Power Kite Forum - One Weekend One Kite

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posted on 27-1-2010 at 10:08 AM

One Weekend One Kite - which kite?

Help me out

I'm off snowboarding for 3 days next weekend and while i'm mostly going to be riding downhill I'm not going to miss the opportunity to have a go with a kite.

Unfortunately i only have room for one of my kites + bar & harness.

Which one should I take? I'm thinking the venom but I have never tried kiting with a snowboard so I really have no idea...

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posted on 27-1-2010 at 10:30 AM

Its a guarantee that what ever kite you leave at home would be the perfect one to have that day.

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posted on 27-1-2010 at 10:31 AM

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Originally posted by DAKITEZ
Its a guarantee that what ever kite you leave at home would be the perfect one to have that day.

Chances are very good that he is right...

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posted on 27-1-2010 at 10:56 AM

If you've never tried snowkiting, you might like the ease of the venom. No pumping bladders, auto zenith so you can spend time getting into your bindings and not worry about the kite, no worries about a bladder leak, etc. And it should have enough power to move you along if you're not afraid to work it like mad in light winds. Your fixed bridle kites would work too, but depower is so nice when snowkiting on a snowboard so you're not pulled over and crush your knees and get snow in your face. My vote, V13.

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posted on 27-1-2010 at 12:25 PM

Ditto from what rudeboy said. Bottom end of 14mph - top end 27 to 30mph depending on how crazy you are.

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posted on 27-1-2010 at 12:30 PM

Venom will have a better wind range than 12m cult. But you could roll the 6 and the 12 up together that's not much more space

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posted on 28-1-2010 at 03:57 AM

arkay - I handn't thought of that! Its my non-kite flying buddies who are limiting me to one kite (they have seen what the back of my car usually looks like!)

As long as i get them into one bag i can probably get away with taking more than one!! I dont have to tell them :saint:

so most folk who snow kite seem to use depower foils yeah? if i can manage to borrow one what should i try and get - an 8m or a 10m - (i weigh 160lbs)

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posted on 28-1-2010 at 04:15 AM

Fly what you're familiar with. There's nothing wrong with using arcs or LEIs to snow kite. There were tons of people using LEIs at Tug Hill two weeks ago.

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posted on 28-1-2010 at 05:40 AM

Good point Maven - they all work really dont they. Its like my old C kites - everyone always asks why I still use them and I alwys say "cos they still do the job"

though i sometimes get annoyed trying to re-launch them on the water - can be a real pain compared to more modern designs - particularly since i never went 5 line.

I think i'm gonna take the venom and hope its windy enough! :D

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posted on 28-1-2010 at 06:57 AM

I bet if you leave a couple extra shirts at home you can fit the extra kites into your luggage. They will never know. And when they ask "why the kite your flying now looks differant than before" tell them "it's the cosmic rays against the snow messing with there eyes!!"

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