having lost my working cabrinha pump i'm left witht he one that never worked from the get go - it seems to slip and not seal on the first of the up and down stroke leaving me completely rooted by the time i pump up the 12m.
I have tried pulling it apart and removing the heaps of lube/ re-lubing but it has never worked properly since new - think there's something wrong with it.
If I am up for $50 for a new pump anyway, what are the new 12v pumps like? They've been out for a while know so can someone tell me about reliability, longevity and spare parts availability please? are there different brands to consider? How long is the warranty? How long does it take? Am hoping If you can just put it on and walk back to the kite with it at the right pressure fully dressed and ready to go it might make all the difference for those days when you only have 40 mins in the afternoon?
One thing I dont want to do is have to hook my manual pump up to finish it of or get it hard enough. For $300 it's got to work as described everytime.
If I do just go manual again, is there a manual kite pump out there (they all look like they're made in the same place) that is more reliable than another?
pumps are 30 bucks at clark rubber. they don't come with a leash but it takes 2 seconds to drill a hole in the base and tie a piece of rope with a plastic hook to it.
i've had an electric pump but for the 300 bucks i paid for it, it really wasn't worth the extra weight and it was only one season before the sand destroyed it.
if you hate pumping your kite, leave the struts inflated when you pack up
I bought one for $10 at dollar and cents bit like silly sollys shop didnt have right fitting in it for cabrina set up but i just pinched hose of stuffed pump all sweeet . it has been going for 2 seasons and is still good .
why dont they make the pumps double the height so tall people like me dont have to bend over so much to pump up?
^^ cause it seems tall people like you like to do things twice for no point at all already
Surfer62 is right, try kneeling when you pump the kite.. i'm tall and kneeling really got rid of some lower back pain i had for about a good 2 weeks just due to kite pumping.
All of a sudden you are using your upper arms, shoulders and quads rather than the lower back muscles. Sorted.
Yeatsie
personally i luv my battery pump. Hook it on to the kite, turn it on. I hook the loop on the kite to the clip on th strap and the pump is heavy enough to hold the kite in place. by the time you layout your lines the kite is fully inflated (I luv 1 pump too. )out you can actually get more pressure out of your electric pump than you can with a hand pump. you get 8 - 10 uses out of a battery charge for a 13m kite. New batteries available from battery world $19. The only downer is the sh1t you cop from all the jealous ba5tard5 who are hand pumping thier kites.lol you do have to remember to charge it... you will have to buy a trany from dick smith (13volt). The car charger is next to useless unless you have really long drive or a decent cable setup n your car.
haha keep pumping by hand, gave that up now i just relax and let the electric get it to the perfect pressure.
No probs Bargearse Mines a bravo, Yellow rectangular one not sure of the model ...comes in a black carry bag with a picture of a kite on it. The new one that KP has looks very similar but mine doesn't have digital display just has the thumb wheel to adjust pressure. I think any of the pumps you can find will be okay just make sure you have an onboard battery in them. The onboard battery adds to the weight and helps hold the kite down also makes them easy to transport. Happy button pushing.:-)
Hey Steve...... very technical info, but what i want to know is do the cables on these new ones mysterously disconnect themselves when you are on road trips like the bravo??????lol
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............and youre a sick man doc.
Weird stuff happens on road trips, especially if I'm there.
One of my mates went to pick up his kite today and there was a huge stick "connected" to it, I had nothing to do with it.
Anyway, just blame your mates.
