I am a fairly new flier for power kites, but have flown stunt for a few years. I have been learning pretty quick and flying every chance the wind allows. One of the challenges has been how to pack the kite & lines so that they are easy to put away, easy to unpack and not a big tangled mess. The larger sail size and extra 2 lines complicate things more than some realise.

My last flying session, from the time I landed the kite to the time the bag was on my shoulder and I was walking to my car was <9min. That was my 3rd time ever packing the kite and I was taking my time, so that will only get faster the more I do it. I have packed/unpacked it a couple more times since then and the lines are coming out nice and neat.

I took some pictures the last session and put together a guide, thought it might help newer fliers. It makes use of the base parapak concept of being able to get the handles and lines out and staked before putting the kite in the wind. I also use the Handles in a sock method found here to make working with the lines much nicer!

HRMM it would not attach the file. This link should work:
Kite Repack.pdf

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excellent job Lamrith ... very informative

That's a good and especially neat / tidy way to pack.

For all out convenience though, IMO, you can't beat parapacking http://www.racekites.com/2010/03/how-to-fly-part-4-packing-a...

Tried that, took 45min to intangle the knots and required disconnecting lines. Some of us are just not full parapack compatible. Call it Murphy's law..

Nice writeup! The sock thing is pretty cool!

I always just wind over the handles in an X

i tied parapacking... knots for a week... literally, 5 nights after work i put in an hour or so of tangle duty.... ever since i started winding, 0 issues lol! But if PP works, awesome!

Got the sock idea from John's video, I think he mentioned he got it from this forum.

Works great for me so far! Once I progress to a bar the sock thing will not be needed, but until then.....

i think hardrock (?) posted a "thing" he made out of pvc for depower line winding... it was sweet, and super simple to run, let me see if i can find it... if not im sure Sam knows the exact date it was posted and has the link memorized!

BAM!




Freaking amazing! I SOOOOO want one!

not bad at all!!

But does require a slightly larger kite bag

ATB,
Sam

ive got a tool box on my truck..... PLENTy of room

Here we go again
I think you must sleep-walk out to your kites and tie knots in the lines to sabotage yourself

I tried parapacking for the first time at SOBB (in a rush to pack up and the the heck off the beach before the tide came in - I was quite nervous about swimming with my car )

Anyway, one snag pulling the lines out of the bag but no snags the second time. I'm sold. It was so fast and so easy. Not perfect but then again the cross-wind on the handle thing isn't either - I've been known to get a few loops in the lines requiring a bit of thinking to untwist the right way.

That sock looked a lot like cameltoe. Just sayin......

Good job on the write up too! Very thorough and great detail. (Nice kite too BTW)

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Originally posted by macboy That sock looked a lot like cameltoe. Just sayin......

Not sure what the problem with that is? :saint:

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(Nice kite too BTW)

That "nice" kite tried to rip my arms off tonight, and OHHHH how I love it! Got to the field, 8-10mph on the ground, kite was flying strong. flying static a few minutes later it is trying to pick me up off the ground, had to back up, sit on dry pathway. Jerked me off the ground a few more times, I parked it to give my hands a rest and the anenometer showed 18mph sustained, gusts to 20 DOH!! No wonder it hurt!:wee:

I've been using socks on my handles for 2 years now.

But you all have forgotten a couple of things about the positive benefits of socks and kite handles.

You're handles are always warm.
And you always have a dry pair of socks!