KITE TUBES

[LAPLANT]

WE CAN STILL PLAY ON OUR KITE TUBES DOWN HERE IN MS

HEARD THEY OUTLAWED THEM ON SOME LAKES

CAN YALL STILL FLY?:bounce:

[BRIAN S]

WHAT EXACTLY IS A KITE TUBE?

[Cooperider]

WHAT EXACTLY IS A KITE TUBE?I'm glad you asked.

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[Cooperider]

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[Chris E]

they were outlawed in ontario as well - guy accross the bay from us had one - looked like fun!

[LAPLANT]

I TELL YA NOTHING LIKE LIVING IN MISSISSIPPI
YUO JUST MIGHT SEE OUR GOVONER RIDING ONE
HE WOULD PUT ON HIS LIFE VEST AND BE LIKE HEY YALL WATCH THIS
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WE DON'T EVEN HAVE EMISSIONS LAWS
SO WERE LIKE A 2 STROKE HAVEN

[BRIAN S]

THAT IS AWSOME I NEED ONE LIKE YESTERDAY:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:: drool:

[BRIAN S]

I CANT SEE WHY THESE GET OUTLAWED :D IM GETTING ONE ANYWAY :thumb:

[Chris]

They look neat, but they're probably a bit dangerous.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! :p

[BRIAN S]

They look neat, but they're probably a bit dangerous.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! :p


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[Boston Predictor]

Ive gotta try that.:devil:

[LAPLANT]

YOU HAVE TO FIND A MANTA RAY YOU HAVE SOME CONTROL WHILE IN THE AIR :eyecrazy:

[LAPLANT]

ITS THE TUBE ON UNIQUES LINK:thumb:

[BRIAN S]

I WONT STOP UNTILL I FIND ONE :brickwall: :surf: :brickwall:

[wijg]

I know LAPLANT'S original post was about a year ago, but I can't contain myself...

That was awesome, Cooperider! I wanna do that! And I wanna do it NOW!! :bounce:
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[Chris]

Haven't these things been banned in most places by now?

If the government hasn't banned them, the insurers and liability exposure alone has made them unsaleable.

[yolanda]

Has anyone seen kite wakeboarding? It is really interesting you have an arched kite that you hang on to and then you are also strapped onto a wake board....when your kite catches wind, it lifts you up to 20' into the air and you can do tricks, flips and spins. I saw a couple of guys at our lake doing it and was instantly intrigued. I have attached a couple of video clips found on web for your viewing pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JVaMXSG_-o&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESca-og4oQQ

I think it looks like awsome fun!!!!

[Chris]

Here ya go Yolie. ;)

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[Chris]

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[Sinbad's Mom]

So what is the latest on Kite Tubing. Is it totally banned by now or is anyone still doing it? Don't know why it would be considered more dangerous than some of the other extreme sports but maybe it is more dangerous for the other people that are out on the water. :surf:

[n2omichael]

They are banned almost everywhere [at least "up here" they are] A lot of injured people, lawsuits, stuff like that.

Talking to the people who have done it, apparantly the MAIN problem was the guy driving the boat, it takes a real subtle throttle adjustments to "fly and land" safely. I was told by a guy that bought one years before they where banned that in MOST cases of injury [or death?] the driver would panic when the tube got too high and back off the throttle hard, this would cause the tube to nose dive and thats how people got hurt. According to the fella I know, if you are easy on the throttle and "know what your doing" you can fly and land safely. However, even the best throttleman cant predict a gust of wind at the wrong time.