Today I received the 12m Hadlow ID and Hadlow bar and unboxed them. Here are my first impressions:
The pump is as usual, yellow, but there is a Flexifoil sticker on it which I think will deteriorate if it gets wet.
The bar looks great! There are two chicken loops that come with it (one for unhooked riding, and one for hooked riding) and a handlepass leash. The lines look really strong, can stand up to 350kg I think, and have a nice dyneema protection cover on them. The bar comes with a bag that looks to be very durable with good materials and a good quality.
The kite is packed well. There is a Hadlow compression bag for the kite inside the bag.
The bag itself is really made of good quality and seems to be comfortable while on the back for carrying. There are two pockets at the side of the bag, where you fill find the repair kit and stickers. The repair kit comes with a ton of tubes (for the octopus system), materials to fix a hole in the canopy and the bladders.
One problem that might change in the future when I use the kite is that (the way the kite is actually packed) there seems to not be space left inside the bag for the pump, since there is barely for the bar..
Flexifoil seems to be a very reliable company, because I live in LA, and it arrived in 4 days, and the shipping was free.
Here are two pictures of the bag:
Now I hope this kite is great! I'll post up a review after I return from Punta Cana in a month, and maybe pictures too!
Thomas