Sunday, June 19, 2011

My Review of NRS Cargo Net with Straps

Originally submitted at NRS

Our cargo net is one of the most versatile rafting accessories on the river. It can be secured over the top of your gear to keep it in the boat, or hung between two crossbars to create a cradle for loose gear. Built with a border of 2" webbing for strength and strap on points for securing misc...


Definitely worth it for truck and raft

By Bruce from Salt Lake City on 6/19/2011

 

5out of 5

Pros: Fits full size pickup, 9 straps are great, Seems plenty sturdy

Best Uses: Rapids Paddling, Truck on way to river, Rivers

Was this a gift?: No

This was purchased before a high water Green River and then a Yampa trip. We also used it on the pickup bed on the way to the river. It seems very well made, and the large size is just right for a full size 8-foot pickup bed. It makes securing gear on a 16-17' raft a lot easier although more D-rings on the raft would be nice. It's a little big for a raft not really heaped up but I just rolled up the edges. Way better than the cheapo bungee-type net I had gotten at a tool outlet. Seems like it will last a good long time, and it was great to have nine straps included. Someone at NRS thought this through pretty well.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

I drank the Apple Kool-Aid: iPod Touch 4G: what? Only synch to one desktop?

So I am at last sipping the Apple Kool-Aid and bought an iPod Touch 4G 8 GB for $200 at Target. So far so good. There are lot of things I like about it. My kids love Angry Birds! So I installed iTunes on the family PC and expected to be able to also synch to my work desktop and notebook (something Palm has had for, oh, 15 years). Nope! I cannot easily copy music, podcasts, photos etc to another PC. What is up with this? Why is desktop synch in 2011 so hard when it was so easy in 1995?