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Small travel pump ?

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Created by John4F > 9 months ago, 31 Dec 2013
John4F
116 posts
31 Dec 2013 3:36AM
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When packing gear for travel the pump is always cumbersome: they are just too big.
So any ideas or brands for smaller pumps. During holidays I don't mind pumping twice as long as I don't have to commute more than an hour to get to the beach.

I remember in 2001 Wipika had very small pumps that came with their 2 liner kites

IanR
NSW, 1322 posts
31 Dec 2013 11:33AM
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The pumps that came with early wipika kite where ballon pumps. You should be able to get them from novelty shops. They are a real pain to use on anything larger than a 7. I normally buy a cheap standing pump when I get to where ever I'm going, cost about 30 bucks

Hobie1463
SA, 449 posts
31 Dec 2013 12:58PM
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When I was with Blade kites they supplied an half size pump with 9m and smaller kites. I kept one for traveling its the perfect size to fit in a board bag.

Just takes more pumps to inflate the kite, so you need a rest before you hit the water

coastflyer
SA, 600 posts
31 Dec 2013 8:15PM
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John4F said..

When packing gear for travel the pump is always cumbersome: they are just too big.
So any ideas or brands for smaller pumps. During holidays I don't mind pumping twice as long as I don't have to commute more than an hour to get to the beach.

I remember in 2001 Wipika had very small pumps that came with their 2 liner kites


I used one of these once when I left my pump at home once. You actually stand on the bottom part of the pump and it's quite powerful for its size.

http://www.clarkrubber.com.au/high-output-hand-pump.html



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