What's the best (and cheapest) method to cordlessly inflate a kite? I'm thinking it'd be a good idea to have a fan or blower so that I could fill up
the 16m Scorp on light wind days so it doesn't bowtie. Maybe a high output computer fan?action jackson - 19-4-2011 at 08:00 PM
Dryer vent tubing duct taped to a/c vent on car/truck!..........ajSeanny - 19-4-2011 at 08:28 PM
Rofl, I was thinking more along the lines of a Coleman Quickpump? tridude - 19-4-2011 at 08:33 PM
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Originally posted by action jackson
Dryer vent tubing duct taped to a/c vent on car/truck!..........aj
actually he's serious................you do realize he's the "Dean" of Arcs..................erratic winds - 19-4-2011 at 08:36 PM
big computer fan (caged!) and rc car battery.tridude - 19-4-2011 at 08:39 PM
nice call EW..................ACampbell has a rig similar to that
Sean,
When AJ pipes in with arc advice/tips it should be digested..................Seanny - 19-4-2011 at 08:51 PM
I know he was being serious, and it's a good idea. Except I can't get my truck to my flying spot, as there's a huge ditch and a fence in the way. I
have to walk my gear. doneski - 19-4-2011 at 09:33 PM
$50 for a refurbished Black and Decker cordless leaf blower with 2 batteries. Not the cheapest but I didn't have to build anything.awindofchange - 19-4-2011 at 10:01 PM
+1 on the cordless leaf blower.arkay - 19-4-2011 at 10:12 PM
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Originally posted by action jackson
Dryer vent tubing duct taped to a/c vent on car/truck!..........aj
That's curiously genius! But I park 200ft away :/ Great hack though!
Leaf blower works really well but do not overinflate
There have been a bunch of PC fan experiments but I don't think they have enough force or flow rate. It'll fill in time, but not completely. you'd
need a big or multiple fans and most of these fans are not caged or caged well so you'll risk catching fabric. For the cost, the leaf blower is
faster and easier and less likely to clog from debris (like sand and mud).krumly - 19-4-2011 at 10:25 PM
Coleman Quickpump is noisy, but works fine and is compact. Surely not as noisy and big as a leaf blower. Bought one for $21 from Amazon, with the
charger, and was good to go. Inflates a 12m Arc in the couple minutes it takes to lay out the lines and set up the bar. Faster and easier than
zipping and pushing the air into the ends by hand . Only need to use it in light winds and with my older Arcs that need 100% prefill to launch.
krumlyFeyd - 20-4-2011 at 03:42 AM
We use the Black and Decker. @$50 it's not the cheapest but it's super fast, easy, small (ish) and tough as hell.
On a single charge I can inflate 2 Ch19, 2Ch15, and a few 12 and 10m. We've played with muffin fans but this is a lot faster.
Muffin fans are nice when you're out in the wilderness and in a pinch but I'm too impatient to use it at the anchor.
Also I atually use the Black and Decker in the garage and breezeway when cleaning. I'm all about multi-taskers when it comes to equipment. tridude - 20-4-2011 at 05:07 AM
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Originally posted by Seanny
I know he was being serious, and it's a good idea. Except I can't get my truck to my flying spot, as there's a huge ditch and a fence in the way. I
have to walk my gear.
this idea woulld work with an inflate at the vehicle, then walk to and set up at your spot............leaf blowers work great too, have a look on
craigslist for a deal..............PHREERIDER - 20-4-2011 at 06:39 AM
angus has the ticket . small, quick and effective all day.
i really don't see the need for it, BUT for the fan unit Angus has and the instant fill feature, it can easily be added to gear drag without
complaint. esp. for submarginal days to get the apparent fix thats needed.
can't find the thread. yet.indigo_wolf - 20-4-2011 at 06:50 AM
its a ryobi petrol leaf blowerKober - 20-4-2011 at 11:24 AM
As posted above cordless leaf blower feel up ARCs fast....
I use Makita 18V blower from my tool box ....... small and light.... battery fully charged let me fill 15m synergy about 20 times.....
You do have to start slowly since 179mph blow can destroy you kite inside structure ......
Here is fill up vid
Originally posted by Kober
As posted above cordless leaf blower feel up ARCs fast....
I use Makita 18V blower from my tool box ....... small and light.... battery fully charged let me fill 15m synergy about 20 times.....
You do have to start slowly since 179mph blow can destroy you kite inside structure ......
Here is fill up vid
Would a couple of relief holes in the tube on the leaf blower slow things down enough to help with this?Mattgenius - 20-4-2011 at 01:01 PM
