Zip tie stopper on shock cord

[Allegheny Tom]

They make great boot laces. Slip-on on the left, or fully laced on the right.


Slip-on


Secure a tarp on a wood shed. Bungee absorbs shock during breezy days but it's still easily undone.



Every rope or strap should have one on the ends. Makes wrap-up more efficient.


This one not only manages the strap, it also keeps the extra step from rattling.




More to come. What's your uses?

 

[Mengle]

They make great boot laces. Slip-on on the left, or fully laced on the right.
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Slip-on
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Secure a tarp on a wood shed. Bungee absorbs shock during breezy days but it's still easily undone.
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Every rope or strap should have one on the ends. Makes wrap-up more efficient.
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This one not only manages the strap, it also keeps the extra step from rattling.
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More to come. What's your uses?

“Game changers” are overrated. This is a life changer

 

[kyler1945]

All the nonsense we whine and quibble over.

Here’s the goods.

Thanks Tom

 

[Red Beard]

Bottle that up like Frank's.

 

[Coachschaller]

thanks for the pics

 

[BTaylor]

Way to go @Allegheny Tom!! Now we all feel sharp as a marble. At least I have been using the rope mod trick for a few years now.

 

[elk yinzer]

I love shock cord for a lot of applications too, but I'm a little confused what the zip tie does. Does it make the length of shock cord adjustable or just replace a knot? I'll have to play with this a bit I guess. Could be valuable!

 

[BTaylor]

I love shock cord for a lot of applications too, but I'm a little confused what the zip tie does. Does it make the length of shock cord adjustable or just replace a knot? I'll have to play with this a bit I guess. Could be valuable!

As I understand it, yes it can be adjustable where needed or just zipped down to the replace the knot in others.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

I love shock cord for a lot of applications too, but I'm a little confused what the zip tie does. Does it make the length of shock cord adjustable or just replace a knot? I'll have to play with this a bit I guess. Could be valuable!

Yes and/or yes.It can replace a knot which would make it neater, more compact. But the biggest advantage that I've found is that it allows adjust adjustability. With some applications, adjustability may not be critical but sometimes it turns this into an entirely different animal for different uses.

 

[elk yinzer]

Yeah I've been playing with it a little bit this morning, I like it. Similar to those loops with the plastic balls but much less bulky.

A blakes hitch onto intself to form an adjustable loop is another that works well with smaller cord.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

Way to go @Allegheny Tom!! Now we all feel sharp as a marble. At least I have been using the rope mod trick for a few years now.

Rope mod trick?

 

[BTaylor]

Rope mod trick?

Yeah for sticks like in your picture.

 

[Swampwalker]

Belongs here!

 

[kyler1945]

Works awesome. Can detach and attach with hybrid on my back. I’ll build a couple more for stashing layers. Stupid simple.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

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Works awesome. Can detach and attach with hybrid on my back. I’ll build a couple more for stashing layers. Stupid simple.

I like it.
And would it be helpful to run a secondary bungee, thru your splice, and take the 2nd one around the pack frame? That would make it part of the pack and impossible to drop/lose. Just a thought.

 

[FrankNess14]

They make great boot laces. Slip-on on the left, or fully laced on the right.
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Slip-on
View attachment 77686

Secure a tarp on a wood shed. Bungee absorbs shock during breezy days but it's still easily undone.
View attachment 77687


Every rope or strap should have one on the ends. Makes wrap-up more efficient.
View attachment 77688

This one not only manages the strap, it also keeps the extra step from rattling.
View attachment 77689

View attachment 77690

More to come. What's your uses?

What size are you mostly using? 1/8”?


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[mtsrunner]

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Works awesome. Can detach and attach with hybrid on my back. I’ll build a couple more for stashing layers. Stupid simple.

Tie stopper knots on the free ends. It will keep you from losing the zip ties and also serves as a handle when you need to cinch stuff down.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

What size are you mostly using? 1/8”?


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Depends on the application, and I guess also the quality of the bungee cord.
1/8" works good for boot laces. 3/16" is the heaviest stuff that I've used and it's never failed me for what I've used it for, so I can't comment on heavy bungee for doing heavy duty applications. And I've only used high quality 100% stretch bungee so I'm not sure how well cheap stuff works. The good stuff is not expensive per foot. If I'm gonna buy it, I'll get 50 feet at a minimum. It's good to have it on hand.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

Tie stopper knots on the free ends. It will keep you from losing the zip ties and also serves as a handle when you need to cinch stuff down.

I just put a zip tie on the ends and I cinch it as tight as it can go. It won't slip off, especially if you've singe-melted the end to prevent freying.

 

[kyler1945]

I like it.
And would it be helpful to run a secondary bungee, thru your splice, and take the 2nd one around the pack frame? That would make it part of the pack and impossible to drop/lose. Just a thought.

I’ll likely zip tie to stick. Won’t hurt anything and might prove useful jn the tree. Reason to attach to stick and not hybrid is that allows me to remove it while climbing. If the hard connection is to the hybrid, and the loose connection is the stick, I can’t reach the loose connection behind my back