kite sand bags - £5.60 Kite sand bags are a simple solution to protect your kite while it's on the beach. When the kite is laying on the beach on sand, shingle, or grass, the kite rip stop canopy can be prone to excess flapping and flogging in the wind, causing wear on the main canopy, trailing edge, leading edge stitching, wing tips, strut reinforcing areas and tapes. Rocking on the leading edge, causes wear on leading edge material, causing holes, and damage to bladders. It is a common practice to pile sand, shingle, stones, and the kiteboard on to the canopy of the kite to keep it down. While this can work very well, a couple off washable nylon sand bags can help to protect the kite canopy. The leading edge and shape of the modern kites does not always allow the kite to sit flat on the beach, therefore the wind can get underneath the kite and move it. Pebbles, stones and grit create small holes and abrasion which if left untreated can lead to bigger tears. The sand bags also keep the canopy cleaner. If the canopy has a small tear this can be repaired using self adhesive C T patches, see repair kits. When a kite splits while being used on the water, it is often the case that the damage which caused the split was started on the land - the kite canopy may have received a small tear in the canopy while on the beach. Using a sand bag can help protect the kite from nicks and grazes while on the beach and save costly repairs. Prices include delivery 2nd class recorded (UK only).
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