Nick Russell Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I'm new to the sport of kite flying, having just been introduced to it at the Long Beach, WA kite festival in August, 2013. For the last 15 years we have lived and traveled fulltime in an RV and make our living publishing an RV newspaper and I write blogs, books on RVing, travel, and also mysteries. Some other forum members expressed an interest in my blogs about kite flying and suggested I post here and share some blog links, so here goes, starting with the kite festival. http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/08/dancing-in-the-wind/ We had so much fun the first day that friends drove up from Oregon to go with us the next day http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/08/kites-friends-fun/ I had purchased a single string G-Kites Delta Conyne a while back and never flew it, so I was inspired to try it, flying a kite for the first time in about 50 years http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/08/and-i-didnt-even-crash/ We went back to the kite festival and discovered Revs and my wife, who is usually content to watch me play, was instantly hooked http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/08/et-tu-terry/ Meanwhile, I had ordered a Prism Snapshot 1.9 speed foil and tried it out http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/09/keeping-it-up/ We moved down the coast to Seaside, Oregon and I got some more line time in with the Snapshot http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/09/we-like-seaside/ While we were there I introduced two of my RVing friends to kites and got them hooked. One is a retired California highway patrolman who thoughts kites were for kids. He had a change of mind real quick! They both bought kites the next day. http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/09/two-new-converts/ This blog was from a competition in Seaside, Oregon, where we met John Barresi. http://gypsyjournalr...rn-kites-again/ After seeing the Revs being flow there, our friend Nancy immediately went to Northwest Winds in Seaside and bought a 1.9. If anybody is interested, I'll share occasional blog posts about our RV travels when they involve kite flying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Awesome, Nick. I'll be paying attention 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Great intro................We'll be watching............. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystainedskin Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Bring it on! Always up for some good kite flying adventure stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Nick, since you travel about a bit, it would be cool if you posted snapshots of you flying your snapshot at whatever "landmarks" you may visit. You and your kite with the Capitol in the background, for instance, or the Grand Canyon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Interesting idea. I'll see if I can make that happen once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 My latest post isn't about kite flying directly, but I gave Kite Life a plug and talk about the Rev I just won in the karma drawing and how nice kite flyers are. http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/09/high-winds-and-hard-rain/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Thanks a million Nick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looks like your book is getting some good reviews, too. Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 So far, so good. That always feels nice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobB Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 You're doing exactly what I would do if I won the lottery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Rob, I wake up every day and feel like I've won the lottery. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHBKF Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 I have been carrying kites in my motor home for many years, since the eighties. Flown many places & times because I had a kite handy. There are five in the little rig right now. On a day with good conditions I leave a kite assembled, with lines attached, on the bed. Parking lots, rest areas, anyplace can be a kite field. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I gotta get me a RV (motor home). You guys are having way too much fun............ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Even when we're not flying life is good. Here is a link to Friday's blog about the central Oregon coast. http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/09/cruising-the-coast/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Here's a new blog post about introducing my daughter and her husband to flying my Prism Snapshot 1.9 and my first attempt to fly my new Rev 1.5 http://gypsyjournalrv.com/2013/10/and-the-winner-is-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nick, your description of an occasional tight spin to the left leaves me to believe that you are snagging one of your lines somewhere on the kite, dramatically changing the effective length of that line. I would check my line lengths. It's desirable that they all be the same, but critical that the tops are the same length and the bottoms are the same length. It takes a little practice to learn the difference between quad line and dual line flying. Keep watching the vids and hopefully you can find someone to fly with. Good Winds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHBKF Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Checking the kite I've just attached to the lines is something I don't do quite enough. But if you pick it up by the bridle ends, seeing if it hangs straight & square, it will show you problems before you're in the air. Revs seem to get extra wraps on the tips & deltas get the bridle under the spreader when I hurry too much. Recently read about Rev bridles getting out of adjustment & I need to check all mine. I learned to put a bit of beeswax on the duelie bridle adjustments to lock them better. Early on my skills were such that it looked like everything was out of whack. I've got a recent shipment of whack & it should hold me for awhile now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevRookie Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Where did you get the whack? I need a shipment of that too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3wrapframe Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 This applies right? Rv and kites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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