Winter Safety Inspections
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:23 pmJust wanted to shout out a friendly reminder to go through you kite
equipment this season as we transition from kiting on water, to
hucking ourselves off the biggest hilltops we can find. As I was going through my 17m Waroo,
I found plenty of tiny holes in the canopy plus some very disturbing bridle damage that I have overlooked
for who knows how long. In the picture these small bridle attachments were rubbed thin from occasional ground contact on wingtips
one of which snapped as I was removing it from the kite. Failure to check these would have surely ended a nice day
of kiting or, much worse! I know for a fact that most kiters rarely check their gear until something breaks,
so do yourself a favor and inspect it all no matter what brand or year of kite you fly.
equipment this season as we transition from kiting on water, to
hucking ourselves off the biggest hilltops we can find. As I was going through my 17m Waroo,
I found plenty of tiny holes in the canopy plus some very disturbing bridle damage that I have overlooked
for who knows how long. In the picture these small bridle attachments were rubbed thin from occasional ground contact on wingtips
one of which snapped as I was removing it from the kite. Failure to check these would have surely ended a nice day
of kiting or, much worse! I know for a fact that most kiters rarely check their gear until something breaks,
so do yourself a favor and inspect it all no matter what brand or year of kite you fly.