Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 22:29:53 -1000 From: tmmhpt@pop.jaring.my (Patrick Teoh) Message-Id: <3qrueh$5dt@jaring.my> Organization: The one that has not set up it machine properly Subject: New Hobbyist I am new to kites and kite flying but am enjoying it tremendously. I have one kite which is a delta wing kite (don't know the tech name for it). Malaysia does not have many places which has consistent wind conditions. Winds here usually mean RAIN. I am interested to know if there are kites available that can fly in 0 to 20 mph wind conditions. Can someone tell me where I can get kites sales information - kite shops, mail order etc.? Thank you. Patrik = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 22:29:53 -1000 From: tmmhpt@pop.jaring.my (Patrick Teoh) Message-Id: <3qrueh$5dt@jaring.my> Organization: The one that has not set up it machine properly Subject: New Hobbyist I am new to kites and kite flying but am enjoying it tremendously. I have one kite which is a delta wing kite (don't know the tech name for it). Malaysia does not have many places which has consistent wind conditions. Winds here usually mean RAIN. I am interested to know if there are kites available that can fly in 0 to 20 mph wind conditions. Can someone tell me where I can get kites sales information - kite shops, mail order etc.? Thank you. Patrik = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 4 Jun 1995 03:27:14 -1000 From: dickbell@netcom.com (Dick Bell) Message-Id: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Subject: Re: New Hobbyist Patrick Teoh (tmmhpt@pop.jaring.my) wrote: : I am new to kites and kite flying but am enjoying it tremendously. I : have one kite which is a delta wing kite (don't know the tech name for : it). Malaysia does not have many places which has consistent wind : conditions. Winds here usually mean RAIN. : I am interested to know if there are kites available that can fly in 0 : to 20 mph wind conditions. : Can someone tell me where I can get kites sales information - kite : shops, mail order etc.? Patrik, What kind of kites do you want? Single line, dual, quad...ect... Considering your proximity with Singapore you might some weekend go to Marina South. There you will find a good kite store (East South) that is ran by a very nice kiter (Anthony Lim) What will be more impressive will be the kite flying fields across the street from the store. On a nice weekend you will find a couple hundred flyers. My experience with soft winds in the Malaysia/Singapore area tells me that a fighter kite is good. An that you will find in Singapore more than any other kite. Be forwarned though, Singapore fighters like to use glass coated line and you will loose many kites. If you are lucky you can buy your kites from the street vendors. They will sell you the kites from the trunk of their car. But they are reluctant to sell to strangers, so you may have to make a friend or two first. If I remember correctly the price seems like around 1 dime each. I usually bought a hundred at a time. Hope this helps with your quest for low wind kites. P.S. You can also tie a small tail onto the fighters for the kids to fly. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dick Bell dickbell@netcom.com Dallas, Texas = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =