What to do with ruined kite

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doctorw0rm
doctorw0rm
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6 Aug 2015 1:06am
Picked up a kite at a garage sail in the hope that it could be used and sold on to a kitesurfer, but been told it is beyond repair.
How do people usually dispose of the kites/ is there a sustainable way to do so.
gcdave
gcdave
534 posts
534 posts
6 Aug 2015 4:41am
Couldnt get $2500 for your 15 year old as new condition kite?
Donate it to the PNG kids - that'd be the sustainable thought

Message JayP for details
Peahi
Peahi
VIC
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VIC, 1485 posts
6 Aug 2015 9:57am
make a jacket, all the hipsters in Brunswick will be impressed (although they would have already thought of it first).


acitta
acitta
VIC
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VIC, 152 posts
6 Aug 2015 11:19am
I'd like to see them turned into beach sun shelters to replace those instant pop up ones. I can't see how to make it work yet though, maybe pump them up and a few nips and tucks on the LEI and some sand bags could make it sit in ready to take off mode... which is good until it takes off.
Loftywinds
Loftywinds
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6 Aug 2015 12:20pm
Send it to me. I need spare parts.
horey69
horey69
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6 Aug 2015 1:50pm




Turn them into bags
Alystan
Alystan
NSW
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NSW, 42 posts
6 Aug 2015 5:18pm
Old kites make great shower curtains :-)
RPM
RPM
WA
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RPM RPM
WA, 1549 posts
7 Aug 2015 7:24am
JP here..

A serious post deserves a serious answer.....

Sorry that your plan didn't exactly come off by purchasing a el cheapo kite with the intention to rip off some unsuspecting punter.

You have a few handy options in regards to getting rid of it.

1. You can throw a garage sale yourself just put a sign on it that says 'crispy' and wait for a ex windsurfer to buy it.
2. You can make a parachute then try it to see if it works at your local elevated natural beauty spot.
3. You can keep junking/picking and also get in touch with lofty winds where you can team up and put in an entry into the Melbourne birdman rally or Moomba as it was once called.
4. Make some tents for those pesky asylum seekers in Calais, France.
Rails
Rails
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7 Aug 2015 11:51am
horey69 said..




Turn them into bags


IS that a 2006 Fuel??
flyingcab
flyingcab
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VIC, 942 posts
7 Aug 2015 5:45pm
Nah thats a bag mate.
horey69
horey69
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QLD, 502 posts
7 Aug 2015 7:01pm
2004 Fuel made by a local lady here in Redcliffe
flyingcab
flyingcab
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7 Aug 2015 8:35pm
Send it to Moti!
Craig66
Craig66
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7 Aug 2015 9:23pm
doctorw0rm said..
Picked up a kite at a garage sail in the hope that it could be used and sold on to a kitesurfer, but been told it is beyond repair.
How do people usually dispose of the kites/ is there a sustainable way to do so.



Yes mate, do what I did, sell it at a garage sail
Peahi
Peahi
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7 Aug 2015 9:38pm
Craig66 said..


doctorw0rm said..
Picked up a kite at a garage sail in the hope that it could be used and sold on to a kitesurfer, but been told it is beyond repair.
How do people usually dispose of the kites/ is there a sustainable way to do so.



Yes mate, do what I did, sell it at a garage sail


did you sell it to him?
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