What is Bungee Cord?
What is bungee cord made of?
Bungee cord also can be named as Bungie cord, this cord is composed of an elastic strand and a woven sheath, this is a very versatile and practical tie-down tool in most cases.
The elastic core of the bungee cords is made of different kinds of rubber and using which kind of rubber depends on the intended use.
For the woven sheath, there can be cotton or polypropylene, or nylon, they are used to protect the inside elastic cord.
How stretchy is the bungee cord?
The bungee cord can be manufactured according to your specific requirement about length and elongation. Elongation means the percentage of the original length of the bungee cord. For example, if your original length of the bungee cord is 1 meter and it can stretch to 1.5 meters, then the elongation is 50%.
3 points you need to consider before purchasing the bungee cord
- The application you need to use the bungee cord and you should consider the elongation.
- Remember, the bungee cord is not the thicker the better, the very thicker one is hard to stretch, so you need to choose the one that fits your needs.
- Also, you need to take care of the service environment of the bungee cord and choose the proper material for the woven sheath.
Don’t do these things with your bungee cords
- Do not tie the knot on the bungee cord – In some situations, when you want to tie down your bungee cord between two points, but the distance between the two points is shorter than your bungee cord, so you want to tie knot in the middle of bungee cord. But as you can see if you tie the knot and when it stretches, the knot still in its original, and the other part stretch much more than the cord without a knot. In this way, it will decrease the service life of your bungee cord, because this bungee cord is designed to bear the stretch in its original length and now you cut it by knotting.
- Do not connect the short bungee cord as the replacement of long bungee cord – The opposite of the above is in some cases, the distance between two anchor points is much longer than your bungee cord and then you may think to connect several short bungee cords to a long bungee cord, please notice that this is dangerous, since the S hook at the end of your bungee cord does not stretch and always, if you hang something on it, the bungee cord will sag a little, so if you connect short bungee cords as the replacement of long bungee cords, it would cause a safety problem.
- Do not make a new hole for hook purpose – Sometimes, if your old one has broken at the end and you want to cut and then make a new hole for hook purpose, we do not suggest you do it this way. If you check your new bungee cord carefully before using it, you will find that the end of the bungee cord is thicker than the middle part. Now if you cut it and hook in the thin part, it may cause trouble, so please do not do it this way.
Where to buy bungee cords?
Webslingness is the manufacturer of different kinds of bungee cords with various colors and lengths, if you want to buy bungee cord in bulk and customize it according to your specific requirement, send your detailed request to: info@webslingness.com or WhatsApp us at (0086)1505 1715 196 or chart us online.
