I have got old kites (either just old or broken) starting to build up in my shed.
There is a lot of material in these kites and im a bit to environmentally minded to want to throw them out.

Does anyone have a use for these or is there any way i can recycle them??

14m Naish aero 2 (approx 2002) - Fly's but has no bar or lines

11.5m Liquid force (old approx 2001?) - burst leading edge.

9m RRd type 2 - hybrid 2 line/4 line kite. Flys well on four lines, with the right set up (eg. line length etc). Comes with the 2 line bar. However i have never been able to make it fly with this set up.

You can make bags out of them if you have a sewing machine

Hey Matt,

Funny you say that, your post couldn't be more appropriate. I have been thinking about redoing a trailer cover for my "kite transport" - a trailer I bought to attach to my Jeep since Jeeps have no boots and I have too much gear.

So I thought I would make the cover out of some old kites. I have been looking at who would have 'thow away ones' as I only need the material and nothing else.

I live in Sydney so let me know if you are really going to throw them away and I will take them off your hands, chopp them up and go to town on a old sewing machine :). It may even turn out ok.

Let me know what suits.

Cheers

V

You can make Paragliding Stuff sack out of them and you can simply sell each sack for $40;

jeff2 said...

I cut one up to make an excellent shower curtain

Jeff, you're a genius, I can never find a shower curtain long enough for my shower and I have about 6-7 old kites. I'm off to make some shower curtains

aah ha!, what about 20 pair's of speedos and bikinis, might have abit of see thru sideways action, but hey, recycling ..............ehh

could sell them too, 10 bucks a pop

cool

mf

cRAZY Canuk said...

You can make bags out of them if you have a sewing machine

I thought about making bean bags out of them for relaxing in the back of the truck or lazing around on the beach ???

Anyone know a good seamstress ???

Find someone who can sew and you make you a couple of waterproof bags or something.

Thanks for all the responses. I'm giving them to a bloke who is making experimental kites out of them.

Morg said...

make some of those sick pants MC Hammer used to wear. You'll bring back the trend for sure (or get flogged)

You'd have a set of those kicking around in the wardrobe wouldn't you Morg? Being a closet MC Hammer fan and all that.....