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IndestructibleYoungMan
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Registered: 2-8-2017
Location: Florida
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Mood: Shut up... I think I felt a breeze!
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Any tips for a first time JIBE attender? Anything should I bring/be prepared for beyond the obvious?
"They will soar on wings like eagles..." Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Quiver:
Helmet +
Prism Tensor 3.1
Trampa 15 degree short kiteboard
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acampbell
Posts: 3879
Registered: 7-26-2006
Location: Las Cruces, NM. Sometimes
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Mood: Digging Deserts and Mts.
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Check out the JIBE website (click here) for tips and info...
Specifically: What to Bring (click here)
Let me know if you need anything else. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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jimbocz
Posts: 224
Registered: 6-25-2010
Location: Twickenham, United Kigdom
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One week before I leave and still no passport. Last week I got my Member of Parliament to call and tell the Home Office to send it back, with luck it
should be here next week. As a backup, I've got an appointment at the US Embassy to get a temporary passport on Thursday.
I also packed everything today and I can't carry nearly as much as I thought. I've had to leave two kites behind and put one wheel in my carry on.
No room for any clothes.
I might be selling a brand new helmet at the end of the week because I can't carry it back unless I wear it on the plane.
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acampbell
Posts: 3879
Registered: 7-26-2006
Location: Las Cruces, NM. Sometimes
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Mood: Digging Deserts and Mts.
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Yikes talk about a nail-biter. Good luck with the passport.
Luckily you do not need a lot of clothes here.
Based on recent news headlines you may want to wear the helmet on the plane anyway.
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markite
Posts: 1769
Registered: 3-8-2004
Location: Cambridge, ON, Canada
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Angus have you had a chance to update the rules and tips for first timers? Some may arrive unaware of their obligations for buying first round and
also providing some type of entertainment at the social night. Last year's skit was hilarious!
We don't want first timers to feel embarrassed so best be prepared!
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
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acampbell
Posts: 3879
Registered: 7-26-2006
Location: Las Cruces, NM. Sometimes
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Mood: Digging Deserts and Mts.
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Right. Especially true for LOCAL first timers like OldBen. Just wait and see!!
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3shot
Posts: 2631
Registered: 2-14-2013
Location: Virginia
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Mood: JIBE Talkin'
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So Mark, your saying set the new guy's chairs over the hidden sprinklers after dark? 
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
NAPKA-US24
4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
 
http://hint.fm/wind/
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Demoknight
Posts: 1150
Registered: 6-7-2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Quote: Originally posted by jimbocz  | One week before I leave and still no passport. Last week I got my Member of Parliament to call and tell the Home Office to send it back, with luck it
should be here next week. As a backup, I've got an appointment at the US Embassy to get a temporary passport on Thursday.
I also packed everything today and I can't carry nearly as much as I thought. I've had to leave two kites behind and put one wheel in my carry on.
No room for any clothes.
I might be selling a brand new helmet at the end of the week because I can't carry it back unless I wear it on the plane. |
PLEASE wear your helmet on the plane!
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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Demoknight
Posts: 1150
Registered: 6-7-2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Mood: ADIDAK
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Just do what I do and bring one or two shirts and one or two pairs of shorts and undies and turn them inside-out when they start to smell bad on the
first side.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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jimbocz
Posts: 224
Registered: 6-25-2010
Location: Twickenham, United Kigdom
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Nobody is allowed to comment on the fact that I'll be wearing the same clothes every day.
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flyguy0101
Posts: 1338
Registered: 3-15-2009
Location: Staunton, VA
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Mood: Never to old to play, but failing to play will make you old!
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@jim- don't worry- I was looking at pics from previous JIBEs and it seems I don't wear the same cloths everyday- I wear the same clothes every yr looking forward to meeting you
TEAMRIDER for Coastal Wind Sportsand Trampa mtn boards
www.trampaboards.com
My rides- Flexi buggy and Trampa mtn board
My engines-
HQ Scout 2m , 4m
Flexi Rage 3.5 & 4.7
PL Arcs- 10m Venom 1, 13m, 19m Venom II, 15m Charger2
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jimbocz
Posts: 224
Registered: 6-25-2010
Location: Twickenham, United Kigdom
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| Quote: Originally posted by flyguy0101 | | @jim- don't worry- I was looking at pics from previous JIBEs and it seems I don't wear the same cloths everyday- I wear the same clothes every yr looking forward to meeting you |
Thanks!
By the way, how cold does it get at night? I'll be sourcing a cheap sleeping bag and I'm wondering how cheap I can go?
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flyguy0101
Posts: 1338
Registered: 3-15-2009
Location: Staunton, VA
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Mood: Never to old to play, but failing to play will make you old!
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the first time I went to Jekyll I think the low at night was 85 degrees but that was an anomaly- figure that the coldest it will get is in the lower
60s if I had to guess so cheap will work
TEAMRIDER for Coastal Wind Sportsand Trampa mtn boards
www.trampaboards.com
My rides- Flexi buggy and Trampa mtn board
My engines-
HQ Scout 2m , 4m
Flexi Rage 3.5 & 4.7
PL Arcs- 10m Venom 1, 13m, 19m Venom II, 15m Charger2
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acampbell
Posts: 3879
Registered: 7-26-2006
Location: Las Cruces, NM. Sometimes
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Mood: Digging Deserts and Mts.
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Current forecasts for average low temps at night on Jekyll next week range from 61-71 F, or 15.5 to 21.5 C. Remember the bug spray just in case
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JimSSI
Posts: 128
Registered: 9-25-2013
Location: Saint Simons Island GA
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Mood: I know why the wind blows...
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Sunday was crazy windy - SSE 22 kts gusting to 28 kts. Ted and I tore that beach UP. I felt seriously overpowered with the 3.5 - thankfully the
Black Widow was a lifesaver. Not quite Kiteageddon levels - but close...
Some men call me.... "Jim."
PL Reactor 2.2, 3.5, 4.4, 5.5, 6.9, 8.6, 10.8
PL XR++, PL XR+ (anybuddy wanna buggy?)
VTT Black Widow Stinger
NAPKA-US49
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soliver
Posts: 3913
Registered: 12-15-2011
Location: somewhere, far, far away
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Mood: sleepy
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I've started watching next weeks forecast. Looks promising... I was just telling someone today about Angus's secret sea breeze switch that he throws
every day at about lunchtime... 
It's been windier than average her in metro ATL too, Jim... I'm hoping it doesn't do that next week, I don't have a high wind engine anymore... I'm
counting on the 6m Peak most every day.
Looking forward to seeing you guys!
I'm going to take a nap now
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Demoknight
Posts: 1150
Registered: 6-7-2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Mood: ADIDAK
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From what I can tell, it looks like 10-15mph most of the week. That should be decent breeze for riding, but light enough that thermal action can take
over and turn it onshore most of the week.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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soliver
Posts: 3913
Registered: 12-15-2011
Location: somewhere, far, far away
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Mood: sleepy
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Precisely what I was thinking!
Errol, I think you and I need this more than anyone!
I'm going to take a nap now
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Demoknight
Posts: 1150
Registered: 6-7-2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Mood: ADIDAK
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Oh man, I am getting so excited! Dude, I am going to be so sore after next week just because I haven't used kiting muscles in almost a full year! My
only local spot that I can fly has been flooded for the past year every time there is onshore winds.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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markite
Posts: 1769
Registered: 3-8-2004
Location: Cambridge, ON, Canada
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less than a week to the 2017 JIBE - I'm waiting for Jason's clip from the last day of last year trying to pull off a backward deadman :-)
(just kidding with you, I know it's tough doing video uploads from your slow home connection)
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
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acampbell
Posts: 3879
Registered: 7-26-2006
Location: Las Cruces, NM. Sometimes
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Mood: Digging Deserts and Mts.
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Fun to watch the message traffic here. Waiting for a CNN news broadcasts like...
"Intelligence agencies have picked up significant background chatter indicating a possible event of unknown motives to occur in the near future in
southeast coastal Georgia. Analysts are examining signal intelligence from the southeast as well as central, northeast corridor and Atlantic coast.
Additional traffic from Canada, UK and possibly Turkey have alerted international allies...
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TEDWESLEY
Posts: 437
Registered: 1-4-2007
Location: portland maine
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Mood: cat-like,I stalk the wind, finding little, I nap.
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I hear that there will be REACTORS coming. Maybe BEAMERS as well...
Reactors 2.8 3.5 6.9
Peaks 4m 6m 12m
HQ Neo2 11m Ozone Chrono V2 15m WASP 5m
Flexi wide axle w/mids and runners
Skis Nordic skates and winter stuff
Quatro Wing Foilboard Slingshot Foils
NAPKA US06
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3shot
Posts: 2631
Registered: 2-14-2013
Location: Virginia
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Mood: JIBE Talkin'
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Yes you did pull it off Mark. I believe you were flying your Spirit, and I do have the vid of it. I need to get it over to ya.
Haha just thinking of those two sweet gals last year that gave us the fried okra and nacho basket on the patio. Standing there with our faux pineapple
jalapeno beers... Said we looked famished.... Of course we were kinda mangy looking after riding the beach all day
Good times. Sure gonna miss you guys that's for sure.
Cross Kites Sonic 3, 5m
Ozone Flow 2, 3, 4, 5m
Ace II 4, 5m
NAPKA-US24
4, 5, 6m ATB landsurfer. Custom longboard deck
Buggy: VTT Black Widow v2.0
http://hint.fm/wind/
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markite
Posts: 1769
Registered: 3-8-2004
Location: Cambridge, ON, Canada
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Yes JIBE has a lot of good stories and Fiona and I are going to be looking every day, well I'll check every hour, to see stories and updates from
everyone. Going to be a blast for everyone.
Last weened Fiona and I were always looking at the clock and saying next week we would be ...... At this time. Really missing it, I really need some
buggy time as well and can't get enough faux flavoured beers!
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
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pbc
Posts: 830
Registered: 5-9-2009
Location: Gainesville, FL
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Mood: Updated, edited, and published
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| Quote: Originally posted by jimbocz |
By the way, how cold does it get at night? I'll be sourcing a cheap sleeping bag and I'm wondering how cheap I can go? |
A bed sheet might be enough warmth. It's comfortable sleeping temps at night. When I camped I brought a light fleece blanket but usually kicked it
off.
The no-see-ums can be bad at the camp site. If you are camping bring light-weight pants and a light-weight long-sleeve shirt to keep the little
buggers from nibbling on you.
Philip
I fly: Charger II 6.5m * Charger II 8m * Charger II 10m * Scorpion 10 (for sale) * Phantom II 12m * F-Arc 1200 * Venom 13m
I ride: Peter Lynn XR+ on Midis * Flexifoil Midi/Barrow * Peter Lynn Comp on Barrows * Peter Lynn XR+ (needs a fork)
I build: Custom bars for buggy pilots
I write about kite stuff: at http://philipbchase.com
Philip Chase |
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jimbocz
Posts: 224
Registered: 6-25-2010
Location: Twickenham, United Kigdom
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| Quote: Originally posted by acampbell | Fun to watch the message traffic here. Waiting for a CNN news broadcasts like...
"Intelligence agencies have picked up significant background chatter indicating a possible event of unknown motives to occur in the near future in
southeast coastal Georgia. Analysts are examining signal intelligence from the southeast as well as central, northeast corridor and Atlantic coast.
Additional traffic from Canada, UK and possibly Turkey have alerted international allies... |
Jeez man, don't say that! I'm already nervous enough about what the border guard is gonna think when I land, coming from Turkey with a 2 day old
temporary passport carrying 50 kg of what looks like pipe and parachutes. If they give me the rubber glove treatment they are going to find my GPS
cause there's no space left in my luggage and I really want to bring it.
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jimbocz
Posts: 224
Registered: 6-25-2010
Location: Twickenham, United Kigdom
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| Quote: Originally posted by pbc | | Quote: Originally posted by jimbocz |
By the way, how cold does it get at night? I'll be sourcing a cheap sleeping bag and I'm wondering how cheap I can go? |
A bed sheet might be enough warmth. It's comfortable sleeping temps at night. When I camped I brought a light fleece blanket but usually kicked it
off.
The no-see-ums can be bad at the camp site. If you are camping bring light-weight pants and a light-weight long-sleeve shirt to keep the little
buggers from nibbling on you.
Philip |
Thanks Philip, I am thinking of just buying a set of sheets rather than a sleeping bag. And I'll bring a long sleeve T shirt for sure.
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Demoknight
Posts: 1150
Registered: 6-7-2013
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Mood: ADIDAK
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I have two Reactors. I had to decommission my third one because it had been related to at least one reported case of personal injury.
NAPKA US8008
Kites:
Ozone R1 V3 7m
Flysurfer Sonic v3 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 Deluxe 19m
Peter Lynn Charger 2 12m
Ozone Access Reride 6m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 5.5m
Peter Lynn 2013 Reactor 8.6m
Prism Tensor 5.0m
Ride:
GT-Race Code:R6
Weird Beard VTT Custom
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D Cheek
Posts: 84
Registered: 4-27-2017
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Mood: Still addicted
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I have a some extra sleeping space in my motor home.
An overhead bunk for a light weight person. 150lb max.
Have a pullout double bed that can sleep 2.
And a twin bed in the master suite. I also sleep there in the other twin. I snore but will supply ear plugs. 
Keurig style K cup Coffee in the morning at no cost and micro/fridge.
I stay at the "Flyin J" at the interstate or at the Wal-Mart in Brunswick at no charge.
The price is right. Also we could split the cost at the JI campground. $45 a night but they have free wifi!
NAPKA US 47
Too much stuff.
Ivanpah with Big Kid mods and AQR.
1.8m Beamer 2.5m Beamer
3.5m ZebraZ 2, 4.3m Zebra Z2, 6m Zebra Z2,
Zebra 4.0m Checka, 10m Zebra Z1 on the way.
4.0m Ozone Access DP foil prototype
Wipeka 5.6m DP
8.6m PL Reactor
A- 9-12-16m DP's not flown yet. Like foils better
Other junk and stuff for kite fun and RC.
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soliver
Posts: 3913
Registered: 12-15-2011
Location: somewhere, far, far away
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Mood: sleepy
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Last I heard the campground was full FYI
I'm going to take a nap now
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