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I have a relatively new Power Blast 2-4 for sale, very little air time. It comes with handles, bag, 100' 200# line set, and two extra LE frame pieces. Too much kite for me, asking $350.00. Mark

I have flown many different kites in the past few years. I would like to think that they were all logical choices for my place on the path at the time. Some were chosen with my limited knowledge as the next great thing & others were purchased with raw emotion and/or true randomness. Thanksgiving week I stayed at a beachfront campsite where I could actually step out the door & launch a kite in my front yard. It was less than a hundred steps to cross the dunes & stand on the shore. That is likely to be as good as it’s ever going to get. So first up was the Sky Burner Widow Maker standard. Opened up my little Prism fanny pack & big surprise. Did not bring my go to line sets for a couple of the dualies I planned to fly. But I did have enough variety & came to the realization that I could borrow pairs of lines from the many quad line sets that were in the Rev Roll-up bag. Flew the WM for a bit but the wind was little light for my taste so I switched to the Sky Burner Solus EC ultra-light. That is the only kite I have ever custom ordered. I think it’s a real beauty. It is the same color scheme as the one in the Sky Burner promotional video I first viewed before I ordered it. The big kite has a few Prismatex panels & is gorgeous glowing in the sunlight flashing colors across the sky. Saw a few people stop & stare momentarily. Flew mostly on 90# x 65’ lines as there was limited space to fly kites. Either the tide was up or the beach was busy with tourists like me. Wind came from the North or Northeast so it was blowing down the length of the beach most of the time. At night it usually blew faintly from the South. Other dual line kites flown that week were the Pro Dancer SUL, the Prism 4D, the Sky Sport Design Sea Devil Light & Tekken DOA SUL . Two days were strong winds & the rest were zero to light. On the strong wind days, probably 15 mph +, I flew the Revolution 1.5B full vent & a Shook Mesh 75%. Flew the Rev 1 & the Zen also but on the lighter wind days. I will comment more about actually flying the kites later.

For the longest time, I was my own worst "block" to advancing my skill set. Starting out I quickly learned when I could fly and when I couldn't. As my skills came along I fell into the "comfort zone" and basically stuck to that wind range. Sure, as I got a vented sail I would venture out in the higher winds but still stuck to what I was comfortable flying in. Comfortable. I was stagnating. I started to wonder if this was it. I began to make those excuses we all have done. Not enough wind. Too variable. Too tired. Then my work and family responsibilities began to creep in. It became easy to go "next time". Then I began to alter my perceptions. My mind set. I had light wind kites so I had the low wind equipment. I saw others fly in ultra low winds so I new it could be done. I stopped making excuses and started to apply my skills to fly outside my comfort range. I got over myself. Half an hour every day after work and one week I began to feel very comfortable in low low winds. Eventually was able to fly in Zero. And with that came a mental change. If I can fly in nothing then I can fly in anything. Anytime. Just like that! Low winds are no longer no fly days, they are a chance to advance my skills. Dirty air is now a challenge not an obstacle. Dont accept the conditions, adapt to them.

Hey guys and gals, I go by jeepinjeepin on several forums, but my name is Josh. I live in Winston-Salem, NC. I've been accused of being a "power hobbyist." I do enjoy flying kites, but spend my other spare time on ham radio, beer making, cheese making, photography, gardening, etc... Oh yeah...jeepinjeepin...my first vehicle was a Jeep. I currently drive a Jeep. There were a couple other between the two. My dad had several Jeeps over the years...Jeeps...jeepinjeepin.

Hello Kitelife, I've been kiting since I was about 11 and just got a chance to kite way more. I live in norther New Jersey but didn't get many days to fly because my town was all forests. Now that I'm a college in Rochester New York it is about a 300 foot walk to a field that has good wind at least for days a week, AKA heaven. I started with a Prism Nexus that I still have, beat up but functional. I bought a number of prism kites over the years and have a 4D, Snapshot 1.5 and tensor along with the Nexus. Probably three years ago I discovered the rev but couldn't get one until about two months ago I bought a 1.5 sle. All I have to say is wow, I'm in love. I am currently co-president of the RIT kite club with my roommate (chosen based solely on the fact that we both kited) I have about 16 members in the club and am really happy about how many people are hooked. Now that I am the guy that the club looks at and says "that's good flying" I decided its time to step it up and really get great. I have never flown with anyone better than me and I decided that It would be a good idea to turn to the forums to get my information and help. I am currently looking for any old kites for the club to use. I have my kites that are being used often and some members could buy cheaper dualies. My goal is to get four Revs for team flying, we currently have two and I'm working people to buy their own but it isn't possible for most people to get the money for it. Let me know if you can help out with a kite or know somewhere/someone I can ask for help. I would like kites in working condition but I have the means for doing fairly extensive repairs and I can't be very picky asking for free stuff. I can find a way to pay shipping on kites. Thank you very much.