Hey all,
Soon I will be travelling to Bangkok. I intend to purchase some kite gear there, looking for a few bargains. I am not to sure where to look.
Can anyone recommend a shop?
Would it be best to head to Pattaya Bay?
Cheer,
Goat
PAtpong road has the best shops
The staff are very friendly and they have some unusual skills!!!!
Hate to burst your bubble... NO bargains there. Well you might pick up 5% on US exchange rate win, that's about it. Price in US will be the same as price in US here.
Look for the adams apple.. always a sure tell...
'man hands' are hard to hide as well.
Be careful in Bangkok, a friend of mine almost got seduced my a 'lady boy' recently.
He said she looked like a woman, talked like a woman, even kissed like a woman.
It wasn't until they drove back to her place and she reversed parked into a narrow parking space that he thought, "hang on a f...ing minute!" 
A mate of a mate picked up a chick in a club on the way back to her place,she said that she had to stop to go to take a widdle, seizing on the moment he crept up behind her whilst she was squatting and placed his hand under her to his shock he felt something warm and long he jumped back and said wtf have you had a sex change to which she replied no me have a change of mind me having a s**t
dont buy gear there, death penalty still alive and well, you pay a bit more here but they wont lock u up for more than a couple of days for gram or so
Thailand has heavy import taxes same goes for vietnam. Doubt you will even be able to find anywhere to purchase anyway.
Unless you find products that are made in thailand.
Buy locally...back up service and local knowledge....thought KBM would of recmd that since we support them !!!
Look up kiteboarding Asia, they have shops in chumpon & Hua hin. There was another shop just south of Hua hin www.kitesurfthailand.com
Bought an Airush Lift 9.4 from 'Mr Joe' at the Airush office Bangkok (board shaping den,) back in 2002. Half price if I recall. Then again it was 2002 so brands were few and the Baht was way cheaper than my Pound.
Would go local now, and always check the secondhand market first. New gear is still too exy IMHO.
check on the net that its an "authorized dealer" of what ever brand you are buying and the make %100 sure that the item has a product code on kite and bar and lines.. few stories going around that shops are selling factory 2nds to unaware people and items do not have a warranty!
