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To help reel in my kite, I have a heavily anchored 10 lb winch.
It's easy enough to walk with it for short distances, but it's a real 'drag' to transport it to the kite flying site.
I carry it in the car for long distances.
But for a short trip of a few blocks to local parks,
I bolt the winch to my BIG RED bicycle. (any idea why it's called BIG RED?)
The winch is almost heavy enough to tip over the parked bicycle.
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At the flying field, I unbolt the winch from the bike.
Although, I suppose somewhere, someone, has used a kite to pull a bicycle.
Too bad I can't pull a bike upwind to get back where I start from!
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And you experienced flyers will see I have another reel design not strong enough.
This re-cycled cable spool was a soft plastic / rubber, and the line winding under tension has pressed a curve into one side.
| A cardboard mailing tube holds the camera mounting pendulum and delicate things. I strap the rolled kite to the tube and carry it all over my shoulder. |
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Winch on the ground.
Time to set up the camera to hook on the kite line.
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Recently, our sports center was turned into a Youth Center.
Lots of room to launch a kite when the parking lot is empty.
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Wrote April 9, 2006