All right ive reached the peak of lazyness as I found a new toy to pump up my kite and I was wonder what is the recomended PSI for a kite? See you can have a set point, turn on and walk away and come back to a pumped kite= Awesome hey!

So I not after the ping test etc, just numerical figure.

Thanks in advace!

P.S $100 buck at bunnings for any other sloths out there

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Dont jinx me!

Thannks mate, appreciated!

The recommended pressure depends on your kite, some manufacturers recommend only 6 PSI, others 8, some a bit more.
Getting used to the ''folding test'' can be more accurate than a pressure gauge or a ping test. At the right pressure, your kite's leading edge should be difficult to fold in half (but not impossible to fold), meaning you can still bend it in half but you need to use a good amount of force.

A lot of people are worried about bursting their kites from over inflation...this is more than unlikely as any major kite manufacturer test their kite's by over inflating them to pressures above 30-40PSI before they burst. Think about it, when your kite crashes hard the pressure momentarily increases to way above 10 PSI, that's why good kites don't burst easily even when crashed very hard.

My 12v 150lt per min air compressor pumps up a 10m kite in about 2mins.

if your too lazy to pump up your kite, why do you want to kitesurf??????

dave...... said..
if your too lazy to pump up your kite, why do you want to kitesurf??????

Because im too lazy to paddle anymore

No all jokes aside, thanks to all for your responces, Sounds like ill stick with my good old hand pump.

They don't pump too pressure on the big outlet, only on the car,bike,ball outlet.... so after buying one and
getting sick of changing to hand pump... which last about a season or so... bought an Island pump. Way cheaper than
replacing those crappy
hand pump which blow seals cause they get too hot when blowing up kites too pressure especially
in warm climates.

PS. Not pimpin products!

Island pumps can get direct cause some dealers advertise on their website but won't get you 1!

What about these island pumps? Are they better if so why??

Macster said...
My 12v 150lt per min air compressor pumps up a 10m kite in about 2mins.

My manual pump and my arms powered by my heart blows up my 10 in around 1.30

JacobMatan said..
What about these island pumps? Are they better if so why??

I bought one of the Island pumps from a dealer in QLD and am very happy with it. The main reason for buying it, is I have a inflatable surf SUP and it's hard work to get up to 12 PSI! This pump does it in 6 minutes, automatically. I tried it on my 12 metre North Rebel, which states 6 PSI max by the valve, and it did it in 4 minutes. Very impressed! These links show the pump and my ISUP.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/thornlands/boat-accessories-parts/12v-electric-air-pump-inflatable-kite-surfing-sup-compressor/1057132174

www.towerpaddleboards.com/iSUP-p/bd-twr-adv-pkg.htm