Bungee necklace

[Jawbone]

I'm making my own bungee necklace. How long of a piece of bungee would I need to have to make the necklace? Should it slide over my head or do you need to stretch it out to go over the head. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jason

 

[Boogie711]

Start with a piece about 2' long. Tie a knot in one end. Loop the bungee around your neck, and mark where the other knot should be. You want the 2nd stage just under your chin - ideally close enough to grab it hands free. Tie another knot there.

Use a zip tie and cinch the bungee around the mouthpiece. The knots will prevent it from pulling out.

 

[doole]

Use a zip tie and cinch the bungee around the mouthpiece. The knots will prevent it from pulling out.

Boogie: would you loop the knots under the existing zipstrip that holds the mouthpiece on or use a second one?

 

[gerardnealon]

I removed the existing zip tie and put a new one on with the bungee under it.

 

[bedmund]

There's an old article in Immersed about this. They say "about 1.5 inches of bungee per 1 inch of neck size..."

Anyway, I've found this a pretty good rule of thumb.

 

[Boogie711]

Boogie: would you loop the knots under the existing zipstrip that holds the mouthpiece on or use a second one?

Either way. I just used a second zip tie.

 

[Jawbone]

Took everyones advice and finally made my necklace. Works great. Thanks. Jason