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  1. John Barresi
    Yeah, I have no real talent for that kind of detail and have to come at it the other way, feeling my way through until the information reveals itself. lol
  2. John Barresi
    Photo of the bridle in question?
  3. John Barresi
    Phil and Barb Burks of Portland out for a fly today. https://www.facebook.com/kiteforge/posts/360657277744138
  4. John Barresi
    Hello @Pete Sturrs, Welcome to KiteLife®! Although this is an automated message, it is written with heart - I love kites deeply, and I believe the KiteLife community represents this passion with a very friendly and helpful environment for everyone. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Need to tweak settings? Edit your profile here - View Member Edit your settings - http://kitelife.com/forum/settings/ Other than that, here are a few handy links that you might have a use for... Member Chat Member Map KL Shop And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background... Tell us a little about YOUR kite life!
  5. John Barresi
    Freaking awesome progression today my brother. 🤘 https://www.facebook.com/kelly.hemphill.96/posts/1580464255365172 https://www.facebook.com/kelly.hemphill.96/posts/1580465685365029 The contrast from Jenna’s video earlier (not shareable, a-ok) is breathtaking.
  6. John Barresi
    Hello @mrfixit, Welcome to KiteLife®! Although this is an automated message, it is written with heart - I love kites deeply, and I believe the KiteLife community represents this passion with a very friendly and helpful environment for everyone. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Need to tweak settings? Edit your profile here - View Member Edit your settings - http://kitelife.com/forum/settings/ Other than that, here are a few handy links that you might have a use for... Member Chat Member Map KL Shop And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background... Tell us a little about YOUR kite life!
  7. John Barresi
    Okay, just looked up the wingspan, both kites come in at 60” even, so with the Wren being taller it’s pretty safe to say it has more sail area... Still hunting a weight to compare against the Kaiju’s three ounces. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app
  8. John Barresi
    In all fairness, I don’t know what a Wren weighs or how the two sails compare in square inches, the quotation of “lighter” was an unclear reference to the way it flies, Wren feels lighter on the lines, but is also flimsier (flex) and less tricky than the Kaiju. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app
  9. John Barresi
    Ah, just saw it! Willing to make that post public for me?
  10. John Barresi
    Great shot! Hope to see it go up on Facebook... ?
  11. John Barresi
    Great observation Wayne, spot on. Wren is “lighter”, but Kaiju is more well-rounded imho.
  12. John Barresi
    Down to just four of the black and lime combos left, been a crazy couple days, may actually have to do another run soon as the factory can’t start on a new run until end of March. First world problems I guess. 👍🏻
  13. John Barresi
    Wondering if your order has gone out and if you’ve been issued a tracking number for your package? Log in via the link below, go to “Orders” and click “Track Shipment”... If that link isn’t there, your package will go out by middle of next week at the very latest - thanks all! https://kiteforge.com/shop/account/ PS: Password reset is there on the login page (easy) if you forgot it. 👍🏻
  14. John Barresi
    Woohoo! First official order has landed! Can’t wait to see pics and video brother.
  15. John Barresi
    We’re about halfway through the orders now, 77 Kaiju going out to 11 countries. 🤘
  16. John Barresi
    I think some of the perspective shifts because the Wren is a taller kite by proportion (longer spine).
  17. John Barresi
    Not sure I understand the question? Wren, for those reading...
  18. John Barresi
    Hello @Stand125, Welcome to KiteLife®! Although this is an automated message, it is written with heart - I love kites deeply, and I believe the KiteLife community represents this passion with a very friendly and helpful environment for everyone. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Need to tweak settings? Edit your profile here - View Member Edit your settings - http://kitelife.com/forum/settings/ Other than that, here are a few handy links that you might have a use for... Member Chat Member Map KL Shop And while it's never an obligation, we always love hearing about our new members if you'd like to share some of your kite stories, videos, and/or background... Tell us a little about YOUR kite life!
  19. John Barresi
    Loving the feedback. ❤️ Regarding the battens, the Kaiju is also the first kite I’ve seen where they are actually woven through the sail, generally they run through sleeves sewn into the sail (which I don’t care for visually).
  20. John Barresi
    Just two spots left now!
  21. John Barresi
    In all fairness, I’m not sure if batten is still the technical term for the thin spar position on the Kaiju but I’ve always know any spar running through the body of the sail as battens. I’m happy to have my terminology corrected though. Dort! Looking forward to hearing how the tutorials work out for everyone, plus and minus, I think the main thing is that it’s talked about in universal forms, then everyone can see and adapt / adopt things to taste. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app
  22. John Barresi
    FYI, we will be adding 1280 (desktop/iPad) and 640 (smart phone) files of the tutorials to the KiteLife Subscriber download section as well, for folks who want to have hard copies.
  23. John Barresi
    We shipped 21 kites in the last two days, another similar batch going out tomorrow... 75 in all, 11 countries, so humbling and cool! I’m thinking about doing a Kaiju video contest maybe 3-4 weeks after we send out the 75th kite, possibly a 90 second ballet incorporating 4 of the maneuvers in the tutorials, indoors or out, voted on by Team KiteLife members. What do you guys think?
  24. John Barresi
    To support the launch of the Kaiju this month a guy at Kite Forge (I) got together with a guy at KiteLife (me) and “JB” (myself) to punch out a first release of nine new basic indoor dual line tutorials, we all had a blast getting these ready for new indoor folks to find their legs quickly! http://kiteforge.com/help-tutorials/ Big thanks to Scott Weider for his help with filming under a time crunch right before he left for an event in Kuwait... Look for much more from our family in the future.
  25. John Barresi
    1/3 through the orders at the moment, moving along! 🤘
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