Harness Strop

[royster]

get some 5mm or 8mm paracord you can get it from army surplus will cost you £6-£7 for 50 feet it has a inner and outer when the outer part breaks change it simple.

i use the 5mm and buggy jump not had any probs with it but then i am only 11 stone

[FO Kite]

WHAT THEY ^^^^^ SAID

 

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F/O Kite

[sambuca]

Is that marc?

 

Yes Tobes, it is I (either that or someone has my buggy in their sig)

[snowbird]

Fawk,

The picture in your message is a static loop for a BAR !!! Folks don't use them much anymore but they came with most old LEI kites. It wouldn't work at all. Climbing rope works well for me. I stopped at the marine shop and picked up a quick release and D pin to attach at one handle. Works for safety + is handy to detach when sorting lines.

I think the velcro things you refer to are " kite killers " they attach to your brake lines and wrists.

[Mark Rose]

Take the main leaders out of your handles and replace with one peice of 5mm dyneema going straight through both handles.

Adjust to length and you willl never have another strop problem.

[Smiley Mike]

slight deviation here.... but would waxing a strop rope (if using with a hook harness) like a depower rope increase its lifespan?

[Fawke]

Fawk,

The picture in your message is a static loop for a BAR !!! Folks don't use them much anymore but they came with most old LEI kites. It wouldn't work at all. Climbing rope works well for me. I stopped at the marine shop and picked up a quick release and D pin to attach at one handle. Works for safety + is handy to detach when sorting lines.

I think the velcro things you refer to are " kite killers " they attach to your brake lines and wrists.

 

Thats cool. It may have been a mod, as i have and know what kite killers are and these are certainly not them..... they were strapped to the handles just below the pigs tail.....

 

Not to worry, looks like il have to pay moe attention at scouts and get some rope!!!

 

Thanks for the advice ppl!