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Like most other things in kiting, whatever is most comfortable.

BLAST OFF! Enjoy the journey

Graham, you should be able to find the answer you are looking for here: http://www.revkites.com/forum/forum/27-buying-your-first-rev/

I'm going to bump this. The event is this weekend!

I take the tension off of mine, because I have found it to be easier to disassemble the kites when that tension is released.

It's generally frowned upon to enter one's own drawing. Hard to prove there's no bias in the drawing process.

5 days and counting to blast off.

I fly exclusively Shanti Skybond. Primarily for two reasons. 1. It is what Cath and Eliot sell at flying smiles and 2. It has the polymer coating that seems to keep it from getting as dirty. I will probably get a set or 2 of LPG 120' for flying in a line as you want everyone in a line to respond the same, but I'm waiting for a certain someone, who I will not name, to get those made.

I love those tails. Sweet about the drawing, JB. Might not have to buy them. Anyone got any advice or stories, on the off chance I don't win them in JB's drawing?

My very first ever 2-line kite was a rainbow colored diamond (with a massively long tail) from spectra star. I loved flying that kite right up until its $10.99 value caught up to it and pieces started breaking. At the Treasure Island Kite Festival in January I saw someone flying a 3-stack (red, white, and blue) of diamond stunters with great long tails and I was reminded of my early kite flying days. Silly me, I was too overcome with being in the middle of my first festival and enjoying the vibes of being around all these kite fliers that I never took the time to find the person who was flying them and ask what they were. I thought it would be cool to maybe get one (or a stack, crowds love the stacks) to be able to capture some of that nostalgic feeling of my first stunt kite. I think I finally found out what they were. http://www.peterpowellkites.co.uk/shop/ According to their website Peter Powell Kites has been around since the mid '70's. Has anyone flown these? Got any stories or guidance to help out a perspective buyer? - I'm posting this in the general sport kite, but if it belongs in the kite models - dual line thread feel free to move it, JB.

That's better! Let's keep it rolling!

Come on folks! Forty free kite bucks from one of the best shops in the country (perhaps world)...why don't we have 50 entrants already?

Locking this one down and going to approve the new drawing. Good luck, all and thanks for your participation.

Nope, coming to East Tennessee

JB, rexracer, and I are the Karma drawing moderators. Check your messages, I have sent you a PM. -Barton

Congrats!

One Kite to rule them all, One Kite to find them, One Kite to bring them all and in the windiness bind them

Can't wait to win this one. It'll be a birthday present delayed 2 days. Thank you, JB, for what you do for us.

Love that axle!

Gonna give it my best. I'm just hoping the wind is right for the kids. It's a smallish looking soccer/baseball complex that seems to have trees all around.

Tmadz, I'm about 30-45 minutes from Loudon.

Ralph, you are my hero!

http://www.fineartsblount.org/kite-festival.php I know that no one on here, but me, lives in the area, but I'll be there helping ensure a good time is had by all and doing a little demo flying and selling of this awesome sport. Edit: Information provided by the event organizer "Fine Arts Blount hosting 5th Annual Kite Festival, April 27th! The venue is in Maryville, Tennessee, at Pearson Springs Park from 10:30am - 4:30pm and we are expecting over 1,200 participants! Cindy McDaniel, President of FAB, goes out of her way to plan events that bring art to the community and this year is no different. This year, artists are also being invited to exhibit and sell their art. If you know of any closet artists of any medium, we would love for you to share this invitation and event with them! Thanks in advance for considering us again for this event. Further information (including map to Pearson Springs Park) can be found at this link on our website: http://www.fineartsblount.org/kite-festival.php This community event is free! Please wont you bring your family and stop by and have some Sunny Day fun with us!"

So, JB, how are the subscriber drawings going to work while you are traveling?