Cheddarhead
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Registered: 4-12-2009
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
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I think I'll keep the kites in the bag today.
Soooo tempting, but just a little out of my league. (sniff,sniff)
http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?go=1&lang=eng&v...
SS Turbine 17m
SS Rally 14m
SS Rally 12m
SS RPM 10m
SS Rally 8m
SS Rally 6m
FS Speed 3 15m dlx
FS Peak 2 6m
Ozone Frenzy 9m
Ozone Access XT 6m
PL Farc 1200
What I ride:
Home brew buggy
Volkl race tiger DH 210
Dynastar DH 218
Blizzard Cochise 185
Steepwater 179 twin tip
Aboards Reverse 161
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thanson2001ok
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Posts: 829
Registered: 19-3-2010
Location: Appleton, WI
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Mood: SAD! Moving and kites are in a box.
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Tempting is right. Could always get a trainer out but not sure I want to destroy kite, bridle or lines....
Todd... NAPKA US59 \"Have you taught a kid to fly lately?\"
Ozone 4m, 10m AccessXC
PL 19m, 16m Venom | 10m, 13m Venom II | 17m Vortex | 2.6m Viper | 2.3m Vapor | 6m, 9m, 15m Phantom | 22m Guerilla
Flysurfer 8m, 12m DLX Unity |8m Outlaw| 19m Speed 2.5 SA | 2.5m, 6m Viron
Action Vortex 6.6m Foil (FOR SALE) | Mac Bego 600
Flexifoil 1.2m, 2.4m Sting | 6.6m Blade III
The Original Flexifoil and Hawaiian Team Kite
Snow: Volant Alpine Skis | SnowBlades | PL Ice Buggy | PL KiteSled Land: Coyote Skates | Ivanpah Buggy
Water: Peter Lynn KiteCat
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erratic winds
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Registered: 3-1-2010
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Mood: ATGATT! Armor up!
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Been 25-45mph winds here for me for the past two days. water, water, everywhere, not a drop to drink.
Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.
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Cheddarhead
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Posts: 1402
Registered: 4-12-2009
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Yeah, I'm with you guys. Besides, the smallest kite I own is a 4 meter fixed bridle.
SS Turbine 17m
SS Rally 14m
SS Rally 12m
SS RPM 10m
SS Rally 8m
SS Rally 6m
FS Speed 3 15m dlx
FS Peak 2 6m
Ozone Frenzy 9m
Ozone Access XT 6m
PL Farc 1200
What I ride:
Home brew buggy
Volkl race tiger DH 210
Dynastar DH 218
Blizzard Cochise 185
Steepwater 179 twin tip
Aboards Reverse 161
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bigkid
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Posts: 4178
Registered: 12-4-2009
Location: Somewhere over there -->
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Mood: :-)
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We had that wind a few days ago, along with a lot of rain. The wind left but not the rain. 
Appex buggy, Libre hardcore buggies.
Flexboardz. Blokarts.
PKD Century Soulflys. NPW's. Nasa Stars.
A few other less flown oddballs,
Line sets from 10" to 328" or 2m to 100m.
worlds only AQR that works.
North American distributor for PKD.
"Kite Bugging is not an addiction until you try to quit".
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labrat
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Posts: 203
Registered: 25-10-2010
Location: Central PA
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Mood: tired... again
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I actually came home to a better than forecast day. Too bad work was so long and the daylight so short.
US74
HQ Beamer IV 2m, 3m: Apex III 3m, 5m
PL Synergy 15m
GI Patrol (DAKITEZ special build)
What I’m after:
5-6m lifty something or other
Syn\'s little sibling
Hmmmm... buggy?
Told the wife \"The fuel is free and I won’t have to change the oil.”
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zero gee
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Posts: 433
Registered: 12-10-2008
Location: Winnipeg and beyond...
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We are getting hit by this storm now. 30 knots plus since yesterday, with gusts to 45 forecast today. I fear we might lose some more of our favourite
beaches and spits by the time it's over.  Our lake has suffered from high water
levels the last 2 years in particular and pretty much any windy day (20 knots+) and our launches are under the waves. One of our parks (one of our
best wave sites) goes completely under with no access to the launch without 4x4 also means launching in the parking lot. We have lost almost 100 feet
of dunes in the last 10 years at this site. 
Another site we need to hike in 3/4km to get to the spit where we once drove into. This trail and the spit may get washed away.
Another spit has turned into an island. We must cross water where the trail used to be.
2016 CORE Section wave 6m and 9m
CORE Sensor2 controlbar
2016 5'2" North WHIP surfboard
Zeeko Spitfire XLW foil and 5'0 custom foilboard
Electric Outback MountainBoard
Any old $100 snowboard
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zero gee
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Posts: 433
Registered: 12-10-2008
Location: Winnipeg and beyond...
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Here's a shot from a webcam on the lake at 5:20pm. It shows the lot and pier under water and the dock floating above the parking lot. A truck just
drove through the water. I tried to capture the wave blowing over the pier but could not time it (cam refreshes every 30sec). This is just from the
wind pushing the water down from the north part of the lake. 
2016 CORE Section wave 6m and 9m
CORE Sensor2 controlbar
2016 5'2" North WHIP surfboard
Zeeko Spitfire XLW foil and 5'0 custom foilboard
Electric Outback MountainBoard
Any old $100 snowboard
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WIllardTheGrey
Senior Member
Posts: 897
Registered: 26-5-2008
Location: Florence/Oregon/USA/Earth
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Mood: Just buggy...
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My favorite "stupid" wind kite is a HQ deltahawk on 25m #300 lines.:evil:
I can stay upwind on the buggy in anything over 30mph, I have yet to find the top end. A 53mph gust was very a entertaining experience however.:wee:
\"Well we are all hurtling around in 3 wheeled, tip over prone, non crash tested vehicles with no brakes that we steer with our feet. Just
sayin\'.....\" --heliboy50
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Cheddarhead
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Posts: 1402
Registered: 4-12-2009
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Wow Zero, a picture says a thousand words!
Reminds me of that Tsunami back in 2004, I think?
SS Turbine 17m
SS Rally 14m
SS Rally 12m
SS RPM 10m
SS Rally 8m
SS Rally 6m
FS Speed 3 15m dlx
FS Peak 2 6m
Ozone Frenzy 9m
Ozone Access XT 6m
PL Farc 1200
What I ride:
Home brew buggy
Volkl race tiger DH 210
Dynastar DH 218
Blizzard Cochise 185
Steepwater 179 twin tip
Aboards Reverse 161
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