G day,

Ive got a quick question about gear.

I started kiting about the end of 2002 but unfortunately had to give it up as a result of a back injury(not kite related).

At this time i was only 17 and not yet old enough for the pub. As a result of giving up kiting and some other sports and also the discovery of the pint i quickly gained a few kg's now weighing in at 85.

Wanting desperately to get back to kiting i was checking some of my old gear and was wondering if the old gear would cut it or if i need an upgrade.

Ive got a 9.5m Nash AR5 about 1999 or 2000 i think.
standard bar and lines of the same era and an rrd board bout 150cm

Also if there is someone wanting to learn with me drop us an email, im in Freo so will travel down to Woddies or the river.

Thanks.

04 and 05 gear is still junk in terms of safety (apart from the punch out bars), 5th line isn't a safety system its a depower system. Its only this year that there has been real improvement with the SS, airush and north releases.