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BESTJACOB

Kite Boarder // Backcountry Snowboarder // Hiker // Snowboarder // Kite Skier

BESTJACOB: #1,593 of 167,056

11 Reviews:

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4 Yes

1 Questions:

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16 Answers:

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2 Photos:

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3 Yes

3 Videos:

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14 Comments:

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1 Yes

0 Wishlists:

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0 Field Tests:

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Stomping Grounds:
Utah
Bio:

Been kiting since 1994. Maui is where I got my first kite lesson in water. Started snowkiting in 2000 in Utah. Utah has some of the best places to snowkiting out all the places I have travel around the world. Professional Snowkiter and Best kiteboarding Rep.

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2010 Waroo

Best Kiteboarding Waroo Kite

July 31, 2010

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Kahoona Rocking!!!

Best Kiteboarding V2 Kahoona Kite

July 31, 2010

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2010 Redline Performance Bar

Best Kiteboarding 2011 Redline Performance Bar Complete

July 27, 2010

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It rocks on snow

Best Kiteboarding Nemesis HP

October 6, 2009

Snowkiting in Utah on 14m Nemesis. Utah has the greatest snow and wind on Earth

Helpful Votes: 2 Yes

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Snowkiting in Utah

Best Kiteboarding Nemesis HP

October 6, 2009

Using Best Nemesis 14m HP

Helpful Votes: 1 Yes

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How to fly a trainer kite

How to replace the inner QR?

How to replace the depower rope?

Flying the Taboo in Utah

Answer to: "Will it work on the 2010 Waroo?"

Best Kiteboarding 2009 Best Bar Complete

November 8, 2010

Yes, it will work on the 2010 Waroo.

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Answer to: "Could I use this bar and lines on a Naish Cult, 13.5 kite?"

Best Kiteboarding 2011 Redline Performance Bar Complete

September 17, 2010

Yea, you can use it on the Naish cult as long as the kite's bridles attachment are all equal.

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Answer to: "is this bar compatible with older (2007) waroos, or do i need"

Best Kiteboarding 2009 Best Bar Complete

November 21, 2009

Yes, you can use this bar on the 2007 Waroo.

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Answer to: "I just received a 2009 13m Waroo to replace my aging 2008 Rev"

Best Kiteboarding Waroo

October 6, 2009

Please contact me ASAP with your kite serial number and I will send you the bladders right away.

Jacob@bestkiteboarding.com

Best Kiteboarding has the best customer service in the kite market. They have always been.

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Answer to: "do 08/09 waroos relaunch better than 07 waroos"

Best Kiteboarding Waroo

September 9, 2009

Yea, it does. Best change the wings tip to make it easier to relaunch.

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Answer to: "So I take it from the previous comment - no lines are included"

Best Kiteboarding 2009 Best Bar Complete

August 25, 2009

The 09 Best bar comes with lines which is called complete bar.

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Answer to: "what year model is each of these kites: bullaroo, waroo, and"

Best Kiteboarding Waroo

August 16, 2009

This Waroo is the 09 Waroo.

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09 Waroo Video

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09 Best Bar

Answer to: "Do you only carry Best kites?"

Best Kiteboarding Waroo

March 23, 2009

They have Slingshot Ranger Foil.

I believe Best kites provide the best EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCTS...EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE...EXCEPTIONAL
PRICES... the customers and Backcountry. Cool thing about these kites. If you don't like or doesn't work out for you, you can return it. No question ask.

The kites ROCKS! on snow, water and land. We have been doing a lot snowkiting in Utah. These kites turn so tight and stable. You can get around trees, steep mountains, and do powder turning. I'm about to go out today. We just got some snow overnight.

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Answer to: "is it possible to use this kite as a land-snow-sea kite? "

Best Kiteboarding Bularoo Kite

August 24, 2008

Oh YEA, it's design to be use for Land-snow-sea (surf wave). You will be impress with it durableilty.

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Answer to: "does this kite come with a storage pack"

Best Kiteboarding Bularoo Kite

August 22, 2008

YES, it does. It's look like a back bag.

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Answer to: "I just bought a 10m bularoo from you guys and its does not appear"

Best Kiteboarding Bularoo Kite

August 13, 2008

They update the connector to the LE to the strut.

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Answer to: "My weight is 55Kg, and I am a beginner in kite. The wind in the"

Best Kiteboarding Nemesis HP EZ Pump

July 10, 2008

I recomend you the Bularoo or the Waroo kite to start with. Nemesis Hp is a high performence kite and super durable and easy to go upwind. If the wind is in that windrange, I would recommend three size kite 7, 10, and 13m Bularoo, 7, 11, and 15m Waroo, or 7, 10 and 14m Nemesis HP.These kites will allow you to ride more.

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Answer to: "Are these best waroo kites 2007 or 2008 kites?"

Best Kiteboarding Waroo Kite

June 10, 2008

They are 2008 kite

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For a beginner, you should start with a small kite like a 7m

Best Kiteboarding Yarga Kite

June 9, 2008

For a beginner, you should start with a small kite like a 7m Yarga. You can fly this kite anywhere from 10 mph to 40 mph max. but it depend on your weight and where you are located at. Be sure to use the bridle set up that has attachmnet point along the Leading edge (in front of the kite inflate tube)

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GREAT DEPOWER for beginner and freestyler

Best Kiteboarding Yarga Kite

Rating for this product: 5 June 9, 2008

This kite has a lot of depower on bridle set up. It's a great for people who want to learn on. It's also perfect for people who want to learn how to do wakeboarding style and freestyle tricks. It shape like a C-kite and it fell like a C-kite. The kite has more depower then any C-kite bar set up. It has a choice to set it up as C-kite bar set up but most people use the bridle set up to take advantage of the huge depower it has.

Ask away with any question you might have

Helpful Votes: 3 Yes

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Answer to: "hi- are these 2007 or 2008 models?-thanx-m"

Best Kiteboarding Bularoo Kite

May 1, 2008

They are 2007 but they have 2008 feature updated on it. For example, better one pump system and durable on the trail edge

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Answer to: "yo, what size waist does s,m,l,and xl equate to?"

Best Kiteboarding Kite Harness

April 17, 2008

Size Waist (inches)XS 28-30"S 30-32"M 32-34"L 34-36"XL 36-40"XXL 40-44"

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Answer to: "Does the kite come with the pump?"

Best Kiteboarding Bularoo Kite

April 17, 2008

yes, it does include the pump

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