Eolo Radsail 1.8M

As with most people on this site I have caught the powerkiting bug ! Ive been only flying two lines (to date) of the Radsail range 1.45 and 1.8.
Onto the 1.8m. In winds of 18mph + what a buzz! The thing flys well with all existing lines as they come. The quality of the kite is as expected at this price point. Good beginners but not for the slightly faint hearted (or for the kids in my experience). I so wish I had videoed my 13 yr old son face planting into a muddy puddle the other Sunday.

The kite looks ot be very stable and loves the higher winds rather than below 12-15mph. It being two line means that there is no real way to relaunch except by either patience or the use of a willing and seemingly bored family member.

I cannot imagine this is of any real use except with feet (sliding) on the ground.

Power isn't bad in high winds. I have sat on my bottom a few times trying to balance out the kite when pushing it through the power window to then be pulled back off my behind at the next pass. I'm 5'10" and pretty damn heavy - love this being pulled around stuff so far.

Value for money I think is high - you can go and get some chinese stuff cheaper - but as long as you can stand the stigma of not owning a Flexi or Ozone you cannot do a great deal better.

The only modification I have made is slight. The use of a flying two line bar with one sided kite killer is a welcome addition - now my son can watch the darn thing go without me panicking too much. !

Also I have tried stacking the 1.8 behind a Rad145 using the smaller kites connections. It was fun and worked quite well. Increased pull was not significant but they did look cool flying together.

Would I recommend a 1.8m Radsail - for a beginner its a resounding yes. I keep mine in the boot of the car and find myself looking at the weather forecast all the time.

Next item will be either a 3m Pro 3 or BeamerIII or Buster. Still not sure !! So many things to get and so little time off work!

By : muddy_b