I actually think about that almost every time I put my foot in. I had that start to happen on my 18, so now it's something I regularly check and send off to my canvas shop when they get worn or the stitching gets funky. Of course, every time I pick up such work from the shop they get nervous that it will let go and I'll sue. I have to repeatedly re-assure them if I fall in I consider it my fault for using the equipment in the first place...

What makes me more nervous nowadays are the stories of people getting their foots trapped in strap and breaking their leg in a capsize. Ouch!

Now, how many of us regularly inspect our trap rigs so that we don't fall off the boat that way?