shaggs2riches - 12-3-2013 at 08:46 PM
Finally the time change proved useful. It's light till almost 8, which means I can kite after work. Snow is really drifted dry and hard in the fields
this time of year. It was windy all day, so right home to get my gear I went. Wind meter is out of battery, but the weather stations said it was 35km
gusting to 46km. I bring my 6m access and forgot to pack my 12m speed. Usually as it is hitting sundown the winds die for a bit. That's what happened
and my 6m weather almost turned to 19/21 meter speed weather. I wasn't heading home, so I setup anyway. The firm surface allowed me to do downwinder
and the wind picked enough that I was able to inch back to my car. It took almost 45minutes to do it but I refused to walk back. While it wasn't the
most glamorous session, it felt great to finally get a bit of riding in. My last attempt was all of five minutes before wind died. This sport is
definitely a love hate relationship. 
Donaldgould - 13-3-2013 at 07:24 AM
I would have to agree, the last time I went out I only took 12 m frenzy . The day started off great nice powered eating the gust then all of a sudden
here came 25 to 30 mph gusting over 45 all I could do was sit on the ice and wait for it to quit. The kite was so powered up that I pulled the
Breakline hook it into my harness at the chicken loop and still was overpowered.
BeamerBob - 13-3-2013 at 08:45 AM
The only kite I don't take to Ivanpah is the 19m Synergy. Even if the forecast is for 25-35 mph. More than once I've thought it was going to be a 6m
Phantom day and ended up on the 12.
B-Roc - 13-3-2013 at 09:28 AM
I always take all my depowers with me. There has been many a time I planned to fly a small kite and wound up on a much larger and vice-versa. An
extra minute or two of packing or kite or two in the trunk can really save a session.
bigkid - 13-3-2013 at 09:36 AM
I learned to carry with me in the buggy a small quiver, along with a few "just in case" things. Better to end up with a small kite and less wind, than
a large kite and way to much wind.
Glad you were able to have a good day.
shaggs2riches - 13-3-2013 at 11:07 AM
Yup I made the best of it, but it sure seems tiring to work way underpowered, than cruising a nice powered sail.