mougl
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what is your go to kite?
All of us have one, what's yours?
Mine was the twisterII 5.6 till I discovered depower...now its the apexII 10m. Gets me going in even very light winds and is well behaved even when I
make rookie mistakes. Not to mention its an attention getter being a big green thing in the air. People always stop and ask what it is and what I'm
doing. Gives me a chance to break out a smaller kite and introduce others to the sport 
US357
PB: 53.1 mph
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Kamikuza
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Probably my Rebble ... cos I've had it the longest 
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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Bladerunner
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My 7m Pulse.
Flies pretty early if you fly it hard. Keeps going in to some crazy high winds. Packs small . Sets up quick and is a crossover.
I prefer to fly my 15m Syn once it is flying but set up issues make it #2
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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B-Roc
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10m Eskimo III. I love everything about that kite.
Depower Quiver: 14m Gin Eskimo, 10m Gin Eskimo III, 6m Gin Yeti, 4.5m Gin Yeti (custom bridle and mixer)
Fixed Bridle Quiver: MAC Bego 400, JOJO ET Instinct 2.5 & 5.5, Lil Devil 1.5, Sting 1.2
Rides: Ground Industries
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newtokiting
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dont really have a go to kite---def prefer my blades over everything else--ive got the most hours on them.......
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csa_deadon
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Mood: waiting for spring sobb, fall sobb, ABE, IBX
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mougl I thought your go to kite was a 5.0m JoJo RM! j/k!!
Have to say currently it would be the 3.5m RII!
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What I ride, and fly
Custom KBSS Libre Hardcore with John Deer tires!
Ozone R1 11m, Ozone Summit 10ul, 15m ul
Wish list:
Wind powered portable coffee maker.
Chrono, Chrono, Chrono!
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bobalooie57
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 You will probably all laugh, but it would have to be my 4.8M NPW. It will
get me moving in the buggy at about 7-8mph wind, and I can hold it up until about 15 or so with long (20M) lines, then up to 20+/- with shorter (15M
or so)lines. It was my first kite on handles, my first 2 kites, the Imp trainer and 8M AccessII, on bars, though fun to fly, are not near as fun to
fly for me. I can fly the NPW static in 3mph, less if I want to work for it!
Team MEAN GREEN
Bob Lussier
OUTLAW KITER
1.4M Beamer III, 2M Beamer IV,2M
Toxic HQ , 7.5MApex III, HQ, Quadrifoil XXXL (9.66M), NPW5 2.4,4.8m,
NPW9 3.4M(HQ),NPW9 7M (RASTA\'S FURY),
NPW9 7.6M (BIG SISTAH),NPW9 12MGREENMONSTER(km4), P L Comp ST buggy,PL Bigfoot+
buggy, Atomic Alibi Snowboard, Protec Knee/Elbow Pads & Helmet, Seirus wristguards, Demon crash shorts, LaCross chest/shoulder pads.
(tryin\' to be safe!)
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mougl
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DAKITEZ
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apex 2 7.5m for depower
viper 2.6m fixed bridle
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Hardrock
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PL V19,,,, Its my low wind kite and my gusty kite. Haven't seen any high wind in a while but it will probably be used up to 20mph.
PL V19m, P15m, V13m
Ace 7M (FOR SALE) 130.00 plus ship. RTF
Ace 5M
Beamer 5m, 3m
Hydra 350
P3 and a few smaller kites
Flexifoil Buggy, E-Trex Legend
LF Proof 151,,,GI Flight93 ATB
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BeamerBob
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In GA my gtk was my 4.9 reactor or my 7m Blurr or my 15m Phantom. The wind blows here in CA and I'm beefing up my quiver with some kites in the 2-4m
range. Prolly looking at a PL viper in 2.6 and a Reactor II in 3.5m. I'll probably have an Apex II 7.5 before nabx '11 as well.
Coastal Wind Sports Team Rider
Landsegler Disc wheels
PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore
IvanpahBuggyExpo.com
Youtube link
Bob Muse
HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
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ripsessionkites
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depends on location:
at home: high (3.2 Vapor) / mid (5.5 or 7.8 Vapor) / light (16.1 Vapor) ... even though I have the whole series, i still find myself on these sizes.
at nabx: last year was the RII 2.2 and this year was the Vapor 2.3 / 3.2
at sobb: i had fun the RII 5.5
landboarding: bladerunner's SYN 15
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mougl
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Dang Rip...that's a lot of ripstop!
US357
PB: 53.1 mph
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heliboy50
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Mood: Unreliable, but full of good intentions
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RII 5.5 if I'm up for a spanking, viper 3.9 fits my (lack of) skill level and still makes some pretty good speed.
Aim low. Reach your goals, and avoid disappointment.
Flying--Peter Lynn
Riding--Corsair QAR
NAPKA #US 666
__P1__ and one really big Ozone in the other closet
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furbowski
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for static jumping it's either the blade 6.5 or the ace 8 for me. Much happier on the blade tho! The ace extends the wind range down quite a bit,
but it's a lot pickier about the winds it likes.
fixed bridles, flying static, been two years now... ??? folks must be wondering....
sting 1.7, dp power 2.5, crossfire 3.2, ace 5, blade iv 6.5, ace 8, ace 12...
also a couple of arcs, 12 syn and 12 phanny, but i\'m not yet up to speed on them.
(13.11.09)
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arkay
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hardrock
PL V19,,,, Its my low wind kite and my gusty kite. Haven't seen any high wind in a while but it will probably be used up to 20mph. |
ditto.. then i goto my 13 Or if I'm feeling like handles its my rage 3.5 from
10-25
US503 - Manzanita, Oregon
Fixed Bridal: Flexifoil Sting 1.2, 1.7; Rage Acid 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m, 6m | Peter Lynn Vapor 11.2m, 16.1m | NPW 7m
Depower : Peter Lynn Venom 2 13m, 16m, 19m | Peter Lynn Phantom 15m | Flysurfer 2.5 SA 19m
LEI : Flexifoil Atom 7m, 9m, 12m; Mutiny 8m
Land rides : Libre Hardcore; Libre v-max; Peter Lynn XR+W | Rollerblade Coyotes! | Ground Industries AK Pro
Water rides : Slingshot Misfit 134; Ocean Rodeo Mako 150; North WAM! 5\'10
4 Sale/Trade: HQ M1 5m, Flysurfer Pulse 10, PL Venom 2 16m, PL Venom 19m
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WolfWolfee
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Mood: Blessed with Wind
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Sabre 9.5M most days but love my 16M Scorpion in the winter winds
3M Legend
4.9M Reactor
9.5M Sabre
16M Scorpion
18M Guerilla
Flexi Bug & 661 Armor & Giro Helmet
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Jaymz
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| Quote: | Originally posted by B-Roc
10m Eskimo III. I love everything about that kite. |
I'm REALLY loving the 14m Gin Eskimo, and when it's really blowing I drop to the 6m. I think the 10m would fill the small gap. Just wish they were
sold here in the states....I'm sure we'd see more.
Spleene X-19
PL Syn 15, P18,
Gin Eskimo 14m, 11m, 8.5m, 6m
PL Viper 3.9m
HQ Beamer IV 2m
NPW5 2.5m, 4.8m, 6.9m
HQ Rush3 250 pro (Sons)
Naish Cult 12m, 9m, 7m
Slingshot Rally 14m
Litewave Storm 132, Wing 153
Libre Fullrace, PL Bigfoot
Coyote skates
Dirtsurfer GP20
Kitewing 5.5
KITE IceBoat
Scud boots 
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tridude
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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low wind 19m SA2
anything else the Pulse...................
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
MTH Colonel Reb customs 160x45 carbon, 141x43 wood
Wainman Joke & Demitri Pro
11'6 Naish Nalu
6' Davo Fish
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vwbrian
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3.8 Reactor 1 I have the most hours on. I need a new line set for it, from the wear and tear.
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Drewculous
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twister 5.6 is my go to girl.... fast and easy.... and if i need to i can stuff her in a sack really easily
but i love me some time on my phantom! Hard to top that fat blue phanny
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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Maven454
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12m Manta.
"I gave up on wind speeds... its either crappy, gravy, epic, or stupid... in that order"
--Drewculous
Ozone: Imp III Quattro 1m and 1.5m, Flow 2m, 3m, 4m, and 5m.
NAPKA# US454
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