Highland Heavy Duty Bungees Dont Believe It! By Joan Young on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
These cords claim to be “the Pros Brand.” Save your money and get something else.
The cords look very sleek. Each hook has a molded base with the end of the cord permanently encased. Once this breaks, there is no repairing the cord.
The hooks are described as being “coated steel hooks.” They are indeed plastic coated steel. The plastic is brittle, and the plastic hook extends more than 1/4 inch beyond the steel wire inside. When that tip breaks off the hook is then just enough shorter that it may not hold well. The plastic also has odd chunks bitten out of in along the inside and outside of the hook. I'm not sure if this is some artifact of the coating process, or if they are supposed to improve the grip. I think they are just annoying, and catch on things unnecessarily.
The jar says “Extra wide hook openings improve fit and performance.” But that totally depends on what you want to do with the bungee cord. They do not bend easily if you want to change it– that plastic tip breaks right off.
The jar contains an assortment of cords: The two 10" mini cords have typical wire hooks (not like the hooks described above), and are suitable for light weight applications. There are two 12" x 8 mm, two 18" x 8 mm, one 24" x 8 mm, and one 32" x 9 mm cords. Of course, what I wanted was two 24" cords and this was my only choice at the store that day. Not a good shopping experience.
The best part of these cords is that they come in a plastic jar. I've decided that storing bungees in some kind of can or jar is the best way to keep them contained! Yet, this jar is so cheaply made that the sides cave in if you even hold it tightly, and the lid jams almost every time you want to take it on or off. So, you'll have to find your own can!
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Highland Heavy Duty Bungee Cords Purchased at: Wal-Mart Price: 5.47
Hmmm...that's not good at all. The tip extending past the hook is not good because you might think you have it hooked in there and then have it snap back on you! Ouch! thanks for the heads up! :-)
I have had similiar problems with bungee cords in the past, I don't know if they were the same brand.
I think these are the same ones we bought that just sort of fell apart when we tried to use them. We had one break and snap back into a car in a parking lot. Not good at all. Left a huge mark.
Oh my gosh! The plastic extending further than the metal sounds really dangerous...I'd be afraid it would break and hit me in the face! Now I know what brand NOT to buy:0)
Miss Shark-you made me laugh when you wrote the cords come in a plastic jar! Did you end up getting another pair of cords?
I never gave much thought to bugies before. I have bought a few over the years and keep some in the house and the car but who knew there was so much to know. Thanks for all the information, next time I will closer at them when I buy some.
Thanks for the "head's up" on this one. I probably would have believed their claim of being the Pro's brand. These sound pretty shoddy alright!
will def. try to avoid this brand of cords, we do use them often so these are on the bad list for me!
OMG! You have me ROLLING over here!!! I can just picture you doing an infomercial on these things! roflmao! Are you a closet comedian? If not, maybe you should be! Love ya!
Thank you for the warning. I will not be buying this product anytime soon. Bummer.