hey I was told not to keep my kite in the car during the heat of the day, is that still the go for new kites, ie 2008-09 models.

I'd be able to get to the water faster after work and not have to stuff around pulling in home to grab my gear.

Any thoughts?

Hoery

Foil kite - or a bigger brief case

I'd be wary after my recent incident.

Had kites in the car for a couple of days and was about to go to work when my gf said I should take the kites out which I did. Got back to my car after work and the passenger window was smashed and the car had been ransacked.

I don't take em to work anymore

Damn junkies

my bra has a slow leak in his brand new 08 vages from leaving it in the car
there is nothi worse than haven slow leak

cabstar said...

my bra has a slow leak in his brand new 08 vages from leaving it in the car
there is nothi worse than haven slow leak

Does the underwire dig in??

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KFKiter said...

cabstar said...

my bra has a slow leak there is nothi worse than haven slow leak

Have you tryed a padded bra instead

Don't do it! False advertising imo

well after having almost every valve fall of my naish shockwave (piece of cr*ap)
I now try my best not to leave them in the car. When I do I try and leave a gap in the windows and park in the shade.

You can't really take them into work if you have to skive of early cos the winds up and you are trying to smuggle out two kites!!

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KFKiter said...

cabstar said...

my bra has a slow leak there is nothi worse than haven slow leak

Have you tryed a padded bra instead

Don't do it! False advertising imo

Nothing worse than taking home some lovely cantelopes, carefully unpacking them only to find a couple of wrinkly old prunes!!





BTW if planning an after work sesh I usually stow my kites in my car and have had no probs in 3 seasons doin that approx once a week.

I drive a hatchy though, and this is good cause the 'boot' is open enough to breathe but keep light out. Also the heat is not directly on the lid like a sedan boot (the rear window is higher and hotter) so all in all it can't be too bad. Obviously I grab a shady spot if there is one goin though.

I also don't have any kiting stickers on my wheels whatsoever. To me it is just advertising a nice quick nick for our ice lovin friends.

cars can be like 70degrees in the sun, that should be enough to damage the bladders

For what it's worth, I've had two kites is the boot of my car 24 hours a day, nearly 360 days a year for around eight years. (er... not the same two! (and not the same boot)) I once had a valve come off the bladder, but it was a batch of kites notorious for faulty valves. I do let the air out of the struts.

My technique is to put a couple of wet rashies and wetsuits in there as well, and a few buckets of wet sand. This keeps the temperature under boiling point, and the rust in the boot keeps the oxygen level low.

The way I look at it, the best way to keep your kites in good condition is keep them at home and not use them. I prefer to kite a lot.

They're zebra stripes.