Ok so, most of us have kites to cover just about any wind that can come our way for our favorite kite disciplines. What I'd like to ask is this:

1) Your favorite discipline? (buggy, KGB, water, static, etc)
2) Your favorite wind speed range?
3) Your favorite kite and size for that range?

We all have our "epic session" preferences. What are yours?

For me it would be in the buggy on hard pack with winds 25+ and a viper 2.6 or 3.9 just because I haven't had my hands on a vapor yet

Ideal? Hardpack, phantom, bug 15mph... Was pretty awesome!

My taste of the charger left me wanting more.... Like 19m, hardpack, and atb.... 20mph winds.... Oh yeah

Coyotes or skis, 20mph , hardpack beach or snow, 15m Syn.

libre vmax bug, hardpack sand, 20mph winds, 5m flow (wanting race kite now).

Favorite summer ride thus far:
Nice big open field freshly cut on the ATB flying the 16m scorpion in 20-23mph winds can we say fast and fun...The ultimate park n ride, going to slow pull on the throttle a little and away you go. Best part of it all is the whole time you feel totally safe and confident under that wing.

Winter time riding:
18mph winds with the 12m sp2 floating on 2 feet of powder. As long as you don't bail that kite will keep on pulling no matter how far upwind you point your board. When you time everything right you are looking at some awesome boost. Probably not as high as most of you but getting airborne 8 feet and just soaring down to ride away perfectly was the highlight of last winter for me (only made it work twice though)

Expecting my new 12m LEI tomorrow so I'm thinking water riding will soon become one of my favorites.

i cant pick just one... my favorite depends on the conditions im given

wind under 17mph = atb on hardpack
wind over 17mph and warm = surfin
wind over 17mph and chilly = buggy on hardpack

hard surface - 5 to 6 BFT - Vapor 2.7 - 3.2

For a speed session
Glass smooth boiler plate
Skis
10-12m Charger of Phantom 2
Overcast with 7 to 8 BFT (winds in and around the low 40's)

For a cruising session
2" of cream of wheat on soft plastic ice
Skis
15m Charger, 16m Phantom 2 or 12m F-arc
Sunny with 4 to 5 BFT

My old ideal conditions were 15-25 in grass with my beamer5 m in the buggy. Now I love 10mph winds with my 18 m phantom in the grass or on the beach. If the winds are higher than 25 I pick up my 2.6 m viper and have a blast.

25 seems to be where the viper 2.6 comes to life! That little thing screams!

10-15 mph, landboarding, hardpacked beach, 10m Eskimo

20-25mph on deep snow, or water, flying a 12m Speed3.

4-5 knot winds, soft sand, rockeville buggy, 2m pink pansh legend

:duh::duh:

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Originally posted by DAKITEZ 4-5 knot winds, soft sand, rockeville buggy, 2m pink pansh legend

lol, so sure!!! SHORELINE!!! :moon:

The legend I can believe. The wind speed, ok I'll buy that. But a Rockville???? You mean you actually upgraded from that vero glide yz-1950?!?!?!?!?!

Ultra-low tides, 10 mile long beach, no tourists whatsoever, 25-30 knot winds, Peter Lynn Hornet 2.0 or if winds are even higher: a Vibe 2.3 or 1.9. Speeding along the beach on my trampa. Epic!

1) HOCKEY SKATES!:
Winter on smooth iced lake 6 blocks from home....
(2.)20-30+mph winds
(3.)2.5- 3.5 NPW short lines(or long)

1b) TELE SKIS:
Same frozen lake with fresh powder snow on skis
(2b.) 15-25mph winds
(3b.) Paraskiflex 5-30 (*12.5meter non-foil kite w/ ~ 30ft lines)

*converts to 4 different Projected Area sizes!

...Or anything on snow or ice...skis or skates is favorite.

after that...

(1c.)BUGGY- on beach
(2c.) 20-30 mph
(3c.)NPW 2.5-3.5m- short line
OR>>>
(2c-b) 15-20mph
(3c-b)NPW 6.5m short line or 2.5-3m foil -long lines


....for now.

Gruntin' up a steep wash in Rock-It 1.0 on 10m Crossfire runnin' with the wind on the afternoon thermal drafts and speedwingin' back down. When it gets floaty & sketchy the "pump-n-dump" is killer.