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> From: "David Stuart" <dstuart@qntm.com-DeleteThis>
> ADVISE: Do not use that bungee on a roll stuff. Too much stretch.
> Use the thick manly big bad black bungee (solid black rubber-no cloth
> covering) and your boards stay put. I carry three boards on my gorge rack
> and often travel at mach 1.7 on 280 without incident. The BBBB cords are
> solid, especially if you double them up.
Yeah, you're probably right for a roof rack. They work fine inside my van,
where all they need to do is keep the boards from sliding off (not exactly
high "g-force" cornering in a Ford E150 :).
~Jim
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