What I'm seeing here is that several of you guys have been around awhile. I like this idea of guys my age doing such a thing. Even better seeing the kids into it.

I've been in some kite heavens and didn't have a clue as to what I was missing. Now thinking back,,, makes me sick LOL

I'll be 46 on the 29th of this month. Got hooked by the pull less than two years ago.

Just how young are you boys? i know the girls won't tell...
How young was you when you got hooked into this insanity?

50 and

I think I have been at it 7 years but I got off to a slow start.

I do not have a problem telling my age. I am 52 and started buggying in my mid 40's so I have been doing this now for 8 plus years.

Susan (npw goddess)

Just turned 43 on the 3rd and got hooked like a junkie 6 years ago :roll:

My mind is 22, and my body is 75, and I'm suppose to be 54.
Been kiting for more than 30 years I think?

33 and counting!

I was going to say 46, but then just realized I had a birthday a couple of months back.... so 47. Does that count as senility? :puzzled:

Kites for about 2 years.... power kites for about a whisker over 6 months. Wind junkie for much, much longer.

My avatar is cropped from a print called, appropriately enough, "Howling Wind."

ATB,
Sam

I'll be turning 40 on the 14th. Got hooked 3 years ago...

51...I never really went for much active stuff, (not to mention "extreme sport"**) until now - when the ole joints and bones are getting other ideas.

Playing with kites in the dirt and sand restores childhood glee, especially when you throw some oversized skateboards and tricycles into the mix.

(** no interest in "extreme sports" - unless you count boomerang throwing! I always bring them along in case the wind dies down. Because the very moment I pack my kites and lift a 'rang, the wind will start up again! They're magic don't you know!)

36 going on 13

Kiting since probably 7 years old, turn 47 this fall. 4 line kiting for just over 2 years. Buggy for the last 14 months. Hooked till I can't do it any more.

57 on Father's Day:wee:

Can't afford a Ferrari so I bought a quiver for my mid-life crisis. More thrills and it helps keep you in shape.

47 yrs old-been at it only a year now,but i usually average over 100 hrs a month(making up for lost time,i guess) i used to push cars around for my cardio,and i still powerlift--thats lots of head banging the bar before a big lift--having to dump a bunch of weight while trying a very heavy squat(it hurts alot) snorting ammonia caps and a whole bunch of other crazy s@#@,so getting dragged around by a monster kite isnt a big deal:wee:

30

kiting since i was a kid, and still a kid.

44 on Tuesday. Started kiting last fall. Been using a Kitewing for 5-6 years now. Helmet and pads have helped the falls.

53 I think... I always forget. All I know is it's always time to go play..smile

Been addicted now for about 7 yrs.

i think its awesome so many are over 40.....never would of guessed that......i figured it would be lots of 15-25 crowd

47...started flying trainer in October, took first ride in bug Dec 31!

been windsurfing 25 years...the kitebuggy really compliments windsurfing with little overlap...it's usually clear which to do when I hit the beach after work...With DST, some days I do both...and have supper late

well, im one of the young ones.

im 18, and started kiting.......4 days ago

36 been traction kiting for 10 months. had stunt kites back into the 80's but only flew them a few times a year and some years not at all.

First off...can we change the title to "Seasoned kiters?" sounds nicer!

I am 42 - have been flying powers for about 5 years

Im 62, gay, with a subtle lisp. My life partner and I have been in this activity for 3 yrs now, (kite flying), if you know what I mean.....wink wink:duh::duh:

Extremely interesting and explains a lot when it comes to the data base of knowledge in this forum .

Seasoned kiters ? Your right, didn’t give that much thought. Guess you can tell when there is a hillbilly on board. Say seasoned kiter up this way and someone would toss a match on the grill.

Tridude, that just stopped the replies cold. ROFLMAO !!!!! If my girl ever leaves me, I shall ask to be your partner myself, and when I go, I’m taking half them kites. Zigging and zagging of course. Hey, send pics and please don’t ask about my past. Hahahaha.

I'm 22. Started kiting about a year ago.

24 WOOT!!!
25 in August, picked up my first stunt kite when i was about 13, my first power kite when i was well... 24 lol! So ive been a wind junkie for the better part of my life.. and after getting this deep into it this early, i have the feeling ill be the 50 year old junkie later!!!:singing:

And since this is kind of a wacky personal too:
Im a straight leo, my girlfriend doesnt care for 'extreme kites' she just likes the pretty ones, and because im from Nebraska, i have no accent nor lisp whatsoever... look it up, Nebraskans are weird like that lol

Hey Sailors,
Mid-way through the 50th anniversary year of my 8th birthday.
Kited as a kid but didn't get into serious power kiting until that first stack of Flexifoils in 1978.
Did drags in fields and beaches and did tethered lifts.
Tried a surfboard with a stack of 10'ers - That was back in 1981.
Heavy wooden surfboards didn't work too well so we also tried slalom skis (2)

First saw the buggy at Wildwood in 1989 with Sue Sedgwick riding up and down the beach under her Rev stack.
First rode in Bristol England in 1990 when Peter brought Proto#3 (later sold to Martin Lester).
Bought my first buggy in the early spring of 1991.

So 32 years of power kiting and 18 years on the buggy.

You'd think, with all that practice, I'd be better by now.


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

Hi Everyone,

I turned 40 last month. Flew kites as a kid. Started playing around with stunt kites about a year ago. As windy as it can be in Las Vegas, I figured I would start kiting as one more thing to do with my kids. I got my first 4-line power kite earlier this year.

Looking forward to getting into a buggy within the next year. Just practicing flying the kite as the work schedule permits for now. Matter of fact, I'm headed to the park for the last couple of hours of daylight right now.

Going down to Ivanpah for 1 day of NABX was inspiring. Got to talk to a lot of nice people and I got to try out a couple of BloKarts, which was a blast.

Started when I was 28 and I just turned 29 on the 3rd. Did some single line stuff over the years but nothing major till about April of last year when my neighbor (harddrive8) bought a 3m beamer. He let me try it out and I was hooked. Now I am just trying to get the Government to give me a kite quiver Bail Out !!!

47 and have been kiting for almost 2 years now...just wish I found out about this sport a lot longer ago.
The workout I get from this is great as I usually don't use a harness in our small park...so 5 hours straight in the buggy gets hard on the arms and mid section.

Sunset Jim....are you really that old?...lol(old man)

Cheers all!
Ken(K3)

Bobalooie is 52ie,(next month) Kiting since I was 10, single line diamond (homemade was best!), and storebought delta's(I think I enjoyed this more than my kids) up until 2 winters ago, when I saw snowkiting, and it was all over. Got my 3.5m Imp trainer, then another, and another...When not out kiting in the a.m., ( I work 2nd shift ) I'm often sitting here, soaking up the 'seasoning', and this is because the weather isn't cooperating. It's good for my soul. B