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JaDan
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Postby JaDan » Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:12 am
Thx for the replies , I got a good chuckle out of some of
them.
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Postby Matteo V » Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:18 am
Greenturtle wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:59 pm
Logging board-riding time in one session that a prone-only surfer may not accumulate in a lifetime.
So, living in a van down by the river, has its advantages and disadvantages. One is plenty of time for selecting the finest 1.5l of wine for under 5 euros. The other is getting out when everyone else has looked at the forecast and decided to w... wu.... wrrrr,rrr..... work (damn that 4 letter word is hard to mention in civilized conversation) instead.
So currency is a matter of perspective. Swimming in on an old kite can bring a smile to ones face big enough to make up for swimming in on a newly issued COREporate kite for some other reason with a unhappy frown. Relativity.
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Dave_5280
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- Style: Freeride
- Gear: Switchblades, Contras, CF Raptor TT. Ozone Frenzy foil kites with skis. Fixed bridle foil kites on handles with MBS landboard. Progression Sports videos.
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Postby Dave_5280 » Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:31 am
In all the years I’ve been kiting, the cost hasn’t changed...
...it still takes all the money I’ve got!
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knotwindy
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Postby knotwindy » Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:48 am
Murphy’s Law; work expands to fill the time necessary to complete it.
Kiter’s Law; equipment expands to drain the money necessary to complete it.
As long as you are smiling at the end of the day, you spent the RIGHT amount.
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knot_moving
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Postby knot_moving » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:03 am
Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:57 pm
If you have the urge to change/upgrade you are on the wrong/lousy gear.
If you don't, you are on the perfect gear, or don't know what you are missing - the latter is to some extent just fine
Peter
Aggh. Peter you are gonna force me to buy that alkyl a kite I tried last month- noooo!
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knot_moving
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Postby knot_moving » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:04 am
Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:57 pm
If you have the urge to change/upgrade you are on the wrong/lousy gear.
If you don't, you are on the perfect gear, or don't know what you are missing - the latter is to some extent just fine
Peter
Aggh. Peter you are gonna force me to buy that Allula a kite I tried last month- noooo!
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Kamikuza
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Postby Kamikuza » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:05 am
Depends what I’ve broken, or what unavoidable awesomeness comes to market.
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Hugh2
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- Style: freeride
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Postby Hugh2 » Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:33 am
i'm starting to lose track of my kite history, but the other day wrote what i can recall down. came to 27 kites, 12 boards, seven bars, and five harnesses in 15 years. 2020 was among the most expensive at $3000 for a new 2020 Naish Pivot 10m, used 2016 6m Pivot, a used slingshot alien air foil board and wing, new North Navigator bar, new
mystic harness. But i have gear in Illinois, Cape Town, and on my sailboat in Panama.
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junebug
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Postby junebug » Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:12 am
Before I started kite foiling, it was easy: 12m, 10m, and 8m (for the wife) Rebels. Get new ones every 2-3 years for safety reasons and sell the old ones. New twintip board every 5-7 years.
Now, with foiling, in addition to the Rebels, I have 12m, 10m, 7m, 5m, and 3.5m Boxers. I typically buy used kites for foiling (strapless foiling, so not concerned about something breaking on a big air), and it seems like I am literally always replacing something. For example, I just got the 12m, and now I need to sell the 10m and get a 9m for a better gap between 12 and 7.
I have no idea how much I spend annually, and, frankly, I don’t really want to know.
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JaDan
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Postby JaDan » Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:50 am
Dave_5280 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:31 am
In all the years I’ve been kiting, the cost hasn’t changed...
...it still takes all the money I’ve got!
Ya, I hear dat.
In the end though, can’t really put a price on the satisfaction you get from a good sesh.
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