The_Gregors Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hey all, I am starting to fly again after about 5 years of life getting in the way. I was looking at the dual line selection at Prism’s site and they have really reduced their sport kite offerings. Is anything up with them? I wanted to order a Quantum Pro and it has been discontinue along with several other carbon frame models. Besides Prism Kites, what brand(s) should I look at for lighter wind sport flying. Thanks for the info. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szobelda Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hi, Another option (as an alternative to branded kites) is to order from a builder an open source kite. I can recommend the Vortex UL that is my favorite UL and SUL (as of today 😁) - see pic attached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gregors Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Thanks for the reply. You just gave me another rabbit hole to follow. Is reading about Kites an official hobby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esinger Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 The Silver Fox 2.2 is an excellent kite for the money. It's available at the Kite Shoppe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubaKite Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Flying wings has several UL/SUL options. The HQ Shadow is a highly regarded UL. Sky Burner has a couple UL/SUL. Into the Wind also has couple of nice UL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubaKite Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 On 9/10/2019 at 1:21 PM, esinger said: The Silver Fox 2.2 is an excellent kite for the money. It's available at the Kite Shoppe I will second that! But I highly recommend shopping around, you never know who's having a sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezin Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 On 9/12/2019 at 8:21 PM, TubaKite said: But I highly recommend shopping around, you never know who's having a sale. Got a couple factory 2nd blemished kites for 1/2 price. Spent the big bucks on Sky Sport Design for the low winds.1 new the other used. After having a Prism Zephyr and Skyburner Pro Dancer the cost was worth it for me. The AC SUL has a 2 point frame that I can get up in .5 mph on 75' x 50# lines and will do some stuff in 1. Not very good yet and still leary of doing alot on the kite below 3 on short lines. From 2 to 10 the kite is sweet on 120' x 50#. The Tekken SUL is a 2 to 15 that handles my inland gusty winds extremely well. Kite I always want to fly the most. Pricier than a Quantum Pro but after researching a lot of kites went the Lam route. BMK Mamba UL is the only U.S. made kite I know of right now. R Sky at some Canadian shops are nicely priced. At my current skill a Level One Badass UL would probably have been the wiser purchase. They weren't being sold in the U.S. at the time. Don't regret my AC it's just going to take a lot more practice to justify the cost. Good thing is as I get better on it the skills are translating to all my other kites surprisingly well. I've renamed the kite Patience. Yeah,yeah naming kites is kinda silly but I can't help it. My 2nd choice was Air One in France. Being able to call Lam was the deciding factor. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuul Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/12/2019 at 7:21 PM, TubaKite said: I will second that! But I highly recommend shopping around, you never know who's having a sale. I can't find the Silver Fox 2.2 (2018) at very many shops at any price. Lots of the the old designs, though. (2.5 and 2.3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khsidekick Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 I can't find the Silver Fox 2.2 (2018) at very many shops at any price. Lots of the the old designs, though. (2.5 and 2.3). The Kite Shoppe has several 2.2 silver fox kites in stock. I own two of them and they are great kites for the price. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuul Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, khsidekick said: The Kite Shoppe has several 2.2 silver fox kites in stock. I own two of them and they are great kites for the price. Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app Yeah, I know. I was responding to the "shop around" comment. The Kite Shoppe is about the only place I see them stateside. I think you can buy direct from Lam, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerfvoliste Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 Level One USA has some nice offeringsLiving the Dream; One Nightmare at a Time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esinger Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 This Vega UL is a really good deal from a respected maker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobL Posted January 16, 2020 Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 well robot-engineer, what did you end up getting? a lot of good suggestions were given...sadly i have none of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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