I'm with the 'Yeah, no probs' crew; And 'Break it, replace it'...
One question however...
A kite surfing session requires:
Kite
Bar & Lines
Harness
Board
Shorts/Rashie/Wetty
PUMP !!!
It is an INFLATABLE !!! (Unless you're riding foils etc.). It doesn't work by magic !
How do you forget it ? It's only six things !!!
I can't believe a checklist is needed !!!

Mr float said...

a few years back when there weren't so many 'too cool for school ' anal ****ers in the sport and their was some kind of brotherhood amongst kiters

Maayte, back in the day, remember we had to pump our kites up with those tiny blue masturbator pumps. We had to stick together because everyone was either laughing at us or calling the police about "what those strange people are doing behind that tent/beach shelter"

Now people can pump up their kites with one of those large, long pumps, the sould has gone from the sport, ban the big pumps I reckon, force everyone to use those little w@nking ones.

The were also good for water pistols too and doing balloon figures at kids partys.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve McCbackintheday

...... ........ wtf..... it's just a pump. One day you will probably need to use someone elses. The people that wont let you use thier pumps are probably the same people thaat would be scared to take thier skate/snow/kite board on a slider because it woulld scratch it, or take thier car off road because it would get dirty... overused i know but seriously... harden the f up.

p.s. If someone doesn'y like you using thier pump do me a favour, next time you go to the beach forget your pump and steal thiers.

I live and kite in the North of Scotland.... we're a tight knit crew of kiters who look out for eachother... borrowing pumps is NEVER a problem... also any 'unknown' kiters turn up at the beach we make sure they are 'Known' before they get on the water (i.e. we make sure they feel welcome and we advise them of the hazards/ best spots etc.)....

On the pump front, a few of us fly PL Arc's.... There's a lot to be said for a self inflating kite!!!

I'm actually cruising Seabreeze because I'm coming over to the land of Oz for a month this Saturday (arrive Melbourne 1st December) and am staying in St Kilda for 5 nights before going touring... I'm taking two LEI kites and a board with me but wasn't planning on taking a pump due to my limited capacity to carry stuff on the airline... I was going to buy a pump on my first day there, should I bother or just chance it at the beach and try and borrow someones???? [}:)]

Anyone on here likely to be kiting in the Melbourne/St Kilda/Altona area early next week that would want to get a session or two in?

Cool cheers!!! I leave tomorrow..... 24hrs traveling.... I guess it'll be well worth it!!

I'm just going to buy a pump anyway but if it's good for a session before I can buy a pump then I'll be asking someone...

kitecrazzzy said...

Should you help yourself to what is mine without asking I will in turn grab your board or kite, what ever it is I can get easily and go try big crashy moves/ride over the beach. Fair deal?

Don't touch what is not yours without asking, especially if you don't know who it belongs to. If you don't know the owner, how are you going to replace it when/if you break it?

What a load of shiz... Tool of the Week nomination