What are we discussing here exactly? There is no other way to self rescue/ get to the kite other than wrapping the flag line and securing it to the bar so its shorter and then proceeding with the remaining lines. This ensures kite cannot relaunch if a gust hits. Its not easy, but its definitely more...
If look is not important, then I guess it still has plenty of life left. Mine looks much worse than that and still works. Thanks for your replies guys. Nah its not about how it looks but i dont want it to be half destroyed in couple of years. So i will try to repair with one of the methods the guys...
Well my harness after couple of seasons is looking like this and i feel in another couple of years there will be nothing left now that the inner material started showing... I have seen much cheaper harnesses to last 10 years and not wearing down like this. (They were mostly covered with this rubbery...
It is definitely the kiter's responsibility make sure he is safe. Having said that as a fellow kiter i always make sure to assist and align someone that im launching his kite and he is wrongly positioned. I have couple of friends that although they have been kiting for many years their windwindow un...