Do you like to ride slightly underpowered and get most of the push from the wave or do you prefer to ride powered up and slashing the wave? This will also effect the size/shape/volume of the board you prefer.

Also, if you want a very specific thing, an exact kite model from an exact year be prepared to pay more. If you are more open to brands and focus more on the type/style gear that will work for you the price will be less as the options increase. And if you wait to buy it after your current gear goes ...

But impossible to lock into the ropeslider at sea, once you accidentally release, you may need to sail aunhooked to the beach first.... A hook is safer easier in that aspect, also to handover kites. I keep a carabiner on my back grab handle where I can easily reach it after using the QR to clip bac...

Lots of threads about harnesses that all basically end up where Toby just did. You sort of asked the equivalent of ‘what’s the best shoe’? It has to fit you or don’t bother. So the Ride Engine fit me the best, last long enough and is easy to adjust and get in/out of. Others will have a very differen...

Maybe dildon’t ?

You are way overthinking this, all or any of them will be much much better than a Reo for boosting. Get the cheapest one and go ride a lot until your skills are better than the kite.

For what it’s worth I second the Ozone Reo. I’m not on it right now because I also like to jump but if you want a great handling wave kite with light bar pressure you won’t find better. Try it if you can.

The Reedin bar also has this feature, quite obvious if you grab it wrong way.

They both appear to be somewhat in the wrong, meaning oblivious, and with any luck they will get tangled with each other and have to stay in the beach for a good long while so the rest of us can be safer.

Well, I live part time in the USA so it is the manufactures fault who made a kite that jumps too high, sue ‘em!