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Slingshot Ranger 12m

scarecrow33 - 28-10-2011 at 10:58 AM

RTF, Crisp kite, bar, lines, bag. Flown maybe 5 times over the last 2 years. Used it as a backup kite. No holes, rips or tears. No mods. Great kite, pulls like a pitbull. Buyer pays shipping. Paypal preferred. $300.00

shehatesmyhobbies - 28-10-2011 at 11:04 AM

Tons of kite for the price. Sometimes I wish I still had mine. Great looking kite as well!

Feyd - 28-10-2011 at 11:20 AM

We still have our 9 and 12m Rangers. Great kites (modded). The 12m is a serious performer in pretty damn light winds and has very Flysurfer like glide.

Really a darkhorse as far as kites go.

shehatesmyhobbies - 28-10-2011 at 11:36 AM

I did the mod to the power leaders on my 12m made a huge difference.

Back to the show!

macboy - 28-10-2011 at 12:46 PM

Anyone thinking along the lines of a Frenzy would probably find this quite similar. Very Ozone-esque in some regards IIRC. RevPaul's brtoher has/had one I do believe. At this price I'd dive in without question. 'course I have a bit of an 11/12/13m issue on my hands already......

Feyd - 29-10-2011 at 04:06 AM

Hell, the bar and lines were worth what he's asking.

I love that bar. It was the first bar with a stopper I ever tried and it was great.

We keep talking about selling the 9m. There's over lap with our 10m Apex2 in our open cell line up but it's not REALLy overlap because the Ranger is such a different kite. Macboy is right, it has a very "'05 Frenzy" feel to it.

But they handle gusts better than the Frenzy, turn faster and are way more stable. At least mine have been.

Pulls like as well as a 15m Psycho 3 in side by side comparisons. Better in light winds than a 12m Sabre 2 as well.

fusion - 29-10-2011 at 02:29 PM

U2U sent

flyjump - 29-10-2011 at 03:12 PM

Under rated kite, pulls like a boulder. Do not attempt tp fly overpowered!

scarecrow33 - 29-10-2011 at 08:23 PM

The bar is totally worth the price of admission. I'm throwing in the kite for free. I've tried the modded version and the performance upgrade is awesome for a little work. But since it I use it only for a backup, I never had the chance to properly mod it. Besides with my light frame, the wind range was very narrow for me to fully appreciate the kite.

erratic winds - 30-10-2011 at 02:53 PM

Second the great colorset and logo on the kite, looks just great in the sky.

This thing is my go-to kite and anyone who scoops this is getting a great deal!

stetson05 - 30-10-2011 at 06:08 PM

I wish I could get a local buddy to buy this for the snow season.

chamner - 3-11-2011 at 06:33 PM

U2U sent.

scarecrow33 - 7-11-2011 at 01:19 PM

Sold

shehatesmyhobbies - 7-11-2011 at 03:02 PM

you won't be disappointed!

Look up the power line mod on this kite. There are several threads on pkf about it! Well just looked, couldn't find the thread.

any questions about it, hit me up!

Bigbear97e - 7-11-2011 at 03:25 PM

Chamner

Here is a link to a decent review of the 12m Slingshot Ranger .... from 2009 ... talks about a couple of the mods the other guys mentioned


http://www.snowkiting.com/component/content/article/43-foil-...

Another review from this forum ... 2009

www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=9390

chamner - 7-11-2011 at 04:09 PM

Too bad someone else got to it first. Thanks for the info I'll have to keep on the lookout for one of these.