Brew 69 are you there.

okky straps are dangerous Brew

Thanks Brew,
The info has been passed on and appreciated. The new bag will get a work out this weekend.
Dean

Dangerous as in ??? I replace any that look dodgy. In any cas i thing rope from each upper tie down would be another option.

one day your gunna caught... one of them hooks is going to slip out of your hand and whack you in the head...when it does think "what if that had hit me in the eye"

i've been hit in the head (and no funny remarks) and then thought about how close it came to my "good" eye...

Banned them at a co i used to work cos of compo claim...broken tooth

i believe there was a worker in WA who is now deceased due to those things

"Available injury data indicates a continuing level of injuries associated with elastic luggage straps. For example the Victorian Injury Surveillance System which represents a collection of hospital emergency department presentations in Victoria between 1995 and 1997 recorded a total of fifty-one injuries, forty of which were to the eyes. There has also been one death associated with elastic luggage straps. This is a significant, if not massive, injury toll and reinforces the view that the current standard is not achieving its objective fully."

extracted from here....http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/614100/fromItemId/692835


if i recall i think the death occured in WA..maybe someone else can remember

google was my friend.....

scroll to page 3

the operative word here is REBOUND...this includes the hook slipping out of your hand

there looks like some serious weight on that roof!

Onr reason the extra tie downs help put is that it gives the option of only using half the bag and using the rest od the rack for an extra spare etc...
It's really only a 2 min job once the bag is zipped up. The top tie downs are really only for piece of mind. I've had 150kgs on the rack before.

Hi Pesty,
Still around even though I spend a little less time here, still have a quick check most days.
I can say wev'e been camping heaps and will be up north in the july school holiday's. We possibly will try and make the eo gathering, dunno for sure though. The kids want to climb that big rock so may go there.
No doubt your grandkids are seasoned campers by now.
Seeya
Dean.