It's kite season in North East Thailand, these guys take their kites very serious.

[@stephenbrown2922]

After five and a half years living here I heard a weird sound last night after it got dark. I asked my wife what it was and she knew exactly. It was a kite and the making and flying of kites in this area is a traditional thing at this time of year. My wife's father used to make kites and fly them in the rice fields after a day's work harvesting rice by hand. They also attached the spinner to make the strange noise. My wife tells me that the noise can be varied by the way the spinner is made. So long as there is a breeze they will fly the kites, sometimes all night. This morning at 3.00 am I could still hear the sound of the kite.

[@Biglandtrapper]

Now i wanna go make a kite...cool when he tested the noise maker, find stuff like that very interesting....

[@lifeinthailand]

It was lucky that he tested it, hard for the camera to pick up the sound when it is up in the sky.

[@johnparkerthegimpygardener]

As you always say !! Cool!

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, it sure is.

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Thanks for the close-up. He is a serious kite flyer for sure. Looks like you had the niece with you for this trip. Have a great evening. Best wishes Bob.

[@lifeinthailand]

She is not the niece but a cousin, that was here grandmother farm so she was out for a look.

[@jackhill8246]

Cool video Paul! Yep, brings back memories of building one using a cement bag with my brother in law. Once we got it up, enjoyed listening to the “doo-doo” sound. Oh yeah, he also taught me how to whip that noisemaker around just like that. I sure got a kick out of it. Thanks for sharing.

[@lifeinthailand]

I think the noise makes is the best part, luck that he was playing with this one so now everyone knows the sound.

[@jackhill8246]

lifeinthailand yup ... glad you were able to get up close and personal and got to see the "kanoo" in action ... doo - doo :)

[@GinaSiska]

It looked like a flying jellyfish! So cool!!

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, haven't been that many kite days this year, strange weather, very hot and no wind, the April weather came 2 months early.

[@MrHesky]

I'd forgotten how much fun kite flying was. thanks.

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, it has been a lifetime since I had a kite.

[@VirtualHorizonz]

Nice video capture, these are popular in Bali too. Cool you got caught up in the project : )

[@lifeinthailand]

Did you see the pirate ship kites in Bali, there very cool but would need a lot of wind to keep them up.

[@VirtualHorizonz]

lifeinthailand not sure mate, seen some bloidy big kites though

[@kukeye]

So cool Paul!! happy to see you have my favorite movie star with you!!!

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, she skinned over her knee I think.

[@MisterMitchMM]

Dude. I just went down a Google Rabbit Hole on kites in Thailand. I never knew they were so popular in Thailand. The noise maker is sometimes used by farmers to scare birds away from their crops. Damn ingenious.

[@lifeinthailand]

Kites are very popular here this time of year, you can buy them everywhere, but for me, the homemade ones are the best. A kite made out of a concrete bag, you can't make that up.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

thanks for the closeup- it was fun to see

[@lifeinthailand]

I think there very cook, hard to film kites thought...lol

[@senormofeta6726]

Very cool. Thank you.

[@lifeinthailand]

Took a few years to get this video, thanks for watching.

[@karlmurphy402]

Do the chickens run for cover when they see those in the air, (:. Greetings from alberta

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, Probably.

[@jolo105]

That was so cool!!! Birds were awesome to!!

[@lifeinthailand]

Thanks, hard to film kites....lol

[@ivornappinion9406]

The kites must go back decades if not centuries.

[@lifeinthailand]

I would think so. The original toy.

[@Mekhong3876]

Variety is the spice of life!😎 Good one!

[@lifeinthailand]

Never know what I will make a video about, tomorrow it is flowers and bees...lol

[@Mekhong3876]

lifeinthailand Great stuff!😎

[@Miss_Judy]

So so cool! It's so windy here I wanna fly one!

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, Our windy season is nearly over, but we have had a lot of wind this year.

[@Miss_Judy]

lifeinthailand I have to tell you though... That I bought me my tiny house... Kind of tiny house it's going to be anyway. Your comment on Facebook about putting my big girl panties on really woke me up and I decided not to sit here anymore! That very day I went and found a place where I can put my tiny house and then that weekend I bought me a shed that I'm going to convert into a tiny house! So thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I'm finally starting! finally! I have to do everything in stages because of money, but I should be putting out a video next month... somewhere around the 1st of March is when I'm going to get my shed on that property!

[@qualqui]

Ah yes, to fly a kite one needs wind! lol....that was so COOL seeing this guy get his kite up in the sky, hope the wind picks soon!

[@lifeinthailand]

Don't need much wind, but some for sure, he said in 2 days and to my surprise it happened, up they went 2 days later, there better than the weather dudes that is for sure.

[@McDowallManor]

Jeez, they are bigger than I expected.

[@lifeinthailand]

Have seen them bigger but the paper one is about the normal size.

[@LGW3-Orchids-Exotics]

Very cool; kites are the universal sign for fun! :-)

[@lifeinthailand]

It's very serious here, had one land on my workshop roof yesterday, that guy was just as serious as this guy.

[@wallaceviviansadventures2095]

that's cool it's been a long time since i flew a kite

[@lifeinthailand]

Yell me too, and I never had one this cool.

[@SouthpawDavey]

Looks like a plastic strap off a pallet. you get that nose too on a windy day can hear it better now is close. The Australian aborigines have a flat stick on a string that they spin that makes a cool noise too. Good video good to see the kites up close

[@McDowallManor]

It's called a "bull roarer." That's not the proper Aboriginal name because the real name has never been shared with non-Aboriginal people.

[@SouthpawDavey]

Didnt know what they called them. You live and learn.

[@lifeinthailand]

It does make an interesting sound.

[@dakotiti8003]

dry season now in Thailand

[@lifeinthailand]

Yes, somewhere in the middle of it.

[@watchdo9298]

Amazing

[@tymesho]

hey Mr Canada! (i forgot your name, sorry...) been a LONG time!? anyways, this kite was really cool. didn't look near windy enough. hope your wife, and that cool dog is fine, bet that dog turned out beautiful? ok, take care, prob see you soon on one of your bamboo/beer vids. Chris

[@lifeinthailand]

Hello stranger, all good here.

[@marleneguth6261]

Amazing !

[@lifeinthailand]

Sure is.

[@sdushdiu]

Cool!!!

[@lifeinthailand]

Thanks.

[@JOKOKEMPLUNG]

Mantab

[@MisterMitchMM]

cool

[@ekolayangan2070]

Nice kite bro

[@lifeinthailand]

Thanks

[@ekolayangan2070]

@@lifeinthailand your welcome broo

[@ZanKung.]

สุดยอดครับ

[@sheldondyke1815]

never seen a kite with a noise maker on it,,,never know what we will see with your videos, ,,,,interesting

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, I never know either....

[@dawanglu]

SPELLING POLICE ALERT: Title misspelling- "these guys take THEIR KITES very serious.

[@lifeinthailand]

Thank you, hope that made you feel better.

[@lifeinthailand]

Changed now, have to keep the English spelling teachers happy...lol

[@dawanglu]

I just thought you'd like to know- no other intentions. :) I enjoy your videos.

[@lifeinthailand]

No worries...lol The grammar police have been following me for years, the there there there thing gets me every time and it makes the grammar police nuts...

[@kevinbradleygardeningandou9767]

Nice Kites, Good video. TFS. :-)

[@lifeinthailand]

Finally got the kite video done....lol

[@jeansurinatel5332]

Wow, so big! Very interesting. Been binge watching your vids - my eyes are bleeding : ( Just one more.....

[@lifeinthailand]

lol, awesome. I think these kites are amazing, so simple and can stay up for days if the weather is right. On this night the weather was not right. This is the same guy that always gets Leo upset when we're camping.

[@lifeinthailand]

I do not know what AdBlock Plus whitelist is, but it sounds like a bad thing for me.

[@jeansurinatel5332]

@@lifeinthailand Was just letting you know as you'd said previously views were down. Views don't count if viewer has an adblock (whether there's an ad or not) unless channel is whitelisted. Changed to a different adblock now that is keeping you whitelisted. Just delete this comment so not clogging up your comment section.

[@jimclaire7996]

I like it all but the noise. I wonder why they need to have a noisemaker on the kites? Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Remember flying a ten cent kite with a dollars worth of string, when I was a kid. I lost a few kites,,and the string. Oh the blessings of those memories.

[@lifeinthailand]

It takes some time to get used to the sound for sure, puts me to sleep now when there is a bunch of them in the sky.

[@cherylgoode4160]

He has the tail too long tell him to cut it down by half and she will go higher faster.

[@lifeinthailand]

You tell the kite guy that his kite is wrong....lol Good luck.

[@meee7771]

DODODODODO

[@lifeinthailand]

Something like that.

[@JOKOKEMPLUNG]

Mantab