Multi-line Storage Problems?
It seems that many people have difficulties with storing line-sets for 2 line, and especially 4 line, kites. This is an area which can make flying a most pleasurable experience, or a real "pain in the butt" - I'll try to ensure that you experience the former. Though you "can" get into a terrible mess with lines, I've never really had much of a problem, perhaps I'm lucky, perhaps I just have an affinity with "bits of string" - who knows? Either way, if you use the right equipment, have a little patience and a willingness to learn - there's no reason why you should suffer serious problems. None of what follows is "written in stone" but in my opinion - it should be :-) |
"The Equipment" First of
all - get yourself a plastic "figure of eight" winder. |
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Next - all
multi-line fliers should (in my opinion) carry a couple of "ground
stakes". I use Apogee's wonderful "Stake-in-the-grass" (a couple of old screwdrivers will work, though not quite as efficiently in my view). These are used when laying out the lines, parking the kite, "nailing" the kite to the ground in high winds whilst you wind in the lines etc. Don't know how people live without them! |
The lines themselves - I'm assuming that you'll be using some form of "Dynema" lines, with the ends "sleeved and looped". To make life a little easier, all my "quad line sets" have an overhand knot at the end of the loops more of that later). |
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"The Method"
"Next time out"
For twin lines - do as above but don't bother with the overhand knots in the loops, just pop the two loops over the end of the winder and wind. Treat each line as a pair for the purpose of reading the above. Easy! |