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Whats the best harness for children?

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ruffryder61
ruffryder61
QLD
470 posts
ruffryder61 ruffryder61
QLD, 470 posts
3 Apr 2009 10:17am
hola,

i am looking for the best/ smallest harnesses for kids..

What do you reckon?

no seat harnesses please since they suck!

cheers
surfingboye
surfingboye
NSW
2707 posts
surfingboye surfingboye
NSW, 2707 posts
3 Apr 2009 11:22am
none, kids shouldnt be kiting if there cant fit a small mens harness.
KitingCasey
KitingCasey
QLD
242 posts
KitingCasey KitingCasey
QLD, 242 posts
3 Apr 2009 10:41am
Id say a dakine tabu.....the XS is a real small fit and would fit most small children
ruffryder61
ruffryder61
QLD
470 posts
ruffryder61 ruffryder61
QLD, 470 posts
3 Apr 2009 10:43am
surfingboye said...

none, kids shouldnt be kiting if there cant fit a small mens harness.


he?

thats non-sense!
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
3 Apr 2009 11:55am
What about the dakine starlet shorts, designed for girls but would probably work for anyone with a small waist. Yeah, they're technically a seat, but its not that bad.
Kitehard
Kitehard
WA
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Kitehard Kitehard
WA, 2782 posts
3 Apr 2009 9:00am
Hey RR,

We use Flying Objects Sapphire in XS, that fits really small kids. Never had a kid too small.

Good winds,

ruffryder61
ruffryder61
QLD
470 posts
ruffryder61 ruffryder61
QLD, 470 posts
3 Apr 2009 12:17pm
Kitehard said...

Hey RR,

We use Flying Objects Sapphire in XS, that fits really small kids. Never had a kid too small.

Good winds,




sweet as! Kitehard the answer to the hard questions... thanx Darren. Whats the waist meassures for the Sapphire XS?

Has anybody checked out the DaKine Wahine (XS is 66-71 cm)
SurfConnect
SurfConnect
QLD
1674 posts
SurfConnect SurfConnect
QLD, 1674 posts
3 Apr 2009 12:34pm
Liquid Force does 2 kids/girls size waist harnesses - S & M before they go on the adults sizing that runs from S to XL. Top qual and very well supported.

Details: liquidforcekites.com

Goto your nearest LF distributor to try for sizing. The small Aura fitted a 7 year old we had.
Rhys McClintock
Rhys McClintock
NSW
995 posts
Rhys McClintock Rhys McClintock
NSW, 995 posts
3 Apr 2009 4:05pm
Yep we've put a tiny kid in an XS Dakine Wahine Waist...

Fit's really well, and it's not that Girly - Blue and White...
lancekenny
lancekenny
SA
402 posts
lancekenny lancekenny
SA, 402 posts
3 Apr 2009 3:54pm
I have 2 girls that have been around kitesurfing now for the past 2 years - fly trainers well and come out in the water on my back or on the longboard while I kite with them...

They are 8 and 9 and ready not to mention keen to take the next step. Alaong with these harnesses what kites do you recommend? THey both only weight about 30kgs

Cheers
Lance
surfingboye
surfingboye
NSW
2707 posts
surfingboye surfingboye
NSW, 2707 posts
3 Apr 2009 5:02pm
trainer, that way its really easy for them to unhook and ride either wakestyle of surf.
Rhys McClintock
Rhys McClintock
NSW
995 posts
Rhys McClintock Rhys McClintock
NSW, 995 posts
3 Apr 2009 5:53pm
lancekenny said...

I have 2 girls that have been around kitesurfing now for the past 2 years - fly trainers well and come out in the water on my back or on the longboard while I kite with them...

They are 8 and 9 and ready not to mention keen to take the next step. Alaong with these harnesses what kites do you recommend? THey both only weight about 30kgs

Cheers
Lance


For the girls,
Go for an Ozone Light, Airush DNA - Anything with 3 struts... About a 5m, maybe even a 3m... If you go for a kite with 5 struts, by the time there's enough wind for it to fly, there will be too much power for the girls...

sckitesurf
sckitesurf
QLD
191 posts
sckitesurf sckitesurf
QLD, 191 posts
4 Apr 2009 3:01pm
I think with a harness, there is no best or worst!!!
Because body shapes are so different! Is is like a shoe, it fits, or it doesn"t!!

So I'ld go in a shop with good service and use their expertise!

Ps. I agree with Kitehard if your children do not fit in s, the xs from flying objects are very small!
cheers henning
Mr float
Mr float
NSW
3452 posts
Mr float Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
5 Apr 2009 9:36am
I hope thandgroper isn't reading this .Kids should be wrapped in cotton wool and should not go near a kite of any description .
ruffryder61
ruffryder61
QLD
470 posts
ruffryder61 ruffryder61
QLD, 470 posts
5 Apr 2009 7:42pm
Mr float said...

I hope thandgroper isn't reading this .Kids should be wrapped in cotton wool and should not go near a kite of any description .


loving it!

i think sandgroper has backed off a lot- kiting has finally made him nice
it does it too many grumpy people..
Jp1245
Jp1245
QLD
4 posts
Jp1245 Jp1245
QLD, 4 posts
7 Apr 2009 2:42pm
Dakine tabu XS.
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