I am just wondering, do you guys fold up your kites then role them up into a tube, or fold up the kites then fold them to a small brick.

The reason i ask is when my kites came new they were nice and folded, but i end up folding then roiling them up.

Just wondering as i thought folds were bad

Soft fold and final roll.

I expect that the reason kites are flat folded at the factory is that it is easy to deal with them that way as they move through the production and packaging stages.

Most foil kites are fairly supple.... some stress/weight would be required for any damage to occurr. Likewise, the coatings are fairly advanced now. Crease damage to the coating would generally tend to indicate some Holmenkol 'Seal and Glide' TLC might be required.

In the end, kites are a consumable product.... you take care of them the best you can.... but rust never sleeps.

ATB,
Sam

Fold and Roll...

fold and roll

in high winds grab tip to tip together and roll it up. when im at home / hotel again unroll - and fold

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites in high winds grab tip to tip together and roll it up. when im at home / hotel again unroll - and fold

That is just for those who are smaller then most of the kites they fly!

I fold and roll, and don't forget the socks for your handles. Don't want your handles getting cold now!

Fold it wingtip to wingtip, and then roll em up. Fold in half once and stuff in the bag. Depending on how much sand/water is in the kite I either roll tightly, or really loose.

Fold and roll here as well.

All right was just making sure : ) Thanks,
Really love these kites, and just wanted to make sure i was taking proper care of them

i more enjoy the word "disposable" rather than "consumable"

it keeps things in perspective.

roll it!

You could join the D-ARC side. I believe a few of those guys just park their kites a zenith overnight. No stop drop fold and roll for them!

Roll. If my ARC kite is clean and dry, I roll it up with the spars in and continue to roll up the lines right up to my control bar. The next time I use the kite, I attach the control bar to a pack or ice screw, unroll everything and inflate. I keep my Venoms in ski bags cause I'm too lazy to fold.

arcs just get rolled, everything else, fold and roll...

unless im in a sh*tstorm, then its "stuff it in the bag and run!!!"

For foils, my method illustrated here.

For arcs, tips together with spars in and roll towards the open deflate zipper. Same with Neo, but roll up around the bar (no spars)

agree 100% with Drew, storm type winds require survival tactics. Stuff and run! Worry about tidyness later.