Kite Train
$14.99 + $5 Standard OR $9 Two-Day OR $12 One-Day Shipping
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Go Fly a Kite!
Great.
In Memoriam of All Things Bacon, Fly a Kite Train!
These could make kite fighting a little more interesting.
I purchased some a smaller paper version of these in China and they were fun while they lasted. The specs don’t spell out what these are made out of. Are they really worth $25? The cheap paper ones in China didn’t last but I did get my two dollars worth of enjoyment.
I don’t understand - are these made out of bacon, are they bagless with pet-hair attachments, or do they run an old version of Android? I need to know what these are!
I shall purchase a Canadian and American flag train and duel them to see which country shall reign supreme!
People all over the world
Join hands
Start a Kite Train, Kite Train.
This is a heck of a deal when you compare it to Kite Train’s retail prices. http://www.kite-train.com/buy-kite-train/14-american-flag-kite-train.html
In lieu of all the snarky comment that have been removed…
Let’s go buy a kite
From the greatest site
Let’s go buy a kite
And send it slowwwly
Send it from Dallas
On its way to our houses
Oh, let’s go buy a kite
Let’s go buy a kite!
I always had trouble flying kites until i got a farm that is, essentially, a wind tunnel. Now, kites TAKE OFF when you don’t even want them too.
Even though their product video states “a gentle breeze” is all you need, my limited experience is that you need some CONSISTENT wind to get a kite to fly.
I’m just putting this out there in case someone is hesitating based on their previous lack of success; it’s them (the wind conditions), not you.’
just my $.02
and, actually, for the record, I’m feeling pretty good that i didn’t miss out on a Bag of Crap!
I’ve bought kite trains like this in the past directly from China. Those required assembly. I’m not sure about these. You needed to tape bamboo sticks to each kite as well as all of the tails. You then needed to thread the kite line through each kite. It was easy but took some time. I think these will be the same way but I don’t know for sure. The issue with buying the kites from China… the shipping costs were as much as the kites.
Kite trains are fun and fly in lower winds (4-7mph, perhaps 10mph) as each one create some pull which is multiplied. Best way to keep them neat is to bring them down into a larger cardboard box. You then remove them one at a time and launch then as you remove them (remove one into the air, then move onto the next one).
I’ve been flying kites for about 15 years and kite trains are still some of my favorites.
[MOD: Just FYI, these are preassembled and strung together. They are also made out of plastic and not paper.]
These look really cool, but how practical are they to store ?? Seems a huge nightmare reeling them in.
I have only flown a kite once in my youth, in your opinion, is a kite train manageable/suggested for a newbie?
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In the state of nebraska we get a lot of wind… I live near coucil bluffs, a train town in iowa. I’ve never seen a pig fly, but a flying train would be just as cool. Thx woot…
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I have only flown a kite once in my youth, in your opinion, is a kite train manageable/suggested for a newbie?
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Probably not the “best” first kite. (I’d suggest a 4-6’ delta.) But these shouldn’t be too bad. The biggest trick is nice smooth wind. Gusts or turbulence will drive you crazy. (Or provide a challenge as you gain experience.) Avoid buildings, trees, or hills immediately upwind that will cause the wind to swirl. (E.g. on a football field, with the wind along the length, fly from the far 35 instead of the near goal line. It gives more time for the wind to smooth out.)
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Probably not the “best” first kite. (I’d suggest a 4-6’ delta.) But these shouldn’t be too bad. The biggest trick is nice smooth wind. Gusts or turbulence will drive you crazy. (Or provide a challenge as you gain experience.) Avoid buildings, trees, or hills immediately upwind that will cause the wind to swirl. (E.g. on a football field, with the wind along the length, fly from the far 35 instead of the near goal line. It gives more time for the wind to smooth out.)
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Thank you!