20 Pcs Bungee Shock Cord Hooks for 1/4 Inch Rope Terminal Ends - Tabbed S Open With Straight Hooks for Kayaks

These look a lot like what I had bought for a dollar a piece from a fabric store, so are a much better value, which motivated my purchase to try them out. I received twenty-hooks and eight eyelet ends versus the twenty and six advertised, so it is very nice the seller included extras. The good news pretty much ends there though. The fabric store sold this size ends for use with 3/16" shock cords, not 1/4". I am not able to fit 1/4" shock cords from Sgt Knots into these. I also have cord hooks from the fabric store which are meant to be used with 1/4" cord, and they are significantly bigger than the hooks from this listing.The inclusion of the eyelets made this listing very attractive to me. Alas, the eyelet ends are meant to be screwed down, i.e. not used with the hooks. The eyelet hole is not big enough for the hook to go through. I am not sure it's worth the effort and risk of breakage to drill the eyelet holes bigger so the hook can pass through.The shank of the hook is slightly smaller than the eyelet end, and the result is somewhat unsatisfying. The locking cylinder slides on and off easily on the hook, fortunately it does hold the cord in place when the ring is installed. However, I have some concerns about the locking cylinder being inadvertently slipped off (yes, it is that loose), at which point cord retention fails.The locking cylinder is difficult to put on the eyelet end. Strong hands or tools are needed to use the eyelet ends. The Knipex plier wrench I have worked great for pushing the locking cylinder onto the shank.These terminals do not meet the published specifications - I cannot use 1/4" shock cords with these terminals. I can theoretically use the hook ends with 3/16" cord, but then have failure concerns. Those concerns can possibly be alleviated by gluing the rings onto the shank during installation, which makes these non-reusable terminals. Strong value (quantity and variety of terminals included in the purchase price) saves this item and earns it a three-star rating.

I've used these several times with bungee cord and they work great. There was a rating for "Stretch". I wouldn't want them to stretch and they haven't. Are they supposed to stretch?

I used this product in conjunction with a roll of bungee cord to replace the bungees on my kayak. It worked perfectly. I don’t think I will ever buy another bungee cord, I’ll just make my own.

Perfect tight fit using 1/4 inch bungee cord....

Not bad assembling, as far as strength will see after Nichole

to make custom cords

I do NOT usually post reviews, as I feel most of them are fake, and most, like me, don't make decisions solely on them. In fact, I only leave reviews on the JUNK I catch!THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT!I have had a lot of unpleasant surprises lately with these types of items, but this purchase was SO GOOD, I had to be honest and let folks know.The circumference of ALL of the hooks mating surfaces were 0,356" +/- 0.001, if that!The ID of the collars was ALL 0.3575" on the money. They went on snug, but went on, even if pliers were needed to finish the install.THANK YOU!ONE great purchase out of a dozen from different companies makes, makes you my Go-To folks!

Got what I needed

Use these for tying down my large umbrellas in the summer.