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Kazan > 9 months ago, 8 Apr 2013

Kazan

QLD

699 posts

8 Apr 2013 9:52am

I have stock pumps with all my kites, but I once borrowed a friends pump from his Slingshot kite. It was a blue/white logo'd pump and it looked actually smaller than mine (the normal yellow pumps). Boy this little pump really pumped! I pumped my Cab 14mtr in like 40 pumps, yet my yellow pump took like nearly twice that!

Is there a really good pump out there that can pump up kites fast!?

LostinSpace

QLD

388 posts

8 Apr 2013 10:29am

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Kazan said...

I have stock pumps with all my kites, but I once borrowed a friends pump from his Slingshot kite. It was a blue/white logo'd pump and it looked actually smaller than mine (the normal yellow pumps). Boy this little pump really pumped! I pumped my Cab 14mtr in like 40 pumps, yet my yellow pump took like nearly twice that!

Is there a really good pump out there that can pump up kites fast!?

Yes, It's called a "when it is new pump"

Troyrotor

QLD

318 posts

8 Apr 2013 8:33pm

Sparkle power by cabrinha

Akwa

255 posts

8 Apr 2013 9:06pm

North pumps suck...

bought a Peter Lynn pump... MUCH better!

sir ROWDY

5378 posts

8 Apr 2013 9:08pm

Ozone pump seems to be good and I haven't broken one yet. Bit bigger than the SS pump as well so it's slightly better on the back.

dafrog

321 posts

8 Apr 2013 9:24pm

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Akwa said...
North pumps suck...

bought a Peter Lynn pump... MUCH better!

joke about foil kites requiring less inflation?

Puetz

2186 posts

9 Apr 2013 10:28am

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sir ROWDY said...
Ozone pump seems to be good and I haven't broken one yet. Bit bigger than the SS pump as well so it's slightly better on the back.

... I agree, had 2 brand new North pumps stolen and someone left an Ozone pump behind, looked like it had been around the block a few times but damn that thing works great and its lasted more than 10 seconds like the North pumps, i.e 10 months later its still going strong.

EnglishCraig

NSW

406 posts

9 Apr 2013 12:05pm

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sir ROWDY said...
Ozone pump seems to be good and I haven't broken one yet. Bit bigger than the SS pump as well so it's slightly better on the back.

Yep totally agree

eibwen

116 posts

9 Apr 2013 10:45am

My Coleman 13L Double Action shotgun pumps up my 10meter is no time and its cheap!

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 1:08pm

Yeh used ozone pumps way before I rode ozone kites...I rate them.

Funny hey we still haven't come up with a very simple, reasonable, sensible method of pumping a kite up, if forced to do it in-situ on the beach.

There are options of course but they all kind of have some drawbacks etc..

Well nothing has jumped out at me and said yeh that's easier and better than a normal pump. Thought the ozito would be great, but alas it's crapola.

doggie

15849 posts

9 Apr 2013 2:51pm

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eppo said...
Yeh used ozone pumps way before I rode ozone kites...I rate them.

Funny hey we still haven't come up with a very simple, reasonable, sensible method of pumping a kite up, if forced to do it in-situ on the beach.

There are options of course but they all kind of have some drawbacks etc..

Well nothing has jumped out at me and said yeh that's easier and better than a normal pump. Thought the ozito would be great, but alas it's crapola.

Anything thats like the ozito is going to fail quickly and anything more heavy duty I think would be too heavy to take down on the beach.
Batteries are too bloody heavy

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 3:51pm

Yeh agreed that's what I meant. I've seen some strange bloody contraptions out there. Probably easiest is the car compressor, but not all of us can pump our kites up next to the car!

dbabicwa

808 posts

9 Apr 2013 4:05pm

Why they don't make a foot pump just like for cars but bigger? Much bigger.

A bit of aluminium and the rest plastic...With some foot strap when you go up with your foot, as we need a double action pump.

Would that work?

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 4:55pm

Legs are stronge than arms and shoulders. Just need the capacity levered so the downstroke activates a plunger inside a suitable sealed cavity. Come on engineers !

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 4:56pm

Or even a double peddled one like a double kick drum. Look hell kooky but we are a weird bunch of wind driven addicts anyway.

doggie

15849 posts

9 Apr 2013 5:05pm

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eppo said...
Or even a double peddled one like a double kick drum. Look hell kooky but we are a weird bunch of wind driven addicts anyway.

Or one hooked up to an exercise bike

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 7:02pm

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doggie said...

eppo said...
Or even a double peddled one like a double kick drum. Look hell kooky but we are a weird bunch of wind driven addicts anyway.

Or one hooked up to an exercise bike

Ha ha now we are talking!

cauncy

8407 posts

9 Apr 2013 7:28pm

still pumping my 2013 kites with a 2009 ozone pump, give them a wipe clean in the drum then a spray of silicone spray every couple of months, the liquid force inflation looks the go if you want quick inflation, ive seen a guy inflate a 10 mtr in just over 10 seconds,

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 7:49pm

Yeh noticed that with the NRG then the valve closes off real quick. Freaked me out! Then I couldn't deflate it had to ask my buddy how. How embarrassing. Hey cauncy reckon you'd like the NRG.

stamp

QLD

2795 posts

9 Apr 2013 9:51pm

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sir ROWDY said...
Ozone pump seems to be good and I haven't broken one yet. Bit bigger than the SS pump as well so it's slightly better on the back.

seriously dude? pumps?

Rodno

32 posts

9 Apr 2013 8:41pm

Love Ozone kites but pumps not so much.

The pressure gauge got destroyed when it fell on GRASS and the bottom cap thingy keeps popping off when the kite is about filled up, I use it as a make-shift pressure gauge.

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 9:41pm

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cauncy said...
still pumping my 2013 kites with a 2009 ozone pump, give them a wipe clean in the drum then a spray of silicone spray every couple of months, the liquid force inflation looks the go if you want quick inflation, ive seen a guy inflate a 10 mtr in just over 10 seconds,

Good advice cauncy gonna do mine Tomoz. All pumps need this makes sense.

eppo

9762 posts

9 Apr 2013 9:42pm

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stamp said...

sir ROWDY said...
Ozone pump seems to be good and I haven't broken one yet. Bit bigger than the SS pump as well so it's slightly better on the back.

seriously dude? pumps?

Lack of wind is getting to us stamp leave us alone on out pointless talk about pumps will ya. Lol.

sir ROWDY

5378 posts

10 Apr 2013 8:02pm

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[b]cauncy said...[/]
the liquid force inflation looks the go if you want quick inflation, ive seen a guy inflate a 10 mtr in just over 10 seconds,

You reckon??? Go buy one and then get back to us... Most useless kite gimmick in a while I would say, up there with the "fast track" in boards.

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