Just wanna know

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Originally posted by ming_arsenal

Just wanna know

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Go to a shop that stocks at least a couple of brands, try them on before you buy. The same shop should have something you can hang off to test how it feels, any sign of wedgie don't get that one.
All bums are different, thats why you need to go to a shop that has different brands.
The brands I know are popular are North Styler waist, Dakine Fusion and seat (with optional bar pad), Pro Limit felix waist, Pro Limit seat, womens are avavilable in waist and seat in both Dakine and Pro Limit.
Don't skimp on the harness, it is one of the main things that helps so much to make kitesurfing fun and enjoyable.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve McCormack
www.kitepower.com.au

I have had five harness's... one for each season, I'm pretty hard on my gear... I gone through a cheap one when I first started (cant even remember the brand) then move on to a Gastra seat harness, that lasted one season. Next season I stuck with a Gastra seat harness, this one lasted a month before tearing apart. I had it fixed and went on to lasting a season. After that I moved over to ProLimit kite seat, now this harness was realy comfy with all the bells & whistles on it. But it only lasted one season. Now I'm riding a dakine nitrous short harness and WOW! this one is so awesome. It does not crush your balls into your throat, It does not ride up your ass or anything close to the thing a seat harness does. You dont feel like your wearing a harness at all.

Every year the cost goes up on the prices i've paid on harness's but the nitrous is well worth it...

regards browneee

the harness is built into the shorts... and yes the spreader is detachable...

so in short;

"get out of car change into shorts/harness, grab kite bag with pump & bar in it, grab board, lock car, walk down beach..."

one less thing to carry...

it does open up the whole wetsuit under your boardies debate again but hey it give's you a definate stance on the subject...

regards browneee

For most of summer I used Wipika Impact vest harness,
Works well,its soft backed so you can twist and crunch up to style up.
Good for the hard hits too
Great in summer

The new soft Wipika waist-like Dakine Tabu is awseome with winter wetsuit,soft and not restrictive.With a steamer on you dont even know you are really wearing the harness.

Yeh Iove the Wipika stuff dont throw rocks at me.

Hey Tony,
Yeh im a big fan
Heard a rumour that the new Wippy web site will be up and running this time next week.Recon there will be alot of talk on the wippy gear then.
Na mate Im the last you'd call a sook.
Being 10 foot tall is easy to hit with a rock.
nate