Kaka - 5-6-2011 at 11:49 AM
Hi ! 
Yesterday i received my first kite! (Ozone Flow) :wee: :singing: So today i was flying with it, and i have to tell you kite flying is soooooo cool! :D
But when i was packing/unpacking the kite, i wasent able to keep it on the ground. The wind was blowing the kite around.
So i am looking for something heavy that can keep the kite on the ground. I have seen people on youtube who are using small bags with rocks and stuff
like that.
What are you using? Something that is in every houses, or something cheap?
Thanks for the help!
Regards
Kaka
indigo_wolf - 5-6-2011 at 12:00 PM
Discussed in a thread back in February of this year.
Idea for kite weights
Heavy is fine, but it generally doesn't need to be an anvil. Make sure it is not something that is going to damage the canopy or snag the bridle
lines.
ATB,
Sam
bobalooie57 - 5-6-2011 at 01:53 PM
A couple of water bottles on the trailing edge, roll right off at launch and you can drink them when thirsty, empty they can be filled 1/2 full of
pebbles or sand.
Seanny - 5-6-2011 at 03:46 PM
It depends on the size of the kite. I use 4 rubber coated 8 lb dumbells that I found in the garage and they work very will with all of my kites.
Basically, anything small, smooth, round, and hefty can be used. Water bottles will work on a medium sided fixed bridle kite, but if you want to
anchor down a large Arc they will be of no use in a good breeze.
rtz - 5-6-2011 at 06:33 PM
I use the strap that is included with the kite. Either keep the kite rolled or folded while you roll or unroll your lines, then unstrap the kite.
apextech - 5-6-2011 at 09:59 PM
When the wind is blowing hard enough I usually roll the kite up, stuff in the bag, take it home, take it back out and put it away properly. OR as I'm
%100 of the time at the beach I use sand to hold down one side as my kite is laid out downwind and put fold/roll it up that way.
John Holgate - 5-6-2011 at 10:54 PM
I bought a $5 bag of decorative mulch 'pebbles' at the nursery. Sort of Mentos shape but bigger. Sewed them into some canvas 'bags'. Sox would work
just fine too. I always grab the edge of my kites and walk into the wind a bit with them while they flag out behind me then fold the side/edge over
and dump a weight on it. There's a pack-up sequence here: How I launch and land my kite
awindofchange - 6-6-2011 at 12:59 PM
Just to ask KAKA, are you using a kite stake? If so, you should be able to stake the kite out and it will hold it for you while you pack up. If the
wind is really gusty / shifty, stake the kite upside down (leading edge down) and it will hold on the ground better for you without trying ti self
launch.