Just wondering why more people don't use those electric pumps to inflate their kite. I've seen probably 1 out of 30 kiters use them.

For me the price is an issue - at often greater than $200 bucks a pump, its money that I don't have and kiting is almost out of my affordability as is. I guess it's possible they get stolen also?

However I was thinking of building one out of separate parts from China myself. Just a small unit that would probably cost $100 bucks to put together. I do like the idea of having the kite inflate quickly, as a beginner it takes me about 2-3 times as long to setup as the regular guys so any time savings in setup means more practice on water.

If you have one how much did you pay? If you use a manual pump - what's stopping you buy an electric inflater?