On Wed, 2 Jun 2004, Kim Brennan wrote:

> It took me a while to finally identify the culprit. The straps holding
> various stuff up in the luggage rack of my Westy. Seems I had tightened
> them up just enough so that they "sang" in the wind. Gah,

Putting a half twist in a flat strap will often keep it from humming in
the wind.  This is a trick my dad learned when hauling his canoe around.
I don't know why it works, but it does.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
'82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel