Originally Posted by
jayr
I normally just use bungies to hold extra stuff that doesn't fit in my panniers when I commute but I don't like the look of how much they press into my sleeping bag and thermarest when I crank them down. Plus they always seem to be too long or too short for what I need to strap down. Should I worry about them rubbing a hole in something over a long haul? Anyone use long velcro straps or something else that offers a little more adjustability to get things tight but not so tight that it causes your sleeping bag looks like a tube of toothpast that got squeezed in the middle?
Having your sleeping bag look like "a tube of toothpaste that got squeezed in the middle" is far better than what your sleeping bag looks like after a car has run over it
That's what happens if the bag falls off because you don't have tight enough straps. Compressing the bag doesn't do it any harm since you already compress it to put it in a
stuff sack.
Personally, I'm more concerned about the hooks on conventional bungees and what they do to the bag and stuff sack. I use
ball bungees (4, one at each corner of the rack) because they are easier on the bags.