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I decided to just fly static. Tried the board for 5 minutes and realized eventually I will hurt myself. Returned it ri next day! Sorry for wasting your time. If I want to get moved I'll do kite surfing, much softer to land on water!

Never mind everybody, I just tried my board today and don't feel like breaking shit so I'm going to try water instead!

I've been researching landboards for a couple weeks now. I'm in the US and it seems that MBS has the most readily available higher end landboards. In your opinion if I am riding on most hardpack sand at the beach while flying, am I better off going with the MBS comp 95 or a trampa board? I like that the trampa website lets you customize colors and parts etc. I've also gotten a reply from tech support when asking about what specific board would be good for me if I plan on just casual riding with the possibility of jumping. The MBS board seems to be a one size fits all type. Any advice ? I just bought a cheap board on Amazon that I'm going to learn on but I know I will want better if I stick with it

I've been researching landboards for a couple weeks now. I'm in the US and it seems that MBS has the most readily available higher end landboards. In your opinion if I am riding on most hardpack sand at the beach while flying, am I better off going with the MBS comp 95 or a trampa board? I like that the trampa website lets you customize colors and parts etc. I've also gotten a reply from tech support when asking about what specific board would be good for me if I plan on just casual riding with the possibility of jumping. The MBS board seems to be a one size fits all type. Any advice ? I just bout a cheap board on Amazon that I'm going to learn on but I know I will want better if I stick with it

Great info thanks!

Thanks for sharing the video! Have you progressed? I'm just getting ready to try landboarding again

Bakersdozen I should also add that I'd love to leave the ground but every review, instructions, and video I've ever seen say that eventually you WILL hurt yourself. That's the only part that bothers me because I can't afford to be injured and not work. But the thought of leaving the ground sounds awesome I must be honest!

Thanks you bakersdozen. This is great advice. I'm actually more worried about being comfortable on the board then I am flying my kites. It is arriving today so maybe I'll try to ride it around the neighborhood. I'm half tempted to pull off the foot straps at first.

Thanks man I appreciate it! I am also lucky and fly only on the beach so I've got fairly smooth winds. I remember feeling like the kiting sport was dying a few years ago when I got out of it. Since I've gotten back in I feel like it's even worse. Maybe I just need to start looking in the right places. I have joined a few Facebook groups but mainly the buy and sell groups.

I think you are right about the beamer being the best pick for the learning! I wish I could bug you again, I really do but there's just not a good spot for it where I live! I love the thought of jumping and stuff but I don't know if I want to go down that road because I don't want to end up in the hospital! Back and forth seems pretty fun though and I used to skateboard as a kid so I'm really hoping that I pick this up and have fun with it! Sorry I forgot to answer your last question, no I do not know anyone locally that I can fly with but I'll get to hang of it I just need some practice and for it to quit raining!

So I have returned to kiting and I'm going to give the land board another go. I tried a few years ago with a depower kite exactly two times and gave up and moved to buggying. Well I've lost 60 lb and no longer can buggy in my area so I have decided to try land boarding again. I've got some fixed bridle kites that I plan to try first to make sure I like it before investing in more depower kites. Do any of you prefer flying with fixed bridle vs depower? I've got a 3.5 rage, 3.5 alpha, 4 m blade, and a 5 m beamer. Never flown the blade, just got that today actually and don't get my board for a few days. Once the rain stops I plan to go out and give it a shot. I'm kind of thinking about using the rage first depending on the wind. Either that or the beamer. Is there any downside to learning how to board with fixed bridle kites first versus just jumping straight to depower?