Sick of losing my kite

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Chandler77
Chandler77
WA
22 posts
WA, 22 posts
27 Mar 2009 8:57am
Hi all, i've got a mystic firestarter harness, and a handlepass leash but i can't seem to do enough knots on the back of my harness where the leash attaches to, to prevent my kite from seperating itself from me every now and then when i unhook...

Just wandering if anyone knew any gold solutions to stop this, possibly welding steel around the two rings on your harness and then attaching the leash to that...

Cheers
Dawn Patrol
Dawn Patrol
WA
1991 posts
WA, 1991 posts
27 Mar 2009 9:19am
Maybe learn a better knot. Lots of knots isn't always better.
surfingboye
surfingboye
NSW
2707 posts
NSW, 2707 posts
27 Mar 2009 11:26am
once i unhooked and let go of the bar and the kite just took off. the leash clip which hooks the the harness must of released??? so scary to see it take off though.
puppetonastring
puppetonastring
WA
3619 posts
WA, 3619 posts
27 Mar 2009 2:10pm
Definitely another gem from tobes
Thats a sweet link.

"if you cant tie knots - tie lots".
great saying but it doesnt work!
tobes
tobes
NSW
1000 posts
NSW, 1000 posts
27 Mar 2009 5:40pm
Aw, thanks fella's.
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I still need to double check how to tie a bowline every now and then.
Interesting idea Fooosh, but hopefully everyone is using a quick release leash.
waxman
waxman
SA
1390 posts
SA, 1390 posts
27 Mar 2009 8:45pm
Step one bare off downwind and unhook, then load and pop in to your chosen trick. land downwind and hook back in. then you can spin your bar out.

Warning- spinning your bar out unhooked is a bad idea!

just joking, I have had the same problem lost my kite 3 times in 2 days lucky for me timmy and Vicy managed to get them before they got damaged. What really sucked is that it was perfect for unhooking and learning new tricks and spent most of the time on the beach. Most of the time i run sui leash so expect that when i let go the kite will still be there sux when its not. So my quick fix was to get the slingshot hammerhead spreader bar to replace the mystic one the hole system seems to work better, and if you double check it before unhooking your kite will be there no matter what, no qr on the leash and a good rope around the back. Plus i like the hook better than the mystic one, gives me more confidence to not run the chicken dik.

so far so good, but hopefully wont have to drop the bar on to the leash to often, Good luck
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
28 Mar 2009 4:31pm
waxman said...

Warning- spinning your bar out unhooked is a bad idea!


BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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