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Click here for larger view. I've always been facinated with kites, I used to make kites as a kid and at one point I saved up to buy a nice parafoil kite from the Smithsonian Institution. When we moved to the mountains east of San Diego in 1972 I had a lot of room to fly kites in. I took up kite flying again a few years ago when I started going on camping trips. In 2010 I finally decided to spent the money on a nice quality kite and it sure makes a difference. After flying cheap kites from Costco it's nice to have a well made reliable kite to fly in various wind conditions. Kite flying is a nice relaxing activity that lets you take your mind of things for a while. Currently I'm flying kites at Mission Bay Park in San Diego as well as Fiesta Island and Mariner's Point. I also fly kites when I go camping at Pismo Beach on the central coast of California. Always looking for a new place to fly.

My current kites include a 7'9" delta conyne from Into The Wind out of Colorado. I have various tails and line laundry to go along with this kite. One tail is 96 feet long. I also have a spinning box kite and others. I'm always on the lookout for unusual kites. By the way, "line laundry" refers to items you attach to the kite line while you're flying. They can be anything from tails to windsocks, to inflatable items.

I also have a set of Dyna Kite stunt kites. These are old-fashioned diamond kites with two lines that let you perform tricks. You can fly them one at a time or in a stack. I currently have a stack of six as seen in the photos on this page. They are a lot of fun and put on quite a show but a little tricky to get the hang of. I hadn't seen anyone flying these kites in person but was inspired to try them by several videos on YouTube.

Update: 6/18/10 - I've added a couple more kites to my arsenal. I recently purchased a Kratos two-line stunt kite that I'm flying at times with a 100 foot long tail. I've also added six more kites to my Dyna Kite train but haven't flown them yet. Need good wind and space for that. I also purchased a Prism Quantum stunt kite which collapses into a smaller package that I'll be able to travel with. Will have to get some new pictures and videos of these soon. Favorite Kite Resources:



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