Totally unrelated to kiting, but thought i would post some pics of our bouldering / top roping from this weekend. This was the first time that I was
the one having to set everything, in the past when Andrew and i have gone it is with some friends of ours who are very good climbers and they take
care of all the safety rigging. We spent most of the morning on this boulder (Juliets Tower) it is a 30 - 40 foot boulder with several routes on each
of the faces, And this was Devans and Carters first foray into climbing. A good day was had by all.
So share- when the wind dont blow what do you do?
I spent most of this past sunday painting my next set of miniatures. I'm on the last two... once I get them done... I'll get some pictures and post
em.
BR- Thanks for reminding me of that- I actually have a big stick from a couple of years ago that my bro gave me. The boys have been riding the long
board and they dont like the stick but i think i will have to give it a spin again this afternoon
Scott
Been busy every w/e , took the whole famdamly to Gettysburg and did some all night ghost tours. Me and the little guy did a tree top obsticle course ,
the following week me and the big guy took a couple of inflatable kayacks on a 5mile run down Ninemile creek , shallow water and log jambs made it
interesting. Took mine and three other yahoos to Herkimer diamond mines one day to bust out quartz crystals. And last but not least , again went to
Adirondack Extreem Adventure to climb thru the trees , me and 5 kids , three finished the course and three had to be lowered to the ground. Spent last
evening diving for coins off a peir in Skaneateles NY "stealing peoples dreams and wishes" my nephew said "this is so cool , its like finding
treasure"
2.6 , 3.9 , 5.3 , 6.8 PL Vipers
5 , 7.5 HQ Apex II
14m HQ Montana VII
5m naish element
7m ss turbo diesel
10m pansh blaze
5m beamer dearly departed into a tree
3 "snowspider" homebuilt kite sleds
3 homebuilt buggies
1 skate board with seat on wheels or blades (the c0ckroach)
\"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always
long to return.\" Leonardo da Vinci
jesus Adam , almost blew coffee and crackerjacks allover my desk !!!!!!!!!!!!!! and thats a whole lot harder to clean up than your ass
2.6 , 3.9 , 5.3 , 6.8 PL Vipers
5 , 7.5 HQ Apex II
14m HQ Montana VII
5m naish element
7m ss turbo diesel
10m pansh blaze
5m beamer dearly departed into a tree
3 "snowspider" homebuilt kite sleds
3 homebuilt buggies
1 skate board with seat on wheels or blades (the c0ckroach)
Originally posted by flyjump
At this exact moment there is no wind and I'm taking a gigantic crap during my lunch break
Wow.... I wonder what the going rate is to fix a TMI meter. :o
When the wind is dips to low or zero, there are still single/dual line kites that will fly. One of my favorites is the Blue Moon Kites 61/49, an
"active" single line kite.
Blue Moon Kites 61/49 (Zoomable images, click to thumbnails to zoom) Images courtesy of Blue Moon Kites
Equal parts kites and artwork...
ATB,
Sam
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, does anyone?" - The Body by Stephen King
Took a tumble on the way in with the " Big Stick " today
Hit my back wheel with the stick and slammed down on my elbow. It hit a split in the sidewalk and made a big deep wide gouge. Had to go to emerg. and
get it sewn back up. NOT pretty!
Funny, I came back to grab myhelmet having a feeling I was in for trouble today. Wrong peice of safety equipment but I was glad I wasn't a no helmet
stat' at the Hospital.
i try and stay cool and indoors. up untill very resently this question would have been awnsered with clean snake cages. another good thing to do is
nap and hope you have a dream about wind or youtube kiting related videos. i play with my pooches if its not to hot out. video games if all else
fails.
go fly a kite trainer 1.4 m
thunderfoil 9 ft.
Flexi sting 1.7m
Ozone flow 2.0 m
PL Vapor 3.2 m
Ozone Flow 5 m
PLVapor 6.5 m
frenzy 14.0 m
Couldn't get the pics to attach so I'll try it again'
My No Wind Hobbie is exact opposite of power kiting
Any wind even a slight breeze can ruin your day.
Savage model 10 heavy barrel w/ Accu trigger
Custom Stock
10 X Mil Dot Scope
Short tilting bipod
308 cal. handloaded 175 gr. Sierra Ammo
and 12"x12" steel plates 500 to 1265 yds
Thunder Valley Training facility Central Ohio
Locked n Loaded n waiting for a lull in the wind.
Flexi Sting 1.2m
Sensei 3m Trainer
Beamer 1.4m,3m
Viper 5.3
Maybe a more bigger kite!!!!
ETC...ETC..ETC.......
Land Lizard
This #@%$#!$ IS CRAZY ADDICTIVE
I feel sorry for you guys, we've had over a week of EPIC KITESURFING CONDITIONS! Yesterday was by far one of my best sessions ever. Waves were chest
high with a couple of higher nuggets, wind was 20-25 gusting to 30.
:wee:
But when the wind doesn't blow, I surf. I'm really a surfer first and a kitesurfer second so my favorite time of year here is when the wind is
blowing offshore and there's a storm to the South pumping wave after wave. If the waves are tiny, I break out my ocean kayak, that's kinda fun. And
when the wind and surf are both dead, the wife and I bike the trail that's near our house.
Rock climbing / wall climbing is a fantastic workout. I did that back when I was younger. Closest thing we have to a rock face here is a sand dune.
surely somebody SUP's...i'm leaning towards this new sport. I whitewater kayaked many years before kites and had a cusatom surf kayak. but i have
never stood on a surf board. i rented a SUP last weekend and it just didn't work--too small a board. but it appears my running days are over (a
marathon and many 1/2 marathons, 10k,5ks) and i really need a regular after work workout.
We have a fair number of SUPers here and the local surf shop has been doing demos every weekend. They do nothing for me, personally, but my wife
loves SUPing. They're making wider SUP's now a days which make it easier to learn. In fact, there's a huge selection of SUP's out there, everything
from flat water racing to super short boards for wave riding. Like everything else, as the sport ages the technology improves.
I fly radio controlled airplanes with 26-52cc gas engines , 72'-109' spans. After all , no wind
is just what they like! Then there's the Honey-do list (does it ever end) Kayaks, wife and dogs pretty much round out the play list.
Reactors 2.8 3.5 6.9
Peaks 4m 6m 12m
HQ Neo2 11m Ozone Chrono V2 15m WASP 5m
Flexi wide axle w/mids and runners
Skis Nordic skates and winter stuff
Quatro Wing Foilboard Slingshot Foils
NAPKA US06
I did ,earlier in the thread .This was just too funny not to share. We had to get a carb adjusted. Can't show the last 3 runs though. Top secret......
Let's just say ,she's dialed in!
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Take a look. 
