mukluk - 7-11-2012 at 04:51 PM
question for the prairie boys...can a kite take a crash in barley stubble without getting shredded?? I'll stay away from the canola.
It's just a fine snow day in Alberta.
Not enough to bury the stubble though, but i'm itching to get out. But I'm gonna crash for sure as i'm used to static. Last year was a write off
for snow or road trips so here i am, still a newbie :-(
macboy - 7-11-2012 at 07:46 PM
Wow...haven't heard that word in a long time! We used to run an ultimate tourney here called Stubblejumpers. Good times.
I've refrained from flying on prairie stubble - it's vicious. One hard slam and you'd be perforating the whole leading edge for sure. Paul, Derek and
I flew on what I think was sweetgrass fields once harvest was over.
thanson2001ok - 8-11-2012 at 05:58 AM
Stubble can be very unforgiving. I have never damaged a kite on it but know it wouldn't be pretty in a crash.
I have learned one thing. Relaunching any bridled kite in it is a nightmare. 
doneski - 8-11-2012 at 06:40 AM
A better question is can your face take the crash. I gave up kiting in corn fields after seeing how tough a frozen stalk is.
shaggs2riches - 8-11-2012 at 11:04 PM
I've ridden wheat stubble quite a bit. Usually though I like to find a clean field or wait till the snow covers it. Find there is a lot more patience
required. Lines get caught and drive you nuts. I try hard not to slam the kite anytime and even harder in a stubble field. The stubble also seems to
add drag to the bottom of snowboard and rubs off wax job in no time. A big frozen lake is where I go when the ice is thick enough, nothing better than
that.
saskalex - 10-11-2012 at 05:08 PM
I've spent quite a bit of time in stubble fields. No holes that I've found, yet. I've only flown a flexi blade and flysurfer pulse. No LEIs. I think
the worst part about stubble, as shaggs said, is lines getting caught. It can be a real pain landing the pulse on the fifth line and then trying to
relaunch.
As a prarie boy it's a bit of a shame to say that I can't really identify the types of stubble. All I really know is canola, and I do stay away from
that. Here's me in some longish stubble: http://s246.beta.photobucket.com/user/saskalex/media/ski1.jp.... Had 3 or four great days in that field over Christmas break that year.
Alex