Why on earth did I decide to dry my kites in the dryer. I now have a mess of two kites tangled completely together with endless bridle twisted, wrapped and knotted around the two of them - bound together.

This is going to be one lonng summer trying to get them undone.

Just thought I'd put out a word of caution to anyone thinking of doing the same.

Pics to follow... maybe... if I can get past what my future holds, lol.


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This is a instance where my suggestions for untangling lines do not apply. Sounds like a nightmare.
S

Lol dude, the dryer?


Now you'll know how to restring a bridle!

Frankly, I just lay my kites in my bedroom on the floor or outside to let them dry. I don't know why you needed to use a dryer.

Best of luck to that untangling.

wow holy crap, pics! before and after!

redefines "wind tunnel tested"

if you AT LEAST looped the bridle ends together it will go fast ..if not ,well you may need medication to get it done

Dang, I'd be afraid the heat and rubbing the dryer while rotating would damage the fabric. Tangles undo eventually. heat damage and abrasion would be forever. Yes pics please!

I certainly looped the bridle ends and velcro'd them into the little ties at the trailing edge. I don't think it did much good.

I just moved into a small apartment and the kites were soaked, and it was gonna rain for a few days. I thought...... what could possibly go wrong?!

I just wanted them to get a head start on the drying process.

In an unrelated note, anyone want to buy some kites? slight re-adjustment may be needed for the bridle :barf:

Oouch!

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I'd be afraid the heat and rubbing the dryer while rotating would damage the fabric

This was my first thought as well...How does the fabric look and I wonder if the porosity would be effected as well?

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Dang, I'd be afraid the heat and rubbing the dryer while rotating would damage the fabric. Tangles undo eventually. heat damage and abrasion would be forever. Yes pics please!

Luckily it was just a Pansh Ace and my old (but beloved) first kite, the beamer TSR.

I did put the kites in a type of laundry bag tho, so it wasn't russling up against the metal... but still! I was not of proper mindset.

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I thought...... what could possibly go wrong?!

This is always a red flag that getting a second opinion from the cat might be a good idea... entire civilizations are now extinct from overlooking this guideline.

I dried a Bullet 4.5 in the shower. Hung a PVC pipe over the curtain rails draped the kite over it. And set a small fan in the room running on low. It dried find over night. Door was closed in card wee furry ones became interested in fluttering bridle lines.

Dryer temps can rapidly exceed the setting on the machine if there is any lint build up. :o

Regarding the tangled bridle.... at leas you have something to do on rainy days for the foreseeable future.

ATB,
Sam

I hijack the wife's laundry line to dry out my kites ...

a small update, today I finally took them out of a laundry bag I bet them in. I decided to finally untangle them. I'm quite surprised! Even though the mess looked horrible (And put me off of them for months!) I decided to go for it. It was surprisingly easy! about 30 or so mintues and I got it all untangled.

Luckily, it seems I had the lines and everything attached and althought everything was twisted a million times, it was not that bad of a tangle. I moreso just had to un-spin it all!

So, I think I'm good to fly soon again!

I think the dryer would be really rough on the kites...

But good luck getting them apart also PICs please!

Hopefully you were able to get out yesterday - winds were great all over the south half of Ont.

FYI: In a pinch, using a hair dryer to blow cold air in through the dirt-outs dries out a kite fairly quickly. (2 hours for a completely saturated 4m.)