bought an f one, needs pumping till its rock, 10 psi, sick of my crap pumps need a big mother for speed, any ideas out there , had the electric , fu....cks up when it gets sand in it so need manual, suggestions please , someone must have a fast pump out there that gets you on the water quicker

thanks

^^ seconded.

Although i had to fiddle a bit with a saw to get a nozzle to fit. But for $25 who cares, works great!

RedKite said...

www.nrs.com

I can buy ten colemans for that

You can buy a decent pump cheaper than you can buy a decent carton

IMO- pressure gauge is not what you want.

-Would increase the air resistance to some extent compared to without
-The gauges always break
-Just another part which can leak
-If you need to look at the pressure gauge when rigging up then your probably one of those guys who has to have a wind meter, a GoNoob and a GPS.

I was talking about this with a few others my ideal pump would have a heavy duty hose with metal rings with the nozzle and the hose molded at either ends so less points of failure. It would also have larger volume so takes less pumps and you don't have to bend so far down. Then everything else would be pretty much the same but it would come with instructions how to replace valves, clean the inside etc. with a few spare parts.

This would go a long way to solve a lot of problems I have with pumps,

-the hose is made of crap plastic- gets holes in it unless your careful
-the hose is glued onto the nozzle with crap glue
-the nozzle is screwed in and the pieces of plastic that hold it on are prone to breaking off
-the pump itself is too small for a tall person (I'm ~6 foot) and you find yourself getting sore unless you squat perfectly as you do it.

Get the wife to pump your kite. Best pump ever

A gauge wouldn't make a smidge of difference to airflow, look at the tiny hole off to the side of the fitting of the gauge then look at all the seals, bends, corrugated plastic pipe, nozzle and kite fittings the air has to flow through to pump the kite up.

I stand corrected, my pumps always seem to work better when I take the gauge off after I spring a few leaks from wear and tear must be unrelated to the gauge itself. Still think gauges are pointless.

NickT said...

Get the wife to pump your kite. Best pump ever

Or get someone else's even...

Tips for pumps...

Where the pump connects to the flexible tube.... Black electrical tape 6 inches to stop it getting holes or cracks in. Makes it stiffer also.

Zippy tie where the nozzle attaches to the tube. Sun wears out the contact adhesive and the end will pop off

Slingshot pumps are pretty good IMHO. I have tried lots.

Spacemonkey! said...

I stand corrected, my pumps always seem to work better when I take the gauge off after I spring a few leaks from wear and tear must be unrelated to the gauge itself. Still think gauges are pointless.

It's way easier to pump up without the gauge on, if you don't know how much to pump your kite up then you should go and play golf or curling.