General question. I'm getting my first LEI kite and it is coming with a pump. Although the seller recommended getting one from walmart for cheap that
would be better on my back.
So I did some looking around on Walmart and found some pumps and electric pumps. Whats the word on using electric pumps? And yes they have one for
~$25 bucks that is battery powered.
Does it matter from your experience? Obviously using common sense and not over inflating the kite but is it too much of a risk or is it dumb NOT to
use an electric pump.
Yes the river boat pump at walmart .
ebay has them like 10bucks.
electric ? for lei ? come on! the pump WILL help your back!Kamikuza - 30-1-2012 at 07:36 PM
Meh... after pumping up a kite with the 'standard' nipples, I can see the charm in buying electric pumps.
One of the guys has one like that Coleman one and still has to finish the kite with a hand-pump. There are kite pumps for like $200 but if you search
at the kiteforum.com, there's a thread with cheaper options that do the same thing...Jaymz - 30-1-2012 at 07:43 PM
Standard pump is good for a pre ride warmup
One of the guys at our beach lugged down a tank a few times. He said it could fill quite a few kites. Lugging that thing around looked like too much
work.Kamikuza - 30-1-2012 at 07:52 PM
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Originally posted by Jaymz
Standard pump is good for a pre ride warmup
One of the guys at our beach lugged down a tank a few times. He said it could fill quite a few kites. Lugging that thing around looked like too much
work.
Yeah it never ceases to amaze me the lengths and amount of work people will put in to avoiding a little work Houston AirHead - 30-1-2012 at 08:07 PM
honestly the hand pump is the only way unless you got an electric, but your still going to HAVE to finish pumping with the hand pump.AZKevin - 30-1-2012 at 08:22 PM
Good to know!
I was reading another thread about pumping at -30*degrees......Not cool!kitedelight - 30-1-2012 at 10:34 PM
interesting....a paint ball tank with some add ons.
that 90 cubic inch tank sells for about $200...so $250 isn't unreasonable.
could probably put together one for quite a bit less with an aluminum tank, but less capacity.
lol, noticed the scuba tank on their page too...who's gonna take a scuba tank with them when kiting?
but, if a $25 electric pump actually works, $250 is pretty overkill.bigkahuna - 30-1-2012 at 11:49 PM
I've often thought about getting an electric pump, especially when I'm pumping up my 20m Waroo. Haven't bought one yet, but maybe some day. If the
kite is 13m or under, you'd have to be a complete woos to use an electric pump.Houston AirHead - 31-1-2012 at 03:57 PM
i think if you were to rig up the nossle of a handpump up to a gas powered leaf blower using reducers ect.... i think you could put a really big
dent in the amount of pumping you have with that 20m warooBladerunner - 31-1-2012 at 06:01 PM
It doesn't make much sense spending $$$ on a pump when you are spending $$ on a kite ?
You want to pump up an LEI rock hard . I doubt a $25 electric pump will do it ?
I had a cheap ( Canadian Tire ) pump that was similar to a Kite pump. I couldn't seem to get enough pressure out of it to inflate my kite rock hard. I
thought I had issues with the kite until I filled it with my Naish pump and it gave that extra couple PSI ? Like I had a completely different kite !
Pumping is a good part of your warm up. ;-)PHREERIDER - 31-1-2012 at 07:41 PM
right on BR, pump that body because you're gonna need it.
when i first started on the water, 20mph howling, pumping help wash out some adrenalin ...because it starts boiling! you're so amped.
the pump won't hurt your back, the 2001 18m fuel needs serious consideration thoughtridude - 31-1-2012 at 08:14 PM
Slingshot Jenna J double D pumps are very solid.........in line PSI gauge, solid consrtuction, metal shaft..............$30 bucks well spent!AZKevin - 3-2-2012 at 07:35 PM
So I got the pump with the kite. Feels like it puts out very little air. I'll find out soon enough if it puts out enough air soon enough.
Otherwise that Slingshot Jenna J double D looks nice! Can't find it for $30 but i'll keep searchingburritobandit - 3-2-2012 at 08:03 PM
All you have to do is glue+ziptie the hose to the base of the pump, and the nozzle to the hose. I usually trim away the nozzles I know I won't use.
I have used these pumps for a while and they usually last longer than the pumps that come with kites (Slingshot, Ozone, and Best pumps all seem to use
the same manufacturer and all have been terrible in my experience).
