PBandJ
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Registered: 23-2-2012
Location: Durham, NC
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Mood: I thought about joining a gym, but I started powerkiting instead!
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New to the forum!
Hi everyone,
My name is James and I live in Durham, NC. Anyone close to me, let me know, I would like to meet fellow fliers.
Went out today with my newish Rush 250 16+mph winds. I knew I should not have started this. All I can say is DAMN. 
I am looking to get a land board and want to make a set of the wheels of doom.
I live about 2 hours from the beach so I would like recommendations on where landlocked folks with no dried lake beds get there kicks on wheels. Do
you just do short runs and start over?
Anyway, I will be chatting with you soon.
James
Rush 250 Pro
Skydog SDT 4.0 (FOR SALE)
Ozone Samurai 4.0
PL Twister IIR 5.6
Salad ain\'t food, salad feeds food!
-anonymous-
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erratic winds
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Soccer fields 
Love red meat btw
Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.
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Kober
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welcome ..... new addict # 1xxxx1x1x1x1xxx
Good luck with progress and managing founds for you new kite collection .....
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
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Drewculous
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say hello to the crazies!!!
good kiting to be had on the east coast... if youre ever out near Nebraska or Colorado let me know... epic chop out here to throw you around!
Welcome Aboard, dont be afraid to throw out any questions or concerns... kite pics/video are always welcome!
PL: Twister II 5.6m, Phantom 15m / 12m, 10m Synergy, JIBE Viper 5.3m, Charger 19m
HQ: Montana 4 12.5m, Apex 3 5m
Flexi: Blade ViP, Rage 1.8m \"lil Pepi!\"
FlexiFoot Bug / FlexDeck / MBS Core 95 / Custom Carbon Fiber MTH \"Monster Door\"
Corsair Crash Test Dummy (QC Suervisor  )
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mougl
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Hello and welcome to the funny farm! You should try to come to JIBE this year, LOTS of experienced kiters there, lots of kites, buggies, boards,
learning, and most importantly FUN!
Ask lots of questions here and get lots of answers. Everyone here is friendly and loves to help. Glad to have you aboard!
US357
PB: 53.1 mph
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treblehook
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Welcome....let the addiction begin,,be safe
slingshot 2.0
HQ Symphony 2.7m
profoil1.5-- 2.5--4.5--5.5
pkd buster SF 2.2
pkd Brooza 3 meter
jojo rm 4 & 5 meter
flexifoil bullet 5.5
PL Synergy 19m
PL Synergy 15 m
PL Phantom 18 m
KGB Comrade 139
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indigo_wolf
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| Quote: | Originally posted by PBandJ
I am looking to get a land board and want to make a set of the wheels of doom.
James |
Bob posted instructions for building the Wheels of Doom here.
Spartan rolls on Powerslides.
Rob (Chedderhead) made some roller skis.
Pic 1 Pic 2
If you can provide estimates for your weight and size, it will help in finding a board for you.
Looks like you've already zeroed in on the Catalyst that recently came up for sale. Crackin' good deal.
ATB,
Sam
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, does anyone?" - The Body by Stephen King
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dandre
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your avatar is creepy.
but welcome!
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PBandJ
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Registered: 23-2-2012
Location: Durham, NC
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your avatar is creepy. but welcome! |
He is Earl from the comic strip Red Meat by Max Cannon.
Rush 250 Pro
Skydog SDT 4.0 (FOR SALE)
Ozone Samurai 4.0
PL Twister IIR 5.6
Salad ain\'t food, salad feeds food!
-anonymous-
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soliver
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welcome from another newby!
you are relatively close to me in metro Atlanta, where we fly choppy winds and baseball or soccer fields,... but hey, we take what we can get.
I met up in Jan with a few guys in Aiken SC, where they have access to a big huge polo field. U2U pokitetrash, Phreerider, or tridude... they are all
in the South Carolina area and were super cool to this newb.
I've got a couple of ok spots here in ATL if you ever head this way.
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals
I'm going to take a nap now
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rocfighter
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Hey watch out for Pokitetrash. Before you know it you will like him and not know why!!!
Chris you know we all love you
NAPKA # US65
HQ ApexII 7.5
Skydog/ SDT2.8, SDT4.0, SDT5.5, SDF3.0
Pansh Ace 5.0 X2
North Husky 6.0
PL Guerilla 13, 18
PL C-Quad 2.3, 3.2, 4.2
Home made Rat Buggy
Libre V Max on barrow Plus wider taller sand tires & bigfoot front end
Blades Of Death, \"thanks Fran\"
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thanson2001ok
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Welcome. Used to live in Cary. I miss NC and the beach some times.
It's hard to do in Durham, but find open areas that are not surrounded by trees. The wind shadow/turbulence caused by objects like trees is at least 7
times the height of the obstacle.
Todd... NAPKA US59 \"Have you taught a kid to fly lately?\"
Ozone 4m, 10m AccessXC
PL 19m, 16m Venom | 10m, 13m Venom II | 17m Vortex | 2.6m Viper | 2.3m Vapor | 6m, 9m, 15m Phantom | 22m Guerilla
Flysurfer 8m, 12m DLX Unity |8m Outlaw| 19m Speed 2.5 SA | 2.5m, 6m Viron
Action Vortex 6.6m Foil (FOR SALE) | Mac Bego 600
Flexifoil 1.2m, 2.4m Sting | 6.6m Blade III
The Original Flexifoil and Hawaiian Team Kite
Snow: Volant Alpine Skis | SnowBlades | PL Ice Buggy | PL KiteSled Land: Coyote Skates | Ivanpah Buggy
Water: Peter Lynn KiteCat
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BigMikesKites
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Welcome to the forum...soccer fields are my best local location, but once you figure it out, you will try to be on the beach whenever you can.
Mike
Owner Big Mike's Kites
http://www.BigMikesKites.com
Kites: Most of them
Buggy: VTT BLACK WIDOW...The best
Peter Lynn XR+ w VTT Rail Kit
Landboard: Not a chance
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Todd
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Greetings and welcome to the forum.
Currently passing through Kenly and often pass through Durham. Next time I'm rolling through I'll shoot you a message.
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Looking_Up
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If I lived 2 hrs from the beach I wouldn't be looking is be flying
Kiting The Natural High
\"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always
long to return.\" Leonardo da Vinci
Kites
Ozone: 2.5 Samuri, 3 & 4.5 Little Devil
Peter Lynn: 8 & 16 & 19 Venom II
12 Synergy
Liquid Force: 14 Havoc
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PBandJ
Junior Member
Posts: 25
Registered: 23-2-2012
Location: Durham, NC
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Mood: I thought about joining a gym, but I started powerkiting instead!
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I need help! In less than 3 weeks I am already selling a kite and have bought three more. I didn't sign up for this!!!
Seriously, I knew I should have never started! 
I am still looking for folks in the mid-NC/Raleigh-Durham area. You know who you are.
James
Rush 250 Pro
Skydog SDT 4.0 (FOR SALE)
Ozone Samurai 4.0
PL Twister IIR 5.6
Salad ain\'t food, salad feeds food!
-anonymous-
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KiteBuggyMama
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Welcome to the Family!!!
Crazy Chick with Ballz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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skimtwashington
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Kite fever spreads
Look at the contrast of the previous two avatars!:o
Just saying!
This 'kiting family' needs more varied members: children, women, blue collar, white collar, no collar unemployed in t-shirts, physical adaptive,
Hollywood stars, etc.
Remember...there's no application to fill out! That's the only reason I was able to get in!
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Mainekite
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Welcome, after 8 months the van is full of gear and the wife says I kite all the time. I dont think I ever get to go and I need more kites, whats a
guy to do. Wait till it warms up a little and I hit the water
Napka US716
Flexifoil Sting 1.7
Pansh Sprint 2.8
Prism Tensor 3.1
Flexifoil bullet 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 7.0
Pansh Ace 5.0
Pansh Flux 6.0
Pansh Blaze II 7.0, 12
Venom II 10
Cabrinha Switchblade 8.0, 12.0 Crossbow 16.0
Pansh Aurora 15
Peter Lynn folder+, Rockville kite trike, snowspider
mbs core 90, mbs grasshopper,skis, snowboards, skates, surfboards, wakeboards, kiteboards
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MikeDobbs
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Hey PHandJ- welcome! Everyone on here is very helpful and friendly- if you make it up to the NY area let us know and we'll try to get you out on the
beach
We understand all that is not mathematics through the world, but we understand the world through mathematics
15m PL Phantom 
10m and 14m Griffin Argonaut (LEI - kiteboarding)
7m HQ Montana V
7m Flexifoil Bullet
PL Arc630
3m Ozone Flow
2.5m Ozone Imp
HQ Rush 250Pro
Check out my Kiting and Math Rap Videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeDobbs76?feature=mhee |
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PHREERIDER
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Mood: chilled....but ready to SAIL!
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lamrith
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Location: Tacoma, WA
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Mood: Who stole my wind!?
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Welcome PB&J!
Yeah this is an addiction. within 3 months I had 5 kites, still own them all, and have bought more!
Old Dual line Delta
NTK Techno - Todd
PKD BusterIII 2m - BigKid
PKD Buster Soulfly 3.3 - BigKid
PL Pepper2 8m - BigKid
Rev B full sail & full vent - Awindofchange
Rev Blast - WCRC attendee
Rev B midvent - kitestakes.com
Rev SLE - BigKid
Hookin your kids to kites early = priceless
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Roadkyllphil
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Oh no!!! No one told me it would be like this!!! (gotta score a bigger kite) Looking to be out when I can get out of the shop. Welcome aboard.
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pongnut
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Location: Sioux Falls, SD
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Mood: Land and snow figured out... water?
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Welcome to the Hotel Kite-ifornia PBandJ, you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!
Seriously, I don't know what it is about this drug: the visual stimulation of a beautiful sail ripping across the wind window only to stop and rest
peacefully at the other side, waiting patiently for your next command; or the musical concert of the lines singing through the wind during a nukin'
session; or the excitement of the war that ensues when you lead your kite into battle with the power zone, and the power zone starts winning, dragging
you deeper into enemy territory! It all gets your grey matter sparkin' and sends the endorphins streaming!
:wee::roll:
...sorry, daydreaming of kites again... As Drew said, “...crazies!!!”
As you were...
2m Radsails Pro (from crazyherb), 2.1m Symphony Beach II (from Amazon), 3m HQ Beamer IV (from K-Bid), 4m Pansh Flux (from garydog), 4.7m Flexifoil
Rage (from mougl), 5.6m PL Twister IIR (from Big Mike), 6m Flysurfer Peak 1 (from Flysurfer USA), 11m HQ Neo II (from kiteplace), 19m PL Venom II
(from Smeagol), MBS Core 95 ATB (from Overstock.com), couple of ROSSIGNOL snowboards w/ SIS "click" bindings
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KiteBuggyMama
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Registered: 5-3-2012
Location: Vancouver
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| Quote: | Originally posted by skimtwashington
Look at the contrast of the previous two avatars!:o
Just saying!
This 'kiting family' needs more varied members: children, women, blue collar, white collar, no collar unemployed in t-shirts, physical adaptive,
Hollywood stars, etc.
Remember...there's no application to fill out! That's the only reason I was able to get in!
:roll::wee::roll::wee::roll::wee::roll: |
Thank you, it's nice to see everyone get into this sport. ;-)
Crazy Chick with Ballz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kamikuza
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Yokoso from Japan! :karate:
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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