I was thinking about ordering a bigger chickenloop been getting into freestyle, wave kickers a lot more so I was wondering are bigger CL just to make it easier to hook back in? Aside from that what are the reasons I see a lot of riders these days with them?

Try some loctite threadlocker.
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/threadlockers.shtml

Sometimes there's no more wind coming, no matter how long you wait. Summer here is notorious for such light wind days. When my LEIs won't fly or make enough power to plane, I can be out riding, powered with the foil & having fun while everyone else is either sitting on the beach, walking back up th...

something like this would be nice to get for night sessions. A flashlight and LED red blinkers and its waterproof. I guess you can get this around the handle somehow, zipties, ductape.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-7PEtGuFG1U ... light.html

I would bring anywhere from around 12m. you can expect around 10-25 knots so even a 12/9 combo can work. But if I would bring one kite it would be 11 or 12mt.

Basically, if someone wants to remove them its not because it will make it safer but its just their preference of what looks good on the bar. I say remove them if you want, you paid a lot anyway for overpriced gear you can do what ya like with it! Its your safety, no one else's!

also, more people die each year from falling coconuts that strike their head than people die from sharks. Thats a sh!tty way to go out!

Ok. These statistics is one thing I have trouble understanding... For instance, lets say your on a huge open beach standing there, a lightning storm rolls by and you remain there. During those storms there are more lighting flashes than you can even count. So, lets say on the same size body of water...

should leave that giant pink flamingo stuck there, it'll turn into a tourist attraction!

Yes you can always flip the video when you edit it but it does end up with the lines coming from above the camera down. The only nice looking fix is the stabilizer. About looping with the stabilizer I havent tried it, only used it just for cruising but its no problem if you crash with it doesnt inte...