You obviously didn't watch the video. Only if you want to fold it above the sand you need 2 persons.

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Happy to help! Haha

You obviously haven't tried. We fold this way for over 14 years now. Also in gale force winds of 40-50 knots. But then with smaller kites although my son uses his 9m in those winds to get up high and that works also fine if you know how. Obviously we don't always fold the kites as tight but on a 12 day downwinder when I pack 7 kites space counts. By the way, this method works like a charm in rainy conditions when your kite is wet and you want to pack it sand free: one person deflated the kite the other holds one tip. The person who deflated the kite folds the top tip downwind on top of the other tip so the person holding the lower tip can grab it. That person starts folding or rolling the kite along the leading edge without the kite touching the sand until he reaches the other person. Then he grabs the trailing ege en folds it 3x. This also works in 50 knots 😁

@@bbanl Yes, I certainly have not tried. But unless you kite with somebody, I won't dare ask other people to fold my kite.... However this would be a good show to wathc in +35knots conditions. (I would prefer watching though). It would not make any harm to make similar/same video once the wind is very strong and share with us all.

@@anthonylanden6552 haha, yes, I might make that video

I wanted to use the wave as a ramp for my jump. The waves were quite big and my timing was off and I was too eager to jump. The wave broke just before got to the top of the wave so the top part of the wave crashed just below my knee (impact to the outside of the knee as a kitesurfer rides sideways). While I was going up the wave wirh 30km/h the a thick water column hit just below my knee bending my lower leg sideways instead of backwards as the joint bends. So I tore my ligaments in my knee. I should have bailed out by pulling up my legs last minute when I saw that the wave was starting to break. I am very aware of this as waves have a lot of power and can hit your board and twist your knees as you are stuck in your straps

This is one of the 'royalty free' tracks in the Gopro Quick app.

@@bbanl Thanks for the reply! In reference to line mounts. I purchased a Noir Matter Quark and line mount. the gimbal (Quark) is awesome and horizontal stabilisation is the best I've come across - up until it got wet and then stopped working! Turns out it's not waterproof. Eventhough they advertise it for kitesurfing. Very disappointed and angry that they refuse to acknowledge that.

Thx! you are right! My style and landings have improved a lot in the last 6 years :-)

@@bbanl yeah my bad ! I've seen after that it was 5or 6 years ago 😅

@@watersports34 no worries, still a very valid comment!

Sounds like a smart thing to do

Depends per kite. With Slingshot the air comes out really easily. WIth Ozone Edge kites the middle strut is always an issue as the tube folds double. Just make sure the tube that connects to the strut is not folded if your kite has that issue

Thx. Yes. I learned the hard way and try to avoid breaking waves 😅

​@@bbanlit can happen to anyone my man, just one moment of inattention or fatigue and its done. Glad you made it out okay in the end. This vid serves as a good reminder as well

You will be able to ride and ride upwind but not enough for jumping etc. The 13m would be more fun or a 14m light wind kite

Only 8-9m2

Hahaha, thx so kind of you 😊. But yes, I wanted to put it down so I could self land the kite. Not so smart to let it loose above the ground 😅

Haha yes 😆 but I escaped

Looks really good! Unfortunately I already bought a similar line mount but I will save your website for later

Actually yes. that also works as the kite is small. Try folding a kite in 45 knots like most people do; first one half to the middle and then the other. Big chance of getting into trouble. It’s actually most tricky with a big kite which you fold after the wind picks up. Then you need to be careful that the kite doesn’t catch wind when you start folding the tips.

Hi Sven, thx for your reply! I wasn't aware that this line.mount was available and ordered it right away. I guess it should work fine, a bit depending on the flangout system of your kite. Looking forward to use this line mount!

And to answer your first question; no. I just switch the gopro on and start kiting. I found that the remote om the gopro hero5 with Linr mount was not that reliable and annoying if it doesn't work flawlessly. Also, when I bought the Max, it didn't officially support a remote so I didn't want to buy one and get frustrated.

thanks for commenting cause this is a pretty awesome design for a 360 and I'm gonna get me one!

can you give us some discount because i want to order internationally to Bulgaria and with the shipping is too costly :(

PhotoDomVlogs I don't. I just hang it up in my hall. The water doesn't get in anymore

@@bbanl ok thanks

PhotoDomVlogs and the newer modes like the GTR are much better sealed

@@bbanl Yea, I was looking into getting one of the newer ones for that reason as i like to skate in the rain. I went out for a trip this afternoon and it was raining and i board didn't turn on afterwards. luckily it turn on a hour later.

Shuwei Zhang the camrig line mount. But I added an extention so that the camera is in front of the mount. (The camera doesn't fit in the mount without it) You can clearly see it at 2:11min

I don't use the lens caps. An water drops are a real pain. With a line mount it's not so bad if you avoid crashing your kite but I tried a 3rd person mount on my back but that is virtually impossible due to the water drops

@@bbanl I've been wondering about third person mounts. how did you do it?

Buy it from sailvideosystems! They have been making this for years for professional use. They make a very good, strong and affordable 3rd person view mount.

Merle No, definitely not. The newest boards are better waterproof but the Gen2 Bamboo is not

@@bbanl Thank you

Ramses Very good point Ramses! But the two horizon leveling features are quite different. With the Max, it records directly with a straight horizon in 1080p 60fps. You can rotate the cam but the horizon stays straight. With the Hero 8, the footage out of the camera will be rotated. In the Gopro app you can straighten the footage in post processing but the end result will be cropped. They therefore recommend to film in 3:4 vs 16:9 to get the least cropping. Still a great feature for the Hero8 but definitely not as advanced as with the Max. With the Hero8 you can shoot in higher resolution and frame rate.

@@bbanl I get it now! I was looking into buying a gopro specifically for kitesurfing and the whole horizon stabilization had me a bit confused.

Lancelot Priet Yes, 1080 but if you zoom in in 360 mode, you degrade the video quality.