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Sounds right. The rods are solid, not wrapped. It's pretty heavy for a kite.
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Ok, after looking at the list, I have no idea how to tell which version I have.
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I don't know which frame configuration. I'll look into it and get back to you.
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On Monday night, around 6pm, my area had a microburst. Our driveway isn't exactly graded properly, so a ton of water came into the garage. The garage is attached to a workroom and my office in the finished basement. Let's just say I need new carpet, and new paneling.
However, in cleaning the workroom, my lovely wife made a discovery. Back in like 1991 or 1992, she bought me a dual line kite (back when all I knew was the term stunt kite). I flew it for a few years, then kind of dropped out of the kite scene because of whatever reasons.
I bet you can see where this is going. It's a Griffin III, I think. 8 foot wingspan. I put it together to see it's condition. The sail looks to be in good shape. The struts seemed to be solid, though I didn't actually test it. I think the bridle lines are not in good shape, there was a powdery residue on them. No water got near the bag, so there's no damage from that. I'm excited to get it in the air again.
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Northmoreland Park in Apollo? That's 35 minutes from me. Crooked Creek is about 55 minutes. Cooper's Lake is like an hour as well. There's an event? I'll have to check out the details.
Thanks for the info!
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I think it's mostly flying outside recommended conditions. I put a Midvent on my christmas list, that will allow me to fly in all conditions (I have an EXP and then a Vertigo Max which is more vented than a B full vent).
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I intend to get another single EXP rod to replace the one that's broken right now, then pick up some better quality ones. I've gone through probably 4 to 6 rods in the week I was flying about 2 hours a day, plus going to the Cleveland Kite Festival.
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As some of you may know, I have a Rev EXP. It has the green label rods (not the racing rods, just the new crappy rods with the green bands by the label). If I were to buy a set of better rods, would they fit in my EXP? Are there differences in size between Bs and EXPs?
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OK, Freilein Vertigo Max. That's the kite I bought at Kites Unlimited. It's super vented. It's not that expensive compared to revs, and is probably considered a knock off of the Rev.
But with the equalized lines and super vented, I was in nearly complete control. I mean, I'll not any good, but I figured out how to do tip landings with almost no force. I also nearly tip landed on my son's hand. My wife has a picture I'll post later of that.
Anyway, victory! Thanks everyone for the tips!
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That's my plan
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So my best version of a setup to check length came up with this:
So, yeah, not quite equal
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Yeah, they were the EXP labelled ones, not race rods.
I am pretty sure the lines are equalized, because I linked the top to bottom, white on black with a lark's head. Wound it up and when I got to the end, black on white with no slack.
I guess it wasn't when I unwound it but...
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Oh, to answer some questions:
They are the green rods. I got replacements here.
The lines are equalized, I could tell clearly when I unwrapped them the first time.
My problems are based pretty much my lack of control, due to the high winds. So a kite designed for higher winds should resolve some of my issues.
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Thanks everyone for the tips. I think the wind is just too much for the EXP. I picked up a vented quad and they threw in some knotted leaders for free. Kites Unlimited in Atlantic Beach, NC. I went back there after I broke the center leading edge spar. Bought another of those and the Freilite Max. Hopefully it will be more forgiving n the high winds.
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First time flying my quad, an EXP, in probably too high wind. I think I have 85' lines. I got it in the air for about 3 minutes before slamming it into the ground basically out of control, snapping one of the vertical spars in three. I don't have a problem with buying new spars, but is there a way to slow down the turns so that I can keep control? This would only be until I understand the mechanics better.
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Oh, I get it. That's why I'm sticking to the rev SLE (or if 3wrapframe and my wife can come to an agreement on price, a B series). In other words, you guys convinced me.
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The consensus seems to be "the risk of it being a crap kite is too high." Since you are all experts, I'll have to bow to your wisdom. I thought Dyneema was acceptable in terms of stretch, maybe hyzakite got different lines with his Chinese RTF version.
Some notes:
I have a Rev EXP on my Amazon wish list for the gift-giving holidays. Not this one. And I was only thinking of changing it to increase my chances of getting a kite for said holiday.
I live in Pittsburgh, PA, not Missouri, but I'm not sure how you would know that without stalking my profile, and that's not worth it, I'm not anybody interesting. The wind here is generally crap.
I'll mostly be flying it during my yearly week-long beach vacations, where the wind is almost rock steady, 10-12mph. Vented vs. not is probably not an issue.
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Was surfing Amazon and bumped into this kite:
It's like half the price of an EXP, and undoubtedly is lower quality than a Rev, but it might be more appealing to people who wish to purchase a quad kite for me for the upcoming gift giving holidays, especially since I've never successfully flown a quad before. I know the regular recommendation is a Rev B, but at $335 without line, versus $130 with dyneema line (80ft/150lb), with my lack of experience and possibility of crashing...
The reviews are mixed, but I'm sure I can manage to handle any difficulties with line length, for example, with the help of all the great people here
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Darn, wish someone would send me a rev
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Thanks. I should be clear that most of the issues I had were my own doing, if that wasn't clear. The OSEK guys did a great job.
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I wrote up my visit to the Cleveland Kite Festival on Sunday:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kites/comments/3ia3j5/cleveland_kite_festival_8232015/
Hasek took some pictures on Saturday:
https://kenbuschphotography.smugmug.com/Cleveland-Kite-Festival-2015/
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My longer summary of the Cleveland Kite Festival:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kites/comments/3ia3j5/cleveland_kite_festival_8232015/
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I'm not a subscriber, but I have a question about these giveaways. Does subscribing automatically enter you in every contest of this sort? Obviously not the karma drawings, but the site drawings.
Torrential downpours, silver lining!
in General Sport Kite
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My rev spars have had several negative excessive stress events. It's sad. These are the "new" cheap-ass ones with the green ring near the labeling (not the green race rods, I haven't got those). I'm going to Atlantic Beach, NC in August, first thing I do: go to Kites Unlimited, get some NOT CRAPPY spars for my rev, and also see about fixing the bridle on this Griffin.