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Need to Dry Lines That Are Wet?


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Apologies if I have missed this somewhere, but I'm not finding anything. I'm still in my first month, so maybe that gives me a little more allowance.

So the first snow has fallen; I don't plan on letting that stop me (much) from flying, but I'm wondering if there will be a need to dry my lines after working in snow. Certainly I have seen discussion about drying your kite after flying in water, but I haven't seen any mention about the lines.

I am on 90# 100' lines, LPG with the standard card winder, and I leave my handles connected (since it is my only line set... for now). Even with getting the knots out of the way and using a straight wind, the line definitely bunches up by the time I get to the end.

If necessary, I'm sure I can find a way to facilitate drying them (hair dryer on high heat? Tumble in the clothes dryer? Ok, only kidding.), but I'm really not one who enjoys creating work for myself. I just don't know if having moisture in there is going to cause a problem. Snow shouldn't be as significant as some of the water flying I have seen, but it just raised the question for me.

Thought?

-Rabbit

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The lines if new shouldn't absorb much liquid, after all, it is plastic. I'd worry more if it was cotton or paper. It should be just fine until you fly in the sunshine again. Maybe the humidity level in your house is enough to dry the lines. And maybe heat like in a dryer is too much for material that really doesn't absorb much moisture.

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Never had any problem, they will dry out without any effort on your part. Just leave them out of the kite bag if they are soaking wet. You can leave them wound up and they will dry within a day or two at the most, unless you live in a sauna. Or leave them outside for a few hours on a sunny day. Put them on a sunny windowsill for a day.

Best way is to go fly the kite the next day, ha ha. Really. Lines dry out, you have more fun. Sounds like a good reason to get them wet.

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I've flown in the rain, the snow, and also in & out of the salt water... never had any problems with putting the lines away wet. My linesets last me about 3-5 years, maybe they would last longer if I treated them nicer ? Eh, I don't care, I'm happy with replacing them every once in a while, 3-5 years matches the modern description of a 'durable good'.

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My usual maintenance routine is to rinse the salt water and sand out of the wound set of lines and place them in a towel to dry, after a good shake. Rinsing is just a good dunking in a container deep enough to cover the set and leave it for awhile. Dry overnight!

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