monkey Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 Ok, here's the scenario. You've been shipwrecked on a remote desert island! Luckily for you, there's a constant 10mph wind all the time! There's a well stocked beverage cooler too that washed up on shore. Here's the dilemma... You could only save one kite! So, if you had to have only ONE quad kite and ONE line set, what would you choose? Quote
Penny Lingenfelter Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 1.5 SLE 100 ft. of line. Good to cut down if I need any shorter.. Dog stake with and the kite that can do it all. Oh, then I'd build a raft and use the rev as a sail and go find other kitefliers of like mind. BB Penny Quote
CLTKiter Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 Agree with Penny for the most part. I'd go with the 1.5SLE and 100' line with standard handles. But with a well-stocked cooler, I might forego the "build a raft, use the kite as a sail" scenario and just enjoy the cooler and keep the 10 mph winds to myself. After the cooler ran out I might re-think the raft idea. Doug Quote
John Barresi Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 Super Blast and 50' x 200# lines... Then I'd fashion a board and floats out of the nearest coconut tree. Quote
kitepilot Posted August 9, 2005 Report Posted August 9, 2005 With my luck, I'd wash ashore with one kite, the cooler, my woman, and no kite line set!!! kitepilot Quote
monkey Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Posted August 9, 2005 Oh right, suppose I should answer my own question too eh? A Vented Supersonic on 10 foot lines. A Backtracker with 200 foot kevlar lines. To be honest, I had not even considered the idea of escaping the island, but, in my mind it was bottomless well stocked cooler If escape was the plan, I'm with John, a Super Blast, some short, strong lines and wind in the right direction. If I was intending to stay and fly for a while, a Rev 1, 80 foot lines. Quote
monkey Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Posted August 9, 2005 With my luck, I'd wash ashore with one kite, the cooler, my woman, and no kite line set!!! kitepilot Man, you got some rough luck going on. "And the cooler would be filled with Coors Light" Quote
CLTKiter Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 Coors Light and I'd make the raft. Now, with Guinness, I'd stay a while..... Quote
John Barresi Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 If I was intending to stay and fly for a while, a Rev 1, 80 foot lines. Agreed. LOL Doug. Quote
monkey Posted August 10, 2005 Author Report Posted August 10, 2005 Coors Light and I'd make the raft. Now, with Guinness, I'd stay a while..... If it was Coors Light, I'd swim! Quote
Penny Lingenfelter Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 Kite pilot said: With my luck, I'd wash ashore with one kite, the cooler, my woman, and no kite line set!!! kitepilot Get up and walk around your chair, that will change your luck! BB Penny Long Beach here we come! Quote
Dorsal Posted August 10, 2005 Report Posted August 10, 2005 My Spirit Quad 5-stack with 100' lines! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (never mind) Quote
Penny Lingenfelter Posted August 11, 2005 Report Posted August 11, 2005 Inquiring minds want to know~ Dyson? BB Penny Quote
Mousie Posted August 22, 2005 Report Posted August 22, 2005 One Question... Are there monkeys on the island??? <;3_)~~~~~~~ Quote
codykiteguy Posted August 25, 2005 Report Posted August 25, 2005 I heard there are little apes, do they count? They both have long arms that they put around things Quote
kitepilot Posted August 25, 2005 Report Posted August 25, 2005 An interesting new Avatar. Do the Cody Kites always attack you like that? Kitepilot Quote
codykiteguy Posted August 25, 2005 Report Posted August 25, 2005 only the Codys built by someone else, they know I am going to go to work on them Quote
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