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I fancy getting a kite for my son, hes only little so what should I get?
Something along these lines:
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parafoil-Pocket-Kite-Handle-Storage/dp/B001B4SBKA/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A3KRSFKX3VXFE5 ]Pocketable folding kite[/url]
You're more likely to have it handy when you want it. One lives permanently in a cubby hole in the car.
that looks a nice little kite, if you want something fancier google Malvern kites
How little is little?
Look at HQ kites. The smaller models are ready to fly and have four lines.
Four lined kites are more controllable and more fun.
Another vote for HQ kites. We started off with a 1.4m HQ Symphony. We've now got 1.2m ,1.4m and 1.8m Symphonys (2 line kites) and a 2.5m HQ beamer (4 line).
The Beamer is a beast, way too much for my youngest (10) and I have to keep a tight grip of the oldest (13).
Into my first season of kite surfing with the eldest too this year, it's getting very expensive......but great fun 😀
Another vote for HQ kites. Great quality kit.
I've got a 4m Beamer and it's a super easy to fly (and it will easily lift me off the ground).
+1 for HQ kites. I have a 2.1m HQ Symphony Beach and whilst that would be too much for someone smaller, perhaps the 1.4m might be ok?
The bonus of those small foils is they pack down to virtually nothing and are fairly bomb-proof, unlike the kites of yesteryear with their rigid poles.
I have a 3m Flexifoil power kite for sale if interested. Need the lines n handles though.
Maybe a bit big for him
As above, how little is the little chap?
FWIW, as a starter kite, these are ace;
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/zeruko-pw-06-orange-kite-id_8242087.html
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£15. Two liner, to get used to the idea of a 'proper' kite. Bombproof, and simple.
He's only 2 so it will be for me really. Busted!
GFor 2, the only thing you'll ever get anywhere near him flying for some time is a basic one line kite. Don't but any of the ones recommended above if you actually want to fly it while he is there, it is hard enough to keep track of a single line and a toddle and aviod them strangling, let alone something that if he got tangled in it, could chuck him in the air. Big kites and toddlers don't mix well.
I would buy your basic 1 line, cheap from a toyshop, I have a brookite diamond for that. Think something that costs an amount of money that you won't care if a dog eats it / a toddler jumps on it or whatever.
i have the folding one linked above. perfect for a small child and easy to remember / carry when you go out.
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I have a 3m Flexifoil power kite for sale if interested. Need the lines n handles though.Maybe a bit big for him
^the decathlon kites are ace. I have a big one, and it is well made and simple to fly. The littler ones are just as good, and great price.
I have a prism nexus. Lots of fun but small enough that my 3 year old niece could 'help' me fly it
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