I have a bunch of metal poles I use in setting up for art shows. In the
past I have use industrial grade rubber bands I get from Ceramic Supply
houses. They are about 3/4 inch wide and available in a whole bunch of
diameters up to about 10 inches. That's loose  - unstretched. But lately
I have been using big zip ties. They work great as well. They re cheaper
than the rubber bands.but not re-useable. When you are done with them,
just clip them off and throw away. Any good hardware store should have
large ones, as well as electronics stores and auto parts stores.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> "Scrunchies" are those small circular elastic bungees that are commonly
> used to hold long hair back in ponytails. They are available in the hair
> care department of just about any drug store or Walmart-like store. Come
> in cheerful colors for just about any occasion.
>
> To bundle together the optional support poles for my Shady Boy awning*
> I've been using scrunchies, but they are kind of wimpy for the job and
> before you know it, the the bounce has gone out of the bungee.
>
> I'd like to find a more substantial way keep these slippery, heavy,
> fiberglass poles bundled. I reckon it's about 9 to 12 inches around the
> bundle, the circumference. Are there industrial-grade UV-resistant,
> no-break-when-frozen scrunchies? Stretchy-strong o-rings I think I'm
> looking for. In easy-to-find florescent yellow or red.
>
> Something nice. Not too expensive.
>
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> * Mounts on Vanagon, which qualifies this post for drive-by Vanagon
> content status. Barely.
>
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> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
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