http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/12/kite_ice_butt_b.html

- Jon

I'd be all over that except that aren't many frozen lakes in Phoenix. :P

Awesome. I'm still amazed how kte boarding (of winter or summer variety) can provide enough power to pull not one but two guys (driver and camera man chained behind). The guys in that video had some pretty inventive kit and some good moves.

Speaking as a kite flyer who doesn't want to be pulled anywhere, it comes as no surprise at all that even moderate sized sails can take two folks for a quick flight. Static flyers of big stacks stake themselves to the ground in case they over cook it.

Rob

I saw that when it was first posted on instructables... pretty awesome rig they built from scratch. They weren't the first, but probably the funniest! Some folks brought a crab buggy like that to the dry lake beds last year and it was a blast. A totally different take than the regular buggies we use. My buddy Brian in SLC has a converted mountain board with skates on it that I haven't had a chance to use yet, as well as a converted regular buggy with blades. I'd love to try those out... the whole ice factor would make it a really different experience. And I highly recommend trying out snow kiting if you ever get a chance. I plan on going up either to Tahoe or SLC when I get back from the holidays to get some in.

Kites have an amazing amount of power for sure. There's a video of me doing a pretty big kite jump on my buddies site. That's with a 4.5 meter kite in 20+ mph winds. He took down all the other ones that were way higher. But yeah... kite power is addicting. Going 50mph on a dry lakebed with your ass 3 inches over the ground being pulled by a 2m kite is just epic.. here's a video going way slower, but still cool AVI.