any ideas on how to restrain the kite whilst you set up yer lines on a 4 liner and how to wind uplines without getting into...

oh yeah btw decided on kite finnaly peter lynn hornet 3m canny wit to get it ill have it on acouplke of months



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Originally posted by rossb63 oh yeah btw decided on kite finnaly peter lynn hornet 3m canny wit to get it ill have it on acouplke of months in english oh yeah btw decided on kite finnaly peter lynn hornet 3m cant wait to get it ill have it in a couple of months :wee::wee::wee::wee::tumble:

Yes, use a kite stake!!! The stake goes into the ground and you put your handles/bar around it. When staking your handles, stake the bottoms of the handles so that the tops are laying out towards your kite. Then unwind your lines downwind so that the lines are tight against the stake. Once you get to the end, open your kite bag and pull out your kite and set up. If your lines are unhooked, hook up the brake lines first (bottom lines) then hook up the top lines. Your kite should sit there on the ground waiting for you to get back to your handles.

One trick if you unhook your lines from your kite is to larks head each pair of lines together so that the rights and lefts are both together, that way it is much harder for your lines to get tangled up. Take the bottom line on the right and larks head it to the top line, do the same with the left and then pack your kite away. Then take the two pairs and wind them up towards your handles. If you unhook your handles then do the exact same, hooking the right handle lines together and then the left. This way you will have two pairs of lines that are not twisted or tangled together. Next time you set up all you need to do is to carefully connect the rights and lefts to the kite & handles. Worst case is you need to twist one or both handles a couple times but you will not have to walk your lines several times to get that one psycho line that seems to twist in and out of every other.

If at all possible, I keep my lines and handles all connected at all times, even when I pack up. If you put the kite away and all four lines are hooked up right, they will be hooked up right when you get it back out again. To do this, I stake the kite handles as listed above, then take my bag to the kite and pack the kite up - leaving the lines all connected. I lay the bridle lines down on the sail or attach them to the tabs on the kite (if installed). Then I stuff the kite into the bag with the lines running out of the top. Then I pack the lines up by winding all four of them on the winder, pulling them tight against the stake so that all the slack is taken out and the lines are wound up tight and clean (note: - I usually daisy chain but that is another subject). Whatever method that works best for packing your lines away is the way you should use. Once I get to the handles, I carefully remove the handles from the stake (making sure they do not do flips or spins which will cause issues when setting up again). I then carefully stuff the lines and handles into the kite bag on each side of the kite and secure the bag. Remove your stake and your done.

Next time to set up, do the exact opposite. Put your stake into the ground. Carefully remove the handles and hook them onto the stake. Carefully remove the lines and then walk the lines out. Pull kite out of bag, open up and you should be one or two twists of the handles from flying.

Hope this helps.