Beware of Bungie Cords.

dmccarty · Mar 19, 2002

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before on TBN. I know I have
heard of people being injured by bungie cords on a kayaking list I
monitor.

My mother in law as using some bungie cords this weekend to strap
down a load on her car. The cord slipped and popped her in the eye.
Luckily for her she was wearing glasses otherwise she would have
lost her eye. As it is, she had to visit the emergency room and see an
Opthamologist. She gets to visit the Eye Doc every day this week.

Be VERY careful using bungies. This is not the first eye injury I have
heard about.

Later...
Dan McCarty

Golfgar4 · Mar 19, 2002

I had strapped a ladder to the roof rack of my Blazer with bungie cords. As I was removing one of the cords, it slipped out of my hand and flew across the top of the truck and through my garage window/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif! That had to be at least 12 or 14 feet away! Those suckers can do some damage!

Thomas · Mar 19, 2002

See many bungie cords laying beside the road..cord and one hook..kinda wonder where the other hook went and how far..yikes

MikePA · Mar 19, 2002

That's why I like using tie down straps, the wide canvas ones you can get at U-Haul that tighten when you pull on them. I don't even own a bungie cord.

Golfgar4 · Mar 19, 2002

Mike - you're right. I learned my lesson after that cord went through that window, cause I kept thinking that my head could've been in the way/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif! I now have nothing but tie down straps/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif.

DocHeb · Mar 19, 2002

Two five year olds playing with a bungee cord. One let go. I saw the other immediately after the injury. He's now blind in one eye.

njrqs · Mar 19, 2002

I heard a rumor they were trying to ban them from being made.

Sure are a handy device but yes I have had a few mishaps with them too, when trying to stretch them "just a bit more"

Cheers

CSAW · Mar 19, 2002

I heard somewhere that they were the number one "eye putter outers."

dsulli · Mar 19, 2002

Friend from work was "unhooking" one when it let loose from the far end. Resulted in a rip from the base of the persons nose down and through the upper lip. Also, loosened some teeth. They are very dangerous...

Steve_in_Ont · Mar 22, 2002

Also - They're not really all that good at holding loads down... because they can always stetch more. Nylon straps (especially the ratcheting type) at the better way to go.