Bungees instead of Spring Straps

[Wayward Son]

Spring straps do not have to be expensive. You can make your own for under $20 per pair. Cheaper if you're making multiple pairs, order the springs at the same time & save on shipping. The springs sell for $4.99 each, so $10 plus postage gets you the main component. A foot of delrin 3/4 inch rod to make the blocks with is about $5.00 plus postage. You should be able to cut 5 pairs from a foot.

There is a thread on how to make them in the Do It Yourself forum, go take a look.

 

[DivesWithTurtles]

Yes, but the natives nicked them back when I was on a surface interval!
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Dom

An advantage of bungee: natives only swipe vines and springs. They don't mess with bungee.

After hearing here of the successes with bungee, I got some flat bungee (like very heavy-duty 1" elastic), and I'm going to try it out.

$30 for something

that will likely last a lifetime of diving and doesn't require maintenance is a worthwhile price to pay. If messing around replacing bungee cord straps on a periodic basis to save a penny seems practical to you, go right ahead and use them.

Diving is an expensive hobby, why worry about small-change items like straps?

Very good point. But with so many things to spend on, this seems like a good place to pinch a penny. Springs will come next if I'm not satisfied with the bungees.

 

[fmw625]

I got a couple of bungees that are in my save a dive kit as back up straps. With my fins the hooks go around the post easily.

 

[dlegros]

As promised...

The other end just loops through the buckle, the loose ends secured with two cable-ties per end and melted to prevent further fraying.

Dom