HQ Beamer III 5.0M

Hello, I would just like to start my review by saying if your reading this then like I was at the start of summer your looking to buy a kite and dont know which one to get. Well after reading alot of reviews on here, and with my limited budget (under £200)

I decided to go for the beamer III 5.0m.

The reasons I opted for this kite were, it didn't seem overly expensive, good reviews, and after speaking to the man at The kite shop he advised it would be a good kite to get for my experience and also what I wanted to get out of kite flying.

My previous kiting has been Flexifoil stacker 6 and I had two of these stacked together, I got all I could out of them and was looking for something more challenging. Having seen big traction kites on the beach I felt I had to have one!

Firstly quality of the kite; well I was suitably impressed by the build quality the kites material feels strong and has already taken a beating and still looks like new, the lines and handles also are very good, they seem just the same quality as the flexifoil stuff but obviously alot cheaper. The bag I have to admit isnt the greatest as other people have stated but it doesnt really matter when all said and done.

Flying.... Really easy to set up after watching dvd and reading instructions, after 10mins was up and away. I have to say compared to flying 2 line kites its very different as the power is always there, they are so much stronger and the pull is just a differnt level altogether. I think the kite moves nice and quickly in the air and I havnt had any trouble with luffing at all unless the wind is below 5mph.

I'm 6ft4 and 15stone and go to the gym 4times a week and I have to say I never thought I would get a workout from a kite, but after 15mins in a good wind you are exhausted, out of breath and arms and shoulders are hurting. the power these kites can generate is immense. I find the beamer provides alot of pull, certainly more so than lift. I can get about 4ft jumps out of it but about 30ft scudds so it certainly pulls more than it does lift. Which I think is a good thing if this is your first traction kite as you dont want to float away into the distance.

Overall I think this kite would suit a large variety of kiters, from traction kiting newbies, to advanced kiters wanting a new kite to add to their quiver that isnt going to break the bank but also offer the performance they need. I dont think anyone would be dissapointed with getting one of the HQ beamer III's so im going to give it a 9/10. If anyone is in the same position I was and would like more advice or anything just pm me, thanks a lot hope I didn't waffle on to long

By : pug306moddy