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Toydoll

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  1. Hi there. First post here, so why not start with the classic "what should I buy?" Don't cary about all the junk I tend to write? just skip to the bold text. I'm looking for a new kite since me and my girlfriend recently bought one HQ quickstep II to share. We fell in love with the sport pretty quick and we'll buy one new kite fairly soon (it's getting tiring having to wait for your turn). Just not sure about which one. We don't have that much money as two students with weekend jobs, so we initially said that the price limit was 150USD, excluding shipping. (I've come to understand most of you are americans, correct me if I'm wrong.) And yes, we'll buy online, you don't really have that much to choose from around here. We've heard a lot of good things about the Premier Widow NG, sure; it's a little bit more than 150 USD, but if it really is that good... We haven't however heard that much about its cheaper sibling Wolf NG, which is even below our budget. It's smaller and I understand that makes it faster(?), is there anything else? And we've pretty much heard nothing about the magnum. We are, as of now, leaning towards the Wolf NG mostly because of the price, but we wanted to hear some input about it first. If the widow is much better than the wolf we'll manage to find the extra cash. In fewer words; which kite should we buy, and why?. The Wolf NG, magnum or Widow NG (or another one)? About us: It shouldn't cost more than 150 USD, excluding shipping. We are however willing to add a little more if it makes a relatively big difference. We are beginners. We have a few hours flying time each, but we can't really do that much with the kite (some basic landings, stalls etc). We live in a fairly windy area. >20 mp/h happens every now and then, but we wouldn't cry if the kite only can operate in <20 mph (the Wolf operates in 4-25 mph compared to the widows 4-20 mph) We rarely slam the kite nose down in the ground in high speed anymore (amazing how much abuse the quickstep can handle). But we would feel a lot more comfortable if we knew the kite could at least take some abuse. My girlfriend mostly like to fly around "for fun" and doing a few tricks. Me on the other hand will probably focus on doing tricks. We have, as of now, no interest in flying in pairs. We have looked at second hand kites, practically none existent here in southern Sweden, so not an option.
  2. Welcome to the forums Toydoll, please send me a PM if you have any questions. :)

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