barnes
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Registered: 24-7-2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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Long time no see!
After spending the weekend with Ragden and other PKF members, I was reminded to come back and say Hi!
Its been awhile, not much has changed. Flying my PL Scrop 16m (I'm going to start a thread to talk about the kite, as it seems people have been
confused about it.) Got my 4 year old snowboard thats beat up, but moving forward, my Trampa jerry rigged landboard, and a long term borrowed litewave
board. I'm moving in all aspects, happy with my gear, and thus, I kind of disappeared off of the fourms considering I never needed to look for gear or
advice. However, I realize at this point, I should still hang around to return the favor of help and advice that was so kindly given to me here as I
started!
Sadly, I'm living in West Philadelphia (born and raised, on the playgrounds where...) for school, so I'm not kiting as much as I wished, both due to
location, and how much goddamn work Drexel University likes to give out. (Need a NPW for some parking lot kiting!) Luckily, I'll be working next Fall
and Winter rather then being in class, so I should have much more time to kite...hopefully!
I'm going to try to make it to Tug Hill for the Rally in a few weeks, and I'll be at the Wildwood events too, hopefully.
Carry on everyone! 
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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power
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Glad to have you back. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about the scorp I'm contemplating a new kite and can't figure out what to get.
-08 Best Nemesis HP 14m
-07 North Rhino 10m
-05 Best Nemesis 10m
-04 Slingshot Fuel 13m
-05 Flexi Storm 8m, 10m, 12m, 14m (FOR SALE!!)
-05 Naish 5.5m (FOR SALE!!)
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mgatc
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Love my 10m Scorp! What a great workhorse for 15+ knots and above. Just plain fun.
HQ: Scout 3m, Neo 11m, Neo 8m
PL: Scorpion 10m
Cabrinha: 12m Switchblade, 16m Crossbow
SU-2 Bigfoot, Liquid Force Proof 151, Klein 145
MBS Comp 90 Landboard
Flexifoil Buggy
Mystic Waist/Seat Harness
2 DIY Plyboards
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power
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Launch?
-08 Best Nemesis HP 14m
-07 North Rhino 10m
-05 Best Nemesis 10m
-04 Slingshot Fuel 13m
-05 Flexi Storm 8m, 10m, 12m, 14m (FOR SALE!!)
-05 Naish 5.5m (FOR SALE!!)
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mgatc
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(Sorry about the hijack) Welcome back Barnes!
With proper pre-inflate, never a problem and quite easy
HQ: Scout 3m, Neo 11m, Neo 8m
PL: Scorpion 10m
Cabrinha: 12m Switchblade, 16m Crossbow
SU-2 Bigfoot, Liquid Force Proof 151, Klein 145
MBS Comp 90 Landboard
Flexifoil Buggy
Mystic Waist/Seat Harness
2 DIY Plyboards
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Bladerunner
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Hey Barnes ,
Did you ever get that Canada trip in ?
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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Todd
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Hi Barnes! Haven't seen you since you were traveling at 25mph down WW Beach next to the truck! 
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barnes
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bladerunner
Hey Barnes ,
Did you ever get that Canada trip in ? |
Nope, that was nothing but wishful thinking haha, deffinently not happening in the next 5 years either, thats for sure.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Todd
Hi Barnes! Haven't seen you since you were traveling at 25mph down WW Beach next to the truck! |
I'm still surprised my board didn't fall apart! I was wobbling away at that point, thought the bolts were just going to fly off!
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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Maven454
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You don't happen to need a back up 16m Scorpion, do you? I'm selling one :D.
"I gave up on wind speeds... its either crappy, gravy, epic, or stupid... in that order"
--Drewculous
Ozone: Imp III Quattro 1m and 1.5m, Flow 2m, 3m, 4m, and 5m.
NAPKA# US454
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barnes
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Maven454
You don't happen to need a back up 16m Scorpion, do you? I'm selling one :D. |
If you can promise that is has better light wind then mine...then yes...if I had money! You'll be at the Snowkite Rally right? I'll be flying my
Scrop, maybe it can convince some people to check yours out!
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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Maven454
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I'll be there.
"I gave up on wind speeds... its either crappy, gravy, epic, or stupid... in that order"
--Drewculous
Ozone: Imp III Quattro 1m and 1.5m, Flow 2m, 3m, 4m, and 5m.
NAPKA# US454
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