G'day all.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to have a one kite quiver, or is it the impossible dream?

I'm looking around at the myriads of kites out there to determine what's gonna be the best first kite for me, obviously I want to get the best wind range I can out of a single kite to begin my kiting adventures with.

My quest for a single kite to begin with is not due to a reluctance on my part to buy more than one, rather my understanding is that it'll take me a while to determine what sort of kite I will want later on to suit the type of riding I'll end up falling into most.
At the moment I'm most interested in free riding & hopefully getting some freestyle going (still haven't figured out what new school is ) rather than waveriding.

So what do you all reckon?
Is a one kite quiver realistic?
I noticed a few years ago, a few manufacturers were pushing towards large wind range single kite designs; what happened to those? was it just a pipe dream?

Don't know if this should be in the newbies thread, it kind is and isn't a newbie question.

Cheers.

Thanks, makes sense.
It's a bit hard trying to figure out the best size to get being that I'm 93kg, will be getting a twin tip.
From your figures, I'm guessing I'd need a 10 minimum, maybe an 11?

Gone to dark side said...

I find the 9m kite dont take much more than a 12m to get going.

Huh?

Anyway I rekon for WA and at your weight anything between a 10m - 12m would be best.

I definitely want to have two kites at least eventually, heck, I'd love to have a dozen

Trouble is, I need to make the right choice on a kite to pull my lump of a weight around for the first kite.
So if you guys reckon a 9, I'll look for one with a bit of a rep for pulling heavy weights

I'm not so much of a newbie to kite flying, been flying stunt kites for years, one of my favourite past times was taking the kite to the beach to swoop dogs, man I used to run that thing along barely clearing the ground, then up over the dog who always missed it's jump grab at the kite, then back down for a swoop pass, ahhh that was always fun...but I digress.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I've only had one lesson so far (next two are booked!) & I found controlling the kite to be very similar to my past kiting experience, I'm confident that it'll just be a matter of time to get the feel of the kite I end up buying.
Putting that together with a board however is another matter...

I could be overthinking this all, but I've decided to rent a few kites first to get exposure to as many different sizes & brands as I can, hopefully that'll sort me out.

But I'm so obsessed with all this, I want my own gear like yesterday man!!

My wife's gonna kill me soon, I've got the bug & spending way too much time (in her eyes) looking up kites, kite classifieds, kiteboarding tricks & techniques, and more kiting kiting kiting

Is it always like this the first time?

8m Cab SB, you can probably get more out of the 8 than a bigger kite,it moves quicker so you can create more apparent wind when cond. are light,and they have enough settings and trim variations to handle the stronger conditions.

the stunt kite experience may help you a little with your new found love by you having knowledge on kite behaviour to some degree, so def use this knowledge to your advantage but what i think gorgo was trying to point out is that it may not nessacarily transfer to complete knowledge of kite behaviour once u add in some board skills and possibly rough seas or gusty conditions or an overpowered situation. a one kite quiver is def possible here in wa as i have done it myself, as long as u chose the right size for your weight on your particular board choice for the average wind speed at your local spot u'll find that you'll be able to get out most days, it'll be the days when its really nuking that u'll be sitting on the beach thinkin 5h!t i need a smaller kite...
as mentioned before, do some research at your local spot and shop around for your options and advice.
happy winds.

I'm 93kg and have only ever ridden a 12m Ozone Light XC with a North X-ride 144. From wind as light as 15 knot right up to 30 . One kite quiver all the way, any one else has too much money. WA conditions

can you do a round of golf with just one club?

I'm 95 kgs
only have a 8.5 vapor this season(not by choice)
ride it from 18 to 25 knots strapless on surfboard
25 to 35 on twin tip
handles it all well
that said, if I had the money I'd have 3 to 4 kites

I could have sworn this was going to become an argument on the hydra's wind range

arkgee said...

can you do a round of golf with just one club?

I reckon I'd have a better round if all I used was the putter.

So what brand and size are you looking at?

Slingshot Fuell
Flexifoil Hadlow Pro
Naish Torch

All good kites if you are looking at going pro strait up.

hey mate I have a one kite quiver this year i've gone for a 9m Bandit3. It's absolutely CRAZY!!![}:)]
I'm 85kg and i ride freestyle in almost any wind from 15kts. I used to ride other brands and I find the 9m B3 has just as much bang as other 11's and 12's out there. The other guys at my riding spot all have 12's with good de-power, but i just can't see the point of sitting behind a huge kite like that and cruising they're like an armchair in the sky!
You can produce a hell of a lot of apparent wind with a bandit and they have great top end be sure to test ride one of these

So Poida & Yeehaa, would you reckon then that me being a bit heavier than you two, I should go for a 10m?

Yeah I rekon for 93kg I'd go for a 10 or an 11. It really depends what wind your looking to ride in too, but you should get out in 16kts on and 11. This would apply for a delta shape like the bandit, some other bows will require more wind so they will need to be a bigger size. And you need to ask yourself- what winds am i going out in? I'd be talking to the locals

oceanfire said...

So Poida & Yeehaa, would you reckon then that me being a bit heavier than you two, I should go for a 10m?

i think a 10m would get you going in 18knots at 93kg, if you just thinking of kiting in the 15-20knot range then maybe an 11m