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KYLakeKiter
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Postby KYLakeKiter » Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:04 am
Last year I bought one of those Kite Looper line rolling devices. It has a line manager built into it. If you like using a line manager, you might actually like this thing. It is not a "have to have it" kind of device, but it is kind of convenient and works well.
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SENDIT!
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Postby SENDIT! » Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:58 pm
Laughingman wrote:experienced1 wrote:when you disconnect your lines from th kite, just tie the red outside line to the "red" front line and then the gray outside line to the "gray" front line
steve
Yep I get it, and have done this since I lost my line manager, I just prefer the line manager .
Well, the mail man just picked it up, so it's on it's way!
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Laughingman
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Postby Laughingman » Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:14 pm
SENDIT! wrote:Laughingman wrote:experienced1 wrote:when you disconnect your lines from th kite, just tie the red outside line to the "red" front line and then the gray outside line to the "gray" front line
steve
Yep I get it, and have done this since I lost my line manager, I just prefer the line manager .
Well, the mail man just picked it up, so it's on it's way!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate your generosity.
Sincerely
Pete
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Kiteus Maximus
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Postby Kiteus Maximus » Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:22 am
Yeah I hate spending those extra 32 seconds to run out my lines.
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Postby Peter_Frank » Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:44 am
Just out of curiosity - but isnt it a bit irritating to wind the line ends up on the keeper, when not equal length, or ?
Because, when I go on shore, I always depower the kite a lot or fully when walking on land, and when going down (and up).
Meaning, when I wind the lines on the bar, the rear lines are way longer than the fronts (but does not matter much, as they get another round on the bar)
I have no idea, because I havent used any line keeping aggregates - just wondering
Peter
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dejavu
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Postby dejavu » Sat Dec 21, 2013 9:52 am
I have obtained these from NP Hong Kong. Check out asapdirect.
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SupaEZ
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Postby SupaEZ » Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:38 pm
Laughingman wrote:I lost mine on vacation and would like to source a replacement.
Could this work
Pedicure Toe Separator " pretty sure your wife can hook you up "
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/pedicure-toe-separators
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Laughingman
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Postby Laughingman » Sat Dec 21, 2013 4:47 pm
Peter_Frank wrote:Just out of curiosity - but isnt it a bit irritating to wind the line ends up on the keeper, when not equal length, or ?
Because, when I go on shore, I always depower the kite a lot or fully when walking on land, and when going down (and up).
Meaning, when I wind the lines on the bar, the rear lines are way longer than the fronts (but does not matter much, as they get another round on the bar)
I have no idea, because I havent used any line keeping aggregates - just wondering
Peter
Once you have all the lines in the manager, just fold what ever lines are left, putting the manager onto the bar and wrap 8 lines together onto the bar... No biggie
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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 21, 2013 4:56 pm
Kiteus Maximus wrote:Yeah I hate spending those extra 32 seconds to run out my lines.
To each their own... But if everyone did everything the same way then there would be no progression ever..... Many of the places we kite at have very limited rigging areas and require a water launch... I have witnessed so many people walking out to launch pulling all their lines through the weeds and sticks getting caught all the while inconveniencing your helper and other beach goers, lines getting caught on other kites, people, kids, bbqs.... And anything else you might find at a water use area.
We hook our wrapped lines onto the kite, using only the space required by the kite itself, flip the kite over and walk into the water... If you time it right there will already be someone in the water ready to hold your kite in the water as you walk out unwrapping your lines. Launch... No tangles, nothing caught in your lines... No inconveniencing other park users etc... So 32 seconds... Turns into minutes pretty quickly...
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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 21, 2013 5:46 pm
dejavu wrote:I have obtained these from NP Hong Kong. Check out asapdirect.
Holly shit! Prices are really high but wow, you can buy everything there! Thanks for the heads up.
Pete
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