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Let's try it a little simpler
Posted by: clarion on Mar-22-13 9:17 AM (EST)

Forget the pack. Certainly having anchors for air bags would be worth doing.

Using your engineering education and experience, where would you predict the best place would be for the anchors? On the ribs, off the ribs, where in proximity to the ribs?

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Tie Down strength on Wenonah ultralight - DaveO1 - Mar-19-13 2:28 PM
- It may not matter, but if you want to .. - guideboatguy - Mar-19-13 3:38 PM
- I would avoid placing tie points over - g2d - Mar-19-13 5:23 PM
  - Why not the margins? - guideboatguy - Mar-19-13 5:41 PM
    - The margins are a weakness zone, not - g2d - Mar-20-13 12:31 AM
      - Okay, but how are ultra-lights used? - guideboatguy - Mar-20-13 8:03 AM
      - I'm curious why the chines would be weak - clarion - Mar-20-13 8:23 AM
        
        I agree with you - guideboatguy - Mar-20-13 8:53 AM
        You're looking for a stiff attachment - g2d - Mar-21-13 1:38 AM
        
        I was thinking about that last night... - guideboatguy - Mar-21-13 8:54 AM
        I assumed an ultra-light to be paddled - clarion - Mar-21-13 9:04 AM
      - Then where? - LeeG - Mar-20-13 9:07 AM
- Confirms my hunch to avoid the foam - DaveO1 - Mar-19-13 8:05 PM
  - Super high quality scissors can make - g2d - Mar-20-13 1:46 AM
    - Is Kevlar really necessary? - LeeG - Mar-20-13 9:12 AM
    - A couple of follow up questions - DaveO1 - Mar-20-13 10:09 AM
      - Some thoughts - guideboatguy - Mar-20-13 2:00 PM
      - Dave, Kevlar is often a better "inside" - g2d - Mar-21-13 2:38 AM
- well, whatever you do - - Mattt - Mar-20-13 8:45 AM
  - Unnecessary and rude - DaveO1 - Mar-20-13 10:52 AM
    - Not really - mrmannerz - Mar-21-13 9:35 PM
      - I'm not mad, but I have a question - guideboatguy - Mar-21-13 11:22 PM
        
        its a general comment - mrmannerz - Mar-22-13 9:08 AM
        
        Let's try it a little simpler - clarion - Mar-22-13 9:17 AM
        
        punch line - mrmannerz - Mar-23-13 12:53 PM
        
        But a 45 pound pack tied in at a couple - clarion - Mar-23-13 2:52 PM
        
        I don't buy it either - guideboatguy - Mar-23-13 4:35 PM
        Like I said - mrmannerz - Mar-23-13 4:52 PM
        
        That's all good - guideboatguy - Mar-22-13 9:34 PM
  - "Speculation" - guideboatguy - Mar-20-13 1:27 PM
- it's a lot of weight...y/n? even for a - bigspencer - Mar-24-13 11:49 AM
- Apology to guideboatguy - mrmannerz - Mar-24-13 12:19 PM
  - Hey, no problem, but thank you. - guideboatguy - Mar-25-13 12:55 AM
- Summary of my learning from this thread - DaveO1 - Mar-25-13 4:43 PM
  - Misc - LeeG - Mar-25-13 9:56 PM