5th line cool or not cool

[castanza]

Just wanting to know what people think about the 5th line. There are good things and bad things about it. Or is it there due to bad kite disign so it dosnt fold. What do you think?

[pils]

too be cool,or not to be cool, THAT IS THE QUESTION !!!! (look at me im milking a cow)

[koma]

Entirely personal preference but all of my kites are 5-liners. (Naish Torch, Naish Alliance and older Slingshot Fuel)

I assume by cool or not cool your actually asking if they're worth while or beneficial, and in my opinion yes. I prefer them for safety reasons, and they've kept me in one piece enough times for me to justify the extra work of unwinding another line. Being able to grab an arms length of fifth line to get you through a squall, being able to drop it to a single line and know exactly what it's going to do every time, no bridles, no pulleys, less potential failure points.

The only time i'd opt for a 4-liner is if i spent any serious time in the surf.

[gcdave]

The only time i'd opt for a 4-liner is if i spent any serious time in the surf.

Ohh yeaaa Another line to get tangled up in big surf when relaunching

Dave - happy with 4 lines and not throwing his kite in the drink