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kiter01
kiter01
QLD
72 posts
QLD, 72 posts
20 Apr 2007 7:29pm
does anyone know the best way to fold a cabrinha switchblade2 up proply
dan OK?
dan OK?
VIC
253 posts
VIC, 253 posts
20 Apr 2007 8:22pm
I hear they do it themselves!

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IWB
IWB
210 posts
IWB IWB
210 posts
21 Apr 2007 7:55pm
I was told when the bows first came out that you should not fold them like C kites... and the person was right. What you want to do is take the bottom trailing edge (tip) of the kite and fold up to the leading edge so you roughly have a foot of fold, then fold as normally...do not roll. This will enable you to fit into the compact bags easily. This is the way I think most bow kites need to be folded, unless you are keeping the struts inflated and in that case roll like c kite.

Irie
Moritz
Moritz
NSW
180 posts
NSW, 180 posts
21 Apr 2007 11:46pm
Depends on the purpose I fold my cabs in two different ways (starting from the same basic folding):

1. Fold the kite in half (bring the two wingtips together)
2. Make sure your LE is layed out flat so that the outer edge is where the LE and the pannel stitching come together.
3. Start from the wingtips (they should now be perfectly lying one above the other) and fold the kite in 20cm sections towards the other end of the kite. This will enable the remaining air to move from the outer struts to the LE and from the LE to the main valve and deflate completely.

Now, if I'm only packing up and storing the kite until my next session I then take the resulting "kite saussage" and fold it only once in half and store it in the soft internal kitebag.

If I'm travelling and I require the kite to be super small, I fold it twice so it fits in the internal and external bag.

I would avoid folding the kites too much if you don't need them to be super small. It's just not great for the fabric.

Another thing you may be risking is that the clips from the sprint system may damage the pannels if folded too hard. That's why the Omega has a little sleave over the clips.

I hope this helps,

M

P.S.: If you ever kite around Dolls Point in Sydney, there are quite a few experts in that folding technique
NSW, 4382 posts
24 Apr 2007 6:18pm
We are all scrunchers down here mate, good to see you post here again, feeling homesick?

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve
gruezi
gruezi
WA
3464 posts
WA, 3464 posts
24 Apr 2007 4:25pm
Thanks Moritz.

I roll them from wingtip in to the middle and fold in half....like Moritz says, keep it loose for routine use. By rolling in from the sides, you save some time in the pump up...that is if you have 1 pump.
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