xsv21
Junior Member
Posts: 73
Registered: 5-11-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
Looking for perfect snowkiteing kite (5-7m)
I have flown kites before and I'm looking to get a good kite with a bar that I can use for snowkiting in 5-15 mph wind. I would like to keep ip under
200 is possible.
|
|
|
Maven454
Posting Freak
Posts: 1838
Registered: 2-7-2009
Location: Northern Virginia (DC)
Member Is Offline
Mood: I has a grumpy.
|
|
For 5 to 15mph winds you'd need a depower and would need to be at least 12m. I'm not sure anything will work well for 5mph on snow. Maybe a large
speed...
"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
|
|
|
Maven454
Posting Freak
Posts: 1838
Registered: 2-7-2009
Location: Northern Virginia (DC)
Member Is Offline
Mood: I has a grumpy.
|
|
I suppose there's always fixed bridles, the big ones would work at that low a wind speed, but they'd never go up to 15mph.
"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
|
|
|
Bladerunner
Posting Freak
Posts: 9679
Registered: 17-10-2006
Location: Vancouver
Member Is Offline
|
|
I agree. We get too many 5mph wind days snowkiting and the #1 tool is a large fixed bridle. Larger than 7m.
A 5 or 7 m Depower kite will be too small for winds under 15mph.
My present snowkiting set-up is : 9.6m Vapor, 15 and 10m Charger and 2.5 profoil. ( soon to be 4.6 S-arc? )
Low, average, high and crazy high wind kites.
No such thing as one perfect kite.
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)
|
|
|
DAKITEZ
Posting Freak
Posts: 2658
Registered: 21-10-2007
Location: Galt CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Go Fly A Kite!
|
|
Just call me the Magic Genie in the bottle, but not even a Magic Genie can grant a wish of "the PERFECT snowkiting kite for under $200" 
If you said the perfect snowkiting kite for under $2k you would have much better luck  |
|
|
canuck
Senior Member
Posts: 514
Registered: 5-10-2006
Location: Calgary, AB
Member Is Offline
|
|
I see in another thread you say you are 150lb. It depends on the terrain and snow conditions you have, but my 5.5 ProFoil pulls my 200lb carcass
around on flat terrain with light powder or hardpack. I have used a bar but prefer handles, a strop and 25m lines. You have to work it a bit at 5mph
but you will get going. It gets scary when gusts hit 30 mph
treblehook has a used 5.5m ProFoil in your price range.
FB: Pro Foil 5.5m, PL Reactor II 3.5m, Radsail 3m
Depower: GIN Shaman 12m & 6m, Shaman2 9m (incoming), PL Venom II 13m, Venom I 10m
HQ Powerkites seat harness
Salomon snowblade 90, straight & shaped skis
PL Comp ST buggy, MBS Comp 16 Pro, Coyote All Terrain Rollerblades
BodyGlove wakeskis
|
|
|
![[*]](images/perspective/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
