Holding your gear down has never been easier.
A bungee cord is an elastic cord composed of one or more elastic strands forming a core, covered in a woven sheath usually of nylon or cotton.
Also known as octopus straps in Australia.
Bungee cords were originally used in parachuting to absorb the shock of the opening of the canopy, in order to prevent damage to the parachute.
The word bungee was created in imitation of the sound made when a bundle of the cords stretches violently during the opening of a parachute canopy.
Bungee cords are most often used to secure objects without tying knots and to absorb shock, as in bungee jumping or dog sports such as scootering. In dog sports a bungee cord absorbs the shock of
sudden loads like a suddenly stuck sled or bicycle so that the dogs are not jerked.
Cheap bungee cords with metal hooks on each end are general utility item and can be used:
- to secure items on a bike, rucksack or roofrack of a car
- to wrap a roll or bundle of material
- to hold a door or gate shut
- to suspend an item from a pole or tree branch
- 24'' (61cm)
- 30'' (76cm)
- 36'' (91cm)
