[Yak] Bungees on travel case/ trailer

[Steve Carey]

. . . . . Old leather straps (belts) is good. I had new ones that shrunk 
when they got wet for the first time. So tight, I could not undo the 
buckles. Had to cut them off! Use old straps or pre-shrink new ones. 
Better than elasticated things.

Steve/G4MJW
http://www.airfriday.co.uk
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I have almost always had bad experiences with bungee-and-hook-type 
straps. Sooner or later they loose their elasticity or the hook comes 
loose or the strap gets caught in a moving part of the bike or the 
object being held slides out and worse -- and always at the worst 
possible time.

My solution was to switch to some old leather straps that I found in a 
barn (like what we once used on suitcases). With enough extra holes they 
are easily adjustable (and can be cinched well down), quite strong, 
durable, need no attachment points, and can easily be stored away when 
not in use.

Perhaps you could run such a pair of straps around your trailer case?


-Kevin

Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
> Hi, I'd like to be able to bungee some stuff on top of my travel case
> when in trailer mode.  Has anyone come up with a good way to attach
> bungees without causing problems when the case is holding the bike and
> in the hands of the airline luggage handlers?