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One Dad One Daughter One Buggy One Kite *Video*

MDK - 7-12-2012 at 12:43 PM

I rigged a seat on the Playa Bug and my daughter Tyler was the guinea pig :) we had a blast!

http://youtu.be/dCumFsVF-yI

erratic winds - 7-12-2012 at 01:02 PM

Looks like a great time! Was gonna ask what helmet you were wearing because it looks nicely vented......eventually realized you wear a Giro Remedy just like me! ;)

MDK - 7-12-2012 at 01:13 PM

yep nice helmet! but if and when I start getting into the higher speeds, I will probably upgrade to a motorcycle helmet :)
my pb 40mph is probably already pushing it.

Kober - 7-12-2012 at 01:34 PM

This kite looks awesome on the blue sky .... Nice add on to you buggy ....

thanson2001ok - 7-12-2012 at 03:01 PM

Awesome! What a cool thing to do.

I'm hoping to get my 10 yr old daughter in the driver's seat this winter on a small PLbug with skis.

MDK - 7-12-2012 at 03:55 PM

I am working on a bug for my 15 year old son Josh, he has been riding mine at the end of my sessions while I load up :) stingy Dad.....he is a good sport though :)

BeamerBob - 7-12-2012 at 05:05 PM

Just go ahead and get a good one for everyone that is begging for roll time. It's inevitable. I made the leap to 2 nice buggies and it wasn't going to be right till both boys had nice secure buggies. No complaints now.

sand flea - 7-12-2012 at 06:15 PM

Good to see you out there bugging with your daughter Mike.

Totally awesome.

take care ol' buddy
Chris C1

dirtslide - 7-12-2012 at 06:37 PM

somtimes it's not about making a record as it is about making a memory!! Great video looks like two of you had a ton of fun.

csa_deadon - 7-12-2012 at 11:09 PM

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Originally posted by dirtslide
somtimes it's not about making a record as it is about making a memory!! Great video looks like two of you had a ton of fun.


Couldn't have said it any better.

popeyethewelder - 8-12-2012 at 10:55 AM

Great work Mike, would have loved to have seen Tylers face on her maiden voyage

MDK - 8-12-2012 at 09:23 PM

LOL! yeah Pops just before we took off for the first time she said she was scared.... we started rolling about 10mph and she asked how fast we were going, I laughed and said about 10...we just started :), she thought we were going much faster. after a bit we were doing around 30 and she was loving it! I had some other kids there as well and I did get to give them a short ride but Tyler was the buggy hog :)

Bassetman - 9-12-2012 at 06:50 PM

I would love to try that with my daughter..... But she is a bit young jut now...4... She flew her little kitty diamond kite all by herself a few days ago.:D

MDK - 9-12-2012 at 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by Bassetman
I would love to try that with my daughter..... But she is a bit young jut now...4... She flew her little kitty diamond kite all by herself a few days ago.:D


yep 4 is a little young :) I see you decided on the Beamer...they are nice kites! be careful in anything over 10mph

RedSky - 9-12-2012 at 09:08 PM

I envy you and that location. Great memories for you both.

jimbocz - 10-12-2012 at 06:55 AM

Can you give us more detail on the seat? I've been thinking of building one myself.

MDK - 10-12-2012 at 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by RedSky
I envy you and that location. Great memories for you both.


Thanks Tom, I have a feeling you and I will be cruising the Playa @ Alvord some day :)

MDK - 10-12-2012 at 09:59 AM

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Originally posted by jimbocz
Can you give us more detail on the seat? I've been thinking of building one myself.


I used a soft stadium seat like this one http://www.wellpromo.com/upload/upimg63/Folding-Stadium-Seat... and straped it to the extra buckles in the back of my buggybags.co.uk seat and the rear buggybags axle bag supports it. I plan to upgrade the back rest straps to a heavier strap and buckle.

MDK - 10-12-2012 at 10:19 AM

and here are a couple more photos of the seat
https://picasaweb.google.com/111813139826617902871/CopilotSe...

bigkid - 10-12-2012 at 10:24 AM

That has to be a little ruff on the butt sitting on the axle. But as long as they are happy(I love the pun), life is good.:singing:

MDK - 10-12-2012 at 12:11 PM

I must add that if you plan to put a passenger on that this will change a few things...how you stop for one, in this video you will notice that when the kite folded on me I put my foot down to slow and turn into the kite rather than kicking the back end around to stop. I put my foot at risk rather than possibly ejecting my passenger. so I am sure there are safer ways to achieve this. so what I'm saying is "use your heads"

jimbocz - 11-12-2012 at 06:50 AM

Thanks for those pictures. I've been planning something very similar, but was thinking of adding some padding at the back so it doesn't slope backwards so severely.

My little boy is 5 and he loves to ride on the back, just like that but without the seat. I put some thick foam in my buggybag and he just holds on for dear life.