own bungee straps? Really? Anyway, here's a picture from 2013. 1/8" shock cord, air brake line from NAPA and cord locks off Ebay. |
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VaderStrom |
overland: "Here's the link to the ties at Menards. I see that they use 3/16" stretch cord: I'm quite sure these are the much heavier duty cords used to secure a canopy to a frame of a small festival booth frame or something similar. I'd say they're overkill for the bwca. I'd recommend investing in the original creator of the BDB. |
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Wally13 |
I purchased 25 feet of black precut 1/8 inch shock cord @$4.25 and Regular Cord Lock @ $3.05 per dozen from Ripstop By The Roll. You will be doubling up the 1/8 inch shock cord in the Cord Lock hole, so you need 6.2 mm wide cord lock to accommodate 1/8 inch x 2 = 1/4 inch or .244 inches. I made most of my Bungee Cords 18 inches long before tying. I tie a loop knot at the end and use a grill torch flame to melt end knot together. HREF="https://ripstopbytheroll.com/collections/shock-cord" TARGET="_blank">Rip Stop By The Roll shock cord Rip Stop By The Roll regular plastic cord locks |
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overland |
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mgraber |
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DanCooke |
" We're sorry, we could not find any matches for "smart straps" Not sure what you are looking at? do you have a link? |
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mirth |
What does the Menards product look like? Got a link? |
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overland |
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singlebladecanoe |
overland: "Can anyone answer my question?" Can you post a picture so we can tell for sure what product you are talking about? I found a company called smart straps. Their website has tons of different products, but from browsing around at some of their light duty stuff and if I am guessing which product it is, it uses 4mm shock cord which is 5/32. |
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Jackfish |
I buy Old Scout Bungee Dealee Bobs and use them on every trip. Old Scout (Scott) is a member here on the board and the ultimate small businessman. You can order online, but he'll also be at Canoecopia next weekend in Madison, WI. Check 'em out. |
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Wally13 |
I find the tube is not necessary with this DIY setup. The cord lock itself acts like a catch. I have never had one fail on me. By the way, I highly recommend and use Old Scout's Bungee Dealie Bobs. He is a BWCA.com member and he will be selling his high quality brand at Copia. My "Do It Yourself" cord locks just happened to be a Saturday morning project on a cold, snowy day with my 7 and 5 year old grandsons that I am just now introducing to canoeing. |
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KarlBAndersen1 |
butthead: "Karl, No body ever said you could not make yer own, and mentioning someones craft/business is as good for you Karl and it is for Scott. And the mention is a source of graphically displaying what others have done. A potential pattern for adaptation. I got jumped on. I got chastised. I almost got a "How dare you not buy them and support Scott." It was very close to that. If anyone wanted to make their own knife I would be the first to help and encourage them. Just another lesson in personalities. |
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mgraber |
Wally13: "I made a bunch of homemade bungee cords this past winter. I don't see how you would use the ones in your pic, they are missing the piece of tube that is used to hook the loop. I have the bungie dealie bobs with the small piece of tube, but don't understand how yours are used. Not criticizing, just curious. Like If you were going to use them to lash a paddle to your thwarts, how would you do that? |