Wow..now here's a great thread. I am just getting into power kiting now....have several stunt kites that my kids now fly for the most part. I fly a powered parachute when I want to really "fly" under canopy. I own a 2.5r TMAXX Rc truck that fully tricked out, with a Picco engine, Fantom tuned pipe, and can really scream. I coach Youth Tackle Football grades 3 and 4..since I played in HS and college, I love coaching now. and my wife and kids..and that pretty much eats up all my time.

Dan

besides other kiting activity like stunt, quads, indoor slks, demo flying yada-yada I build long gun mostly AR15s due to the people's republic of kaliforina gun restrictions and other long guns for the little woman thats a dang good shooter in the woman's class and out does some in the men's, my son shoots as well, 300+ yard's tack drivers so most extra time is reloading shells and keeping them clean ... my family and I will spend one weekend day at the range for target practice maybe a 1/2 day then hit the beach

Oh! and I took up sewing last year so I been stitching up some custom kites and banners.... that I'll do more of when the rain season starts up

I'm really surprised how many people on here fly paragliders, or powered paragliders. Probably because they bear a resemblance to kites, they catch our attention....

Same goes for the paraglidng forum, alot of them fly kites.

I generally like to go go fast and catch some air therefore: snowboarding, wakeboarding, skateboarding, Landboarding w/ my Ace 6m.

I also like to speed cube which is about the nerdiest thing you can do but I love the challenge. If you know what that is deduct two cool points. =)

My wife is the exact opposite, she likes crafty activities but I must say, since she got into blogging her photoshop skills have exceeded my own!

I got a new one, Airsoft! Damn, I love guns! especially ones you can shoot each other with. And I can tell it's addictive ,because I want ALL the guns.

I've been getting a pretty good board rush on the Wii balance board and Shaun White's Road Trip. I'm just getting the hang of it. Very challenging. I'd like to be able to hook my own board up to this thing. How cool would that be!?!

Lets see, I work, I kite, I work and I kite. Is there really anything else?

rc planes trucks
weapons,target open sights/handgun/clays, tree surgery, 4X4 ,hot rods wicked mills... build make anything..paint draw sculpture and of course destroy

oh and ride around the place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_iup2jXQqI

WOOOHH, That thing is one of the badest toys on earth. Saw that vid going around the net.

Been though my share of diversions/hobbies...
Kiting is the recent addiction.
Kitewingn' the past 5 winters when there is ice/snow.
A few RC trucks, 2 E-Rustler vxl's and a Baja 5B
Hockey and rollerblading.
Race supermoto (KTM450SMR) and minimoto (KX65 and CR85)on the local kart tracks
Retired from roadracing a TZ250 6-7 years ago after a few good crashes. Helmets and leathers work but bones break.
Still have a sportbike but only find time to get out 3-4 times a year.
The '96 Van Diemen formula car waiting for a ZX-10r motor swap to run FB/F1000 in SCCA.
Enduro racing a KTM 250 and trail riding with the kids. Restoring a '74 Bultaco 250 Astro flat tracker and finished an '84 RZ350 KR street bike.
Sea kayaking, Mt. biking, and a few stalled solar/wind/ micro hydro/ e-bike/alternative energy projects in the garage.

Add in a wife, a few kids, and a tile and stone business.

Life is short....do it all.

YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE SAW!


love karting, motoX...... i knew when to stop

last of the car porjects TR 7 with 350 4 bolt with a turbo 350 trans and tidy 10bolt rear
nice little conversion kit i came up with out of an old hipper ripper
total sleeper and AC (gotta have it in the south)

had a small herd of TR 6 done with it now

BTW just came off Phantom 15 from my man CARLTB

fast and powerful....... mad flow on the jumps (turns slow) but sick juice power

thank you carl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see that a lot of you guys have been or are into rc cars and such. Check out this low wind day of fun for me, my rc truck and my Jack Russell.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLmqVzNzueQ

Oh yeah...that's where I practice when the wind allows.

I can't get that hotlink to work. The address is right, just and paste if you're interested.

:o I WANT ONE, MUST HAVE ONE, COULD BUILD ONE.... HMMMMM..

I make sure i can kite in any climate.
at sea at land on snow on pavement U name it!
But Man can't live on wind alone.

for the Wii I like Mario Cart

for outdoors I got a boat
a little speedboat 90 hp evinrude
eighteen footer with barely enough room for 4 adults
its good for reaching remote light-wind local NJ kitespots
and when the wind really fails we are always ready to
wake-board our Kite-boards with a Tow-Rope

in the winter though I'll take my skis n snowboard to some local slopes
for some downhill action.

Windsurf...alot! Have gear for 5 or 6 to the 44 we measured for Fay last year...
landsail on an Earthboard w/ windsurf rig
light air wavesail on the outer sandbars using SUP w/ 7.5 Ezzy windsurf rig...it goes off when you know the tides...
SUP in surf and marsh and blackwater
Looking forward to kitesurfing!!! Flying with the bug has been a beautiful thing and I haven't even got started good...
Also...bodyboard, billiards, pocket pool, bumper pool, golf, disc golf, frisbee

I seem drawn to the flow side of things...esp. when it makes you grin.

It seems like a lot of folks are into RC airplanes as well as kites. Let's see some pictures of your projects! No ARF's 'cause thay ain't real projects: ya'll know what I mean.

Oh, I also have done a lot of miniature painting for Warhammer and the likes. I also dig Legos and slot cars. Oh, jetskis are awesome as well.

Here is my blog on RCgroups.com with a bunch of pictures.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=27690

Scott

i have scratch built a stack of sticks, ugly sticks simple not scale but love to fly, so build was necessary but i did not like too much time in a build.

my fav was /is a diablo 60/ super tiger ringed 60 it's a semi arf really tough just right for my interest level in building and totally on for flying.

hey speleo, I still got all my group 12 outlaw and x-15 motors and cars, super hot magnets, tools, and my imported Di Falco controller w/ huge multi-tap power resistor and adjustable brakes. But there is nowhere to race around here any more. I got into slot cars like I got into kites,full steam ahead into it .

Lets see some pictures!

Would like to see the slot cars. I only have a simple Carerra track with the cars that came with the set.

diversions?--fishing,camping,chess,painting and powerlifting,but the biggie for me is music......ive been playing guitar mainly but really anything i can make music on--drums,piano ,bass guitar,synth,sequencer.......i only play when the urge comes up which fortunately is often.......i could NEVER EVER give that up!!!! for me ,making music has always been,and will continue to be almost larger than life....and so the joy that comes with it.....but i DO have to say that for sheer ADRENALINE and TERROR--nothing beats flying a power kite:wee::wee:

I just started getting into jewelry making... made a bead necklace for my girlfriend on V-Day, and a bracelet.

Not tapped into it yet, but I will be following up as soon as I get situated after my move.

Super easy and zen inducing