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Postby edt » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:44 pm
I've used dakine hooks they are the weakest ones I've used, break very easily.
"I do tend to upgrade harnesses every few years"
I think it might be useful to figure out how long the hooks have been used not just which brands.
I use my harnesses until they wear out, then sew them up and keep using them.
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Postby redskykiter » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:17 am
"I use my harnesses until they wear out, then sew them up and keep using them."
I've never had to sew a harness... I replace them every few years
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Postby knotwindy » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:30 am
Lose the hook & the rope
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Postby kiteykitekite » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:31 am
You don't need a loop and you don't need a hook. Your hook breaking off is your gear just trying to help you make that change. Listen to your gear. BTW how shit is Ion? No wonder they didn't use that name for kites...
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Postby edt » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:34 am
makes it hard to do a handle pass.
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Postby edt » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:36 am
here's my current harness
10% liquid force 10% ride engine 10% duotone 70% home depot
my next harness is gonna be mystic I think they seem the strongest
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Postby Kamikuza » Mon Mar 23, 2020 1:54 am
I thought that looked like a bad design for a hook. Regular ones at least take the constant load in a straight path.
I've had a couple of older Dakine hooks snap right off, and a couple break on one side only.
Would really like one of those NP hooks but they're tough to find.
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Postby purdyd » Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:20 pm
I love that you guys look into this stuff.
But if you are going to do testing, I hope you do it right and get an engineer.
And I would hope that you would get some real load data.
I’ve seen duotone using load sensors on kite lines. I would hope they would share that data.
And honestly, with some real load data you can probably figure out quite quickly with some analysis which hooks are going to be a problem.
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Postby davedej » Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:54 pm
purdyd wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:20 pm
I love that you guys look into this stuff.
But if you are going to do testing, I hope you do it right and get an engineer.
And I would hope that you would get some real load data.
I’ve seen duotone using load sensors on kite lines. I would hope they would share that data.
And honestly, with some real load data you can probably figure out quite quickly with some analysis which hooks are going to be a problem.
We are open for suggestions regarding the (independent) engineer.
Dave
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Postby Toby » Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:39 pm
knotwindy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:30 am
Lose the hook & the rope
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Good idea
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