Maybe this is a fix to a problem most don't have, but flying inland I don't have sand to weight the kite so I have usually used water bottles. The problem with those are they will roll around and not stay put. I can't sew so I decided to make some using water softener bags that I had laying around. I made them so they could fit in the bottom of each of my bags without taking up much room. What does everyone else use? I also lined a folding chair bag and filled it with rock as well for an arc weight. I used small river rock in both cases.

Lacrosse balls in nylon bags or linked by cord.

• Fairly cheap
  
• Good weight
  
• Can be distributed if need be
  
• Doesn't roll when contained/linked.
  
• Still moves freely over the canopy skin without sharp edges to minimize abrasion
  
• Not vulnerable to leakage like sand or water
  
• Easy to clean
  

While, it's knot womb-knowledge, sewing, either machine or hand isn't rocket science.

Alternatively, horde the sling bags that are constantly being given away as event swag.

If you absotively want to avoid sewing.

Get a couple of sets of lacrosse balls. Drill 3/8" holes through them and link 3 to 5 of them together and knot the ends. Makes as many as you need to cover the expanse of your largest wing.

ATB,
Sam

Cornhole bags work great too!!

I made 4 bags about 4" square out of some spare ripstop I had and filled them with river rock. (Lost 1 so now it's just 3). I keep them in a little OR water tight Canoe and Kayak bag as one big weigh and spread them out when I need.

I also use the bag on my buggy when I'm on the beach for my phone and wallet or whatever I want to keep dry.

Good idea soliver. I was thinking about taping a piece of PVC to the downtube to hold a dead blow mallet along with a kite stake. The mallet could act as a weight when I need it and I would also use it to hammer the stake in when the ground is frozen or hard when it get dry in the late summer.

Quote: Originally posted by 3shot

Cornhole bags work great too!!

It's nice to know that any endeavor provides opportunities to exercise a bit of over the top ODC. :o



ATB,
Sam

good video sam, I think you mean OCD. I couldn't make it past 1:26. That guy put more thought into building those boards than I did building my front porch.

Quote: Originally posted by ssayre

good video sam, I think you mean OCD.

Actually, I meant CDO... which is like OCD.... but alphabetized.

I am on another site where there's a lot of CDO.

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ATB,
Sam