Wind_dog
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Registered: 15-3-2016
Location: Oregon
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Mood: Itchin' for the beach
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Alvord!!!
Alvord is calling.
Not too wet.
Not too hot.
A few of us will be there starting tomorrow.
Can't let the mini-skeeters have all the fun.
Always on the steep part of the learning curve.
Gin Shaman2 6m, 12m
Flysurfer Peak1 6m, Peak2 9m,Peak4, 3m
Misc. other kites, never getting out of their bags.
Riding a Libre Fullrace with an AQR on the beach
Riding a Blokart inland when gust factor > 4
And a couple Manta Singles for friends to ride.
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MotoFoo86
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Posts: 217
Registered: 12-9-2015
Location: Bend, or
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Mood: Wishing for more fly time
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Alvord bound!
Praying for smooth playa and winds!
See you there Wind_dog
Kites:
HQ: Rush V Pro 350, Apex IV 5.5m, Montana VII 7m, Montana VIII 10m & 14m
Ozone access XC 4m, access v7 4m, access v6 12m, Frenzy 07 7.5m, Frenzy 9m
FlySurfer Speed 4 Lotus 21m, Speed 4 9m, Unity 6, & 10m, Psycho 3 13m
2010 Best Waroo 5m trainer LEI
GI Patrol 106, skis? yup lots, snowboards? Couple of those too
Libre full race stainless
Libre Hardcore
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RedSky
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Registered: 7-9-2009
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Video or it did not happen
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Wind_dog
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Posts: 233
Registered: 15-3-2016
Location: Oregon
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Mood: Itchin' for the beach
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My bad.
No video.
But I can provide a snippet of fun in .gpx format that could be made into a video tour for
someone more techno-savy than I am.
Playa surface is great.
We had 2 days of gusty shifty winds 3 to 35mph. Gust factor 10!!
Buggy and Blokart sessions averaged in the 20s, max mid 40s.
Kites 4m Access, 5 m Frenzy, 6m Peak and others. Blokart 3m (mostly half powered).
Third day mostly calm until evening when those sweet smooth buttery North winds blew.(long sigh).
Temps ranged from 40 to 80 F.
Scenery spectacular.
We only used 2% of the playa cuz Dieter told me never go farther than you are willing to walk.
So big.
Always on the steep part of the learning curve.
Gin Shaman2 6m, 12m
Flysurfer Peak1 6m, Peak2 9m,Peak4, 3m
Misc. other kites, never getting out of their bags.
Riding a Libre Fullrace with an AQR on the beach
Riding a Blokart inland when gust factor > 4
And a couple Manta Singles for friends to ride.
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Wind_dog
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Posts: 233
Registered: 15-3-2016
Location: Oregon
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Mood: Itchin' for the beach
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Oh, the mini-skeeter klan was there and did 70+ mph on Wed and Thursday.
Mike, Chris, where were you?
gotta get your priorities straight.
Always on the steep part of the learning curve.
Gin Shaman2 6m, 12m
Flysurfer Peak1 6m, Peak2 9m,Peak4, 3m
Misc. other kites, never getting out of their bags.
Riding a Libre Fullrace with an AQR on the beach
Riding a Blokart inland when gust factor > 4
And a couple Manta Singles for friends to ride.
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Windstruck
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Registered: 16-5-2015
Location: St George, UT, USA
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Mood: Get in my buggy!
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Sweetness Rick! Glad you folks had a great time. I'm hoping to make Fall SOBB this year and sleep in a tent at buggy camp. Thought here is to ease
back into camping (I used to do a lot of wilderness camping as a yute), building up to Alvord after this far more gentile form of roughing it.
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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