A few folks in Minnesota have used Rangers for snow, but most are into inflatos around here. Seems like no one flies kites on handles (well, hardly
anyone...)
I've never flown a Ranger, but the general comments I've heard fom the locals were:
pretty grunty
turns rate OK, but not particularly quick
easy to get going 'cuz you don't have to pump [applies to about anyopen cell foil]
kind of in between an Ozone Access and a Frenzy, performance wise
Pretty good depower range and stability [but nothing like a bow]
My take is most who had them thought they were solid snowkites for cruising and moderate boosting, and good value for money, but nobody raves about
them.
I spent a couple hours on a B4 with bar last winter. They are popular trainer kites for snow around here. Worked, but nothing to write home about.
Part of it is the generally bad flying of fixed foils on bars. I'd take my Brooza 4m on my crossover bar before a B4 any day, or just ditch the bar
and use handles to get the steering finesse back.
krumly
Flying:
1.5 m Ozone LD Stunt
2.2, 3.2, 4.2 m C-Quads
2, 3, 4, 5.5, 7.5m PKD Broozas
9m PL GII, w/ adjustable rear strap mod
Dual mode mod PL GI 13, HArc 6, FArc 12
Cab 5m Convert, 7&9m Xbow, 12m SB
Lots of stunt kites and a Rev Supersonic
Riding:
Libre Special buggy, PL Comp buggy
Line skiboards, & Lib-Tech Park & Pipes
Cabrinha Prodigy kiteboard
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they were pretty stable but didn't zenith at all - you had to keep working them. I had fun with them never the less, the b4 was really helpful for
learning how to do unhooked stuff, my b4 was just two lines - to land it you just had to crash it :D fun fun fun
