in article , Michael Daly at
wrote on 7/31/05 12:41 PM:

On 30-Jul-2005, Steve Cramer wrote:

UV? On the drive to the put in? Give me a break.

For some trips, the put-in is days away. I know some folks who leave
their stuff on the roof of the car for days at a time in the driveway.

Mike

LOL. Reminds me of my mother worrying that our furniture will fade without
drapes. Some people just can't find enough things to worry about. It's
amazing how a recreation can become obsessive fussing.

On 30-Jul-2005, Drew Cutter wrote:

Rocks chips

I wouldn't worry about that. The odds of getting hit by
a rock chip that would do any damage is slight.

Mike

Drew, the most inexpensive paddle bags I know of aren't paddle bags,
they are gun socks or ski-snowboard bags.

You can pick up a Remington gunsock for less than $5 at Wally-mart. Ski
bags or snow board bags are a little trickier, but if you bide your
time you can usually find them on end-of-season clearance for $10 - $15.

Any suggestion on what to use to tie the (paddles/skibag) to the rack ?

wrote:
Drew, the most inexpensive paddle bags I know of aren't paddle bags,
they are gun socks or ski-snowboard bags.

You can pick up a Remington gunsock for less than $5 at Wally-mart. Ski
bags or snow board bags are a little trickier, but if you bide your
time you can usually find them on end-of-season clearance for $10 - $15.

http://www.hookandloop.com/site/recstrap.cfm
http://www.us-parks.com/gear_details...y_1725 1.html
http://doityourself.com/store/6589832.htm
http://www.mojosgear.com/html/cstrap98.htm
They're called Velcro cinch straps, just don't use shock cord.

"Drew Cutter" wrote in message
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| Any suggestion on what to use to tie the (paddles/skibag) to the
rack ?
|
| wrote:
| Drew, the most inexpensive paddle bags I know of aren't paddle
bags,
| they are gun socks or ski-snowboard bags.
|
| You can pick up a Remington gunsock for less than $5 at
Wally-mart. Ski
| bags or snow board bags are a little trickier, but if you bide
your
| time you can usually find them on end-of-season clearance for
$10 - $15.
|

On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:

They're called Velcro cinch straps,

Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration - not a
combination I'd want with this.

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on that. You'd think I would have lost at
least one in the past twenty years. That is what I use to hold my 9.5
foot double ended paddle to my role bar on my Jeep. Come to think of
it, I've also used them to hold my canoe on the role bar (I have some
realy long ones). I guess I'll have to stop using them on my Jeep,
motorcycle, backpack, canoe, cycle, and snowmobile sleigh. However,
just to be on the safe side, I have taken the liberty of CC'ing Velcro
Industries to see what they have to say for themselves. Thanks
Michael.

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
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|
| On 1-Aug-2005, "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
|
| They're called Velcro cinch straps,
|
| Velcro loosens up in wet conditions. Rain and road vibration - not
a
| combination I'd want with this.