Andrew Beattie

I disagree with ALL of you. Be sensitive to the equipment. Learn what is happening as you wrap, learn the impact that it has on the lines. Look at what is happening. If you always do it by rote and rely on that, then you'll be in hell when you get your gear back from someone who is left handed. Or works from the other end. Or changes the direction of wind part-way through for some unfathomable reason[*] Did they pack the lines on the handles - if so, were the brakes on? Or was the kite upside down, brakes off? Did they pack the line round a beer can? Into a plastic bag? if it is going wrong, stop, it helps if you notice. And stop and fix it. Or wind back, or unwind off the other end. Learn how it all works. That way, you can share anyone's kite, packed any way, without it looking like it is your first day... Andrew [*] I do this on single line stuff when I must pack onto a winding stick that isn't really big enough. to fig-8 the whole thing.

Is that not the original, first BigFoot? That would be pretty special. Andrew