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I recently bought a closed-cell foil kite for land and water use. It is quite old and the material no longer holds air for as long as it should, which makes it a must that I don't dunk it in the water. Is there a coating for kites out there anywhere ? Something to spray on to the material ? Or something to add to a bath of water and leave the kite to soak ? Anything along those lines at all ? Be glad to hear your opinions on this

I wear one of these under my helmet - http://www.surfmuff.com/

***Blade II is for southern shandy drinking ladies with limp wrists , the Blade III for northern Old Pec drinking real men with hairy arses*** you northern downfers know nowt...(downfer t'weekend) lasses down south practice hand-shandies from an early age and their wrists are thick and hairy (like their palms) my old lady'll teach you Old Puc'rs how to bum-scud the length of the local beach with her Blade II 4.9 ( save you waxing those hairy arses ) all in the best possible (southern) taste

I want a kite made of material that attracts static electricity from the air and uses it to make the material glow in the dark, the kite lines would pass current to a non-conductive bar that incorporates bar-tip lights to see where you are going and through the safety leash to a lightweight battery and helmet light for packing kit away in the dark. Add a luminous board and kite all night

I wear a Gath helmet and an Airush Impact vest. The vest is thick and warm and semi-bouyant and tucks under my waist harness to stop it riding up. It has a small front zipped pocket (great for the car-key) and a huge rear zipped pocket ( holds my 1.5 ltr hydration pack - warm coffee while riding .. yumm)

Flying my Blade II 4.0m on handles, winds 25 mph gusting to 35 mph, landboarding across a field at approx. 20 mph and rapidly running out of space, I turned the kite a tad faster than normal and hit a 35 mph gust. Starting a massive pendulum, I was ripped off the board ( it carried on and impaled itself 2' into a hedge ), witnesses tell me that i was boosted 25' to 30' up and covered 50' to 60' down the field before landing gently on my feet. Thankfully 2 years of flying experience allowed me to fly the kite and myself out of trouble, the hangtime seemed endless ( prolly about 4 - 5 secs ) and looking down to spot a safe landing made my stomach churn and the hair on the back of my neck to stand up. Awesome but far too scary on land ( I hit those heights easily on water with my LEI )

Lower end - rigidly Male and proud of it Top end - growing big titties ( you wanna squeeze 'em ?? ) Overall - not certain

Loop a short length of line onto your pump hose (about 6" above the connector) tie a large knot in it that you can hold with your teeth. When your bladder is up to pressure, you can use both hands to line up the plug and tube and pull with your head to pop the hose and seal in an instant. Hope this helps

Lucky Sod .. at my local spot the best you can expect is some bloody beserk dog running up and down barking its fool head off at your kite. 5 minutes of ground sweeping passes usually sees the flea bitten mongrels collapsing with exhaustion, and if not, a few well aimed dive-bombs sends them off with tails between their legs. Failing to deter one persistant shaggy beast, I landed the kite to make the dog think that it had killed its prey and the slathering fool went and bit my kite ( no holes, but plenty of dog-snot ) The attractive lady owner approached me to apologize and then enquired, with a wink .. "do you have any problems getting it up in this weather ?" Saucy wench Getting it up is no problemo, keeping it up takes practice, I replied, After 5 minutes of mentally undressing each other we parted company. Never saw her again. Life can be a bitch.

Anyone here know of any good inland areas around East Devon, UK. that are suitable for landboarding ? (Exmouth / Exeter / Sidmouth area) Somewhere quiet, away from the madding crowd http://www.exe-kiteboarders.co.uk/forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif where I can practice some new tricks http://www.exe-kiteboarders.co.uk/forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif and fall off without feeling like a total tw*t http://www.exe-kiteboarders.co.uk/forum/images/smiles/icon_redface.gif would be spot on and spiffing. http://www.exe-kiteboarders.co.uk/forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif many thanks and soft landings.

I used to use kitekillers but found that the kite would sometimes prop-spin to the ground. I now prefer to run a brake line thro' a ring attached to one handle onto a wrist leash. If you drop the handles the kite strips out lengthways on one brake line, and is completely depowered and floats to the ground. my 2c's .. each to their own

Using handles, tie a series of knots in the brake leader lines. Start out with the brake lines on the back most knot (brakes tight) to slow the kite. As you get used to it, move the brake lines up the knots until the brakes are loose. Take care in high winds as Blades will pop you up in the air with ease. Even with experience you are gonna crash at max. speed so a helmet is a must and body armour is advisable "Ever been up so high you've looked down and felt sick ??"

cut holes in a couple of plastic lemonade bottles and stick your feet in them ....great for scudding .... super slippy.... you can even give them a "designer" look with some felt-tip pens

Rock On BladeII 4, handles, strop, harness + 20mph wind = 20ft boosts, massive hang time ( have you ever looked down and felt sick ?? )

surely you've got to be dragged across on you ass (at least once!) to realise its too windy. If you are lucky you are dragged on your ass, if you are not so lucky ( as I was when tempted to fly in strong winds ) you can get thrown around like a rag-doll and end up getting dragged on your face. I have the scars to prove it If you do fly and are involuntarily lofted, land and choose a smaller kite, or pack up and wait for better conditions. I have flown foils and LEI's for a couple of years and have watched a fair few nasty accidents happen ( inexperienced flyers, strong winds, too large kite size ) If in doubt, don't fly.