I have been thinking about one of these for ages (HTFU etc)
Has anyone had one die yet?
The kiteshop that started sellling them assurese me they are durable but they also said that about the bravo.
Also I am thinking about getting the one without the battery and bying my own AGM battery that I can use for other things and mounting the whole show on a piece of ply. Works out to be the same price but get a far better battery that I can use for other things.
WHadya reckon
if your struggling to pump up should you be kiteing?if your too lazy to pump up should you be kiteing?if you eat copious amounts of maccas,KFC,and look almost full term should you be kiteing?
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Great response Shannon8888, relevant and on topic. Let me try...
If your struggling to read then should you be writing? If your too lazy to provide a relevant response then should you be participating in the discussion?
is relevant, ever had a big swim from equipment failure 
will endeavour to do better thesaurus,was questioning fitness levels and attitude for a physical sport or would you expect someone else to assist you when brown stuff hits the fan
is relevant, ever had a big swim from equipment failure will endeavour to do better thesaurus,was questioning fitness levels and attitude for a physical sport or would you expect someone else to assist you when brown stuff hits the fan
The secret to making these particular batteries last is to recharge them after every days use,dont wait until they run low that kills the life of the battery.
Re: inevitable HTFU, red thumbs, calls of laziness
During the week in summer I quite often get away with only an hour or so of completely marginal seabreeze left in the day. By the time I stinger suit up, waterproof my phone (work requirement), hat suncream get board out etc and then pump up it's not really worth it. I figure if the kite is inflated while I do all of this other time consuming stuff then I will kite more.
Also go through 12v air matteress pumps regulary as they are crap and I do a lot of camping, so it would be good for that also. pumping up four air matteresses with a kite pump is hard yakka, especially after a several beers.
Re: the batteries. The one with battery is $100 more than the one without.
For $100 I can get a kikass AGM battery that will last infinatley longer and stand up to much more abuse than whatever rubbish is supplied with the battery one - plus I can remove it and use in the kids electric car and for camping. Only downside is not one unit but thought I might make a box out of ply or a plastic box from bunnings or something.
That said it's still hard to justify the expense.
Im definitely after one of these island pumps, as the coleman was only ever meant as a temporary measure til I can afford a good un. I also have a spare AGM battery but it weighs a tonne, and wont be dragging that down the beach ever.
As for HTFU, little tough talkin Luddites who use technology as it suits them, while still being attached to Mum's Tit;
Do you handpump the tyres on your car? if not you shouldnt be driving
why use a car when you can walk? or even better run?
why eat food that is cooked for you when you can cook it yourself? If you cant cook , you shouldnt be eating
Why buy food from a supermarket when you can grow/ raise it yourself? If you cant grow your own food you shouldnt be eating
Why buy a kite when you could make one yourself? why use a kite at all when you can just surf?
why use a surfboard when you could use a fence pailing? If you cant ride a fence pailing you shouldnt be surfing
why have running water when you can walk miles and fetch it from a well? If you cant do that, you shouldnt be drinking.
Why use a computer when you got an abacus? why use electronic communications when you could walk/run around to peoples places to deliver your msg?
I say HTFU and walk to the beach, grow and cook your own food three meals a day as well as your 60hour a week tough tough job, dont bother kiting as it gives you a power advantage, use a fence pailing for your surfboard, and walk miles to a stinky bore hole well for your water, oh and dont even bother thinking about using grid electricity in any of your plights, HTFU and generate your own power with a modified bicycle.
is relevant, ever had a big swim from equipment failure will endeavour to do better thesaurus,was questioning fitness levels and attitude for a physical sport or would you expect someone else to assist you when brown stuff hits the fan
Hey, if crew want to pump using mechanical technology let them! I don't see the point, but my brother (my kite buddy), is getting one. Each to their own.
Must admit some of the bigger kites do knacker you. That's why i wear a camel-back, cause after I'm done, I'm thirsty as!
Kinda cool, watchin your kite inflate while you put on your wetty and harness - ha ha!
That's right each to there own!
Just find it funny that something sooo easy needs to be "improved"
I like it, works as a good warm up!!
And toots
That had got to be the biggest load of crap I've read....
Still attached to your mums titt!! WTF are you on about....
Comparing pumping up a kite and a car tire by hand, ones easy ones not... Then onto growing your own food???
Another seabreeze loser, so passionate about your point of view you talk total garbage to "try" and get your "point" across
Give stabber a call mate, you to would get along nicely
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I can tell. Google the word 'Metaphor', then knock yourself out and try 'analogy' for the win.
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ect ect you assume so much with so little
ect ect you assume so much with so little
The pumping isn't that hard compared to lugging the electric pump around.
It just seems it's the hight of the pump that can make it painfull.
Someone needs to design one for taller dudes.
i laughed at the blowin at melville on saturday using an electric pump to pump up a 9M
13 and above i can understand but a 9 ?
How much are these pumps and what do they weigh? I had an electric pump back in 04 and it lasted a season and boy that thing was incredibly heavy. I reckon I got more tired carrying it to the beach than if I was to use a hand pump
