Found the WindGuru (Wind Guru) weather forecasting web site during the week through someone’s post to rec.kites. Pretty amazing technology. Basically, once you have registered (for free) and logged in, you can set custom spots for weather forecasts for any place on earth! I have set a spot down at my local park where I regularly fly kites, and then another spot at a park further away that I sometimes fly at. The two … more »
Disposing of dog poo can be difficult for suburban dog owners. Over the years we have tried practically everything, from wrapping and putting it in the rubbish bin, to the biological digesters that go in the ground. Nothing worked well — and in fact some were downright disgusting and nauseating! And then along came the worm farm — I bought a Reln Can-O-Worms and never looked back. We have a Hungarian Vizsla and a … more »
I had the chance to get in a few hours flying today in good breezes. This allowed me to test and review a few of my kites back-to-back; something that I normally don’t get to do when I am only out for an hour down at the local park. At one stage I had five sets of lines across the park with the five kites firmly anchored down. According to my old wind gauge, … more »
At the Redcliffe Kite Festival last week, I bought an Invento-HQ Ready Sleddy kite for my three-year-old daughter. I promised her that we would take it flying this weekend, which we did. I also took the opportunity to review the kite. The kite flies very well. It is made of ripstop nylon and comes with (by my guess) around 200 foot of line. It is a small kite — the HQ web site says 30″ x … more »
I took my three-year-old daughter to the Redcliffe Kite Festival today. The festival is hosted by the Redcliffe Kite Club. The big inflatables are not really my thing, but my daughter enjoyed them.
My Premier Kites Speed Foil has got me hooked on parafoils. It is only small, but is fast and pulls. The other week I spotted a Prism Stylus P3 on eBay. I won the bidding at $90 including postage. Usually P3s are $195 in Australia, so I figured I got a pretty good deal. The kite is in excellent condition, but there were a couple of odd things which I have corrected. Firstly, one of … more »
Thought I would post a couple of pics of my kite collection. These photos were taken about six months ago, before I bought my first parafoil. The first pic (clockwise starting top right): six foot delta; rainbow delta; small rainbow delta; two diamond kites from a bargain store; Rascal dual line stunt kite. The Rascal and rainbow delta fly the best out of these kites. The rainbow delta is a very reliable flyer. I … more »