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Laughingman
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Xeon Laluz, Mako Wide 150, Jellyfish Custom surf board quad fin 6', LF Impulse Foil and Kanaha Shapes 37" board
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Postby Laughingman » Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:32 pm
Or you could just use this and not pump at all.....
http://tinyurl.com/owdq4ob for $138
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AeolianKitesurfing
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Postby AeolianKitesurfing » Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:46 pm
Where's the battery in your price? How about the weight?
I think if you factor all that in, yours is twice as expensive and thrice as fat.
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Laughingman
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- Gear: Ocean Rodeo Gen6 Flites 10m, 12m Gen2 Roams 6m and 8m, Cloud D 4.8, 6.2, 8.0, 10.4
Xeon Laluz, Mako Wide 150, Jellyfish Custom surf board quad fin 6', LF Impulse Foil and Kanaha Shapes 37" board
Engine Harness with slider
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Postby Laughingman » Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:51 pm
AeolianKitesurfing wrote:
Where's the battery in your price? How about the weight?
I think if you factor all that in, yours is twice as expensive and thrice as fat.
The battery cost about $25. I'd say it would take about the same space as a regular pump volume wise. It weighs a bit more but not much. Well worth not having to pump at all.
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AeolianKitesurfing
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Postby AeolianKitesurfing » Sat Dec 20, 2014 12:58 am
The battery cost about $25. I'd say it would take about the same space as a regular pump volume wise. It weighs a bit more but not much. Well worth not having to pump at all.
and if the battery dies? You will always need a manual backup...
Anyway what's wrong with having a choice? Is progression not fueled by people trying new things???
Nice bag btw...
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Laughingman
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Xeon Laluz, Mako Wide 150, Jellyfish Custom surf board quad fin 6', LF Impulse Foil and Kanaha Shapes 37" board
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Postby Laughingman » Sat Dec 20, 2014 5:00 pm
AeolianKitesurfing wrote:The battery cost about $25. I'd say it would take about the same space as a regular pump volume wise. It weighs a bit more but not much. Well worth not having to pump at all.
and if the battery dies? You will always need a manual backup...
Anyway what's wrong with having a choice? Is progression not fueled by people trying new things???
Nice bag btw...
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Well I keep a spare battery in my truck. But I've never needed it. A 7amh battery will pump my 5 kites with ease and then some.
Nothing wrong with choices. Just having a discussion on what makes sense to me.
The bag comes with the pump. It has a compartment for the battery and hose.
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Postby Caesar » Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:08 pm
Laughingman wrote:AeolianKitesurfing wrote:The battery cost about $25. I'd say it would take about the same space as a regular pump volume wise. It weighs a bit more but not much. Well worth not having to pump at all.
and if the battery dies? You will always need a manual backup...
Anyway what's wrong with having a choice? Is progression not fueled by people trying new things???
Nice bag btw...
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Well I keep a spare battery in my truck. But I've never needed it. A 7amh battery will pump my 5 kites with ease and then some.
Nothing wrong with choices. Just having a discussion on what makes sense to me.
The bag comes with the pump. It has a compartment for the battery and hose.
Mmmhhh, sorry, I don't want to highjack this tread, but my lovely Bravo BST 12 Kite pump comes with a car charger cable which you plug into the cigarette charger. Recharged from zero to 100% in appr. 1.5 hours.
Have a great day!
Cheers
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NHKitesurfer
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Postby NHKitesurfer » Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:02 am
I went Bravo electric nearly a year ago and I'll never go back to manual. I use a high power lipo battery and can pump quite a few kites between charges, maybe around 20 or so. And I keep a manual pump in my jeep as a backup but have never needed it.
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Vin Stefanelli
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Postby Vin Stefanelli » Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:02 am
you guys
real snow/land kites don't need
pumps of any kind
at all
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Postby darippah » Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:08 am
I bought the Bravo Pump from Windchaser
WORST EXPERIENCE EVER
First pump I received wasn't working properly, it would go straight into high pressure mode and skip the high volume mode
I returned it for a refund because they had no stock.
Few months later they received stock so I bought another.
This one would be stuck in High Volume mode and wouldnt switch to high pressure mode. Much worse than my first experience!
Windchaser refused to help because I mentioned to them that I didnt baby the pump since this is a fragile pump that requires babying...
Not to mention the hours wasted trying to fix the pump based on Windchasers recommendations
I much rather spend the few minutes and energy pumping than deal with the aggravation
Shame on you Windchaser
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Just try the EPICKITES and you will see for yourself.
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