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Is my hoop spool really unbreakable? Well, most of the time! Breakage usually occurs when reeling in a hard pulling kite, putting tension in the line which in turn puts a considerable degree of stress on the reel. Due to the inherent stretch of Dacron line, this will crack any reel regardless of its “unbreakable” design and/or materials, although the damage will not always be immediately apparent. The best way to care for your reel is to “walk the kite down” first and land it before reeling in your line. Or alternatively, walk toward the kite as you manually pull in the line before reeling the slack line onto the hoop. How do you wind the line onto the reel evenly when you have a lot of line out and want to pull your kite in? Keep some tension on the line when winding it in, as loosely wound line tends to tangle. When winding onto a spool with your hand, turn the spool over from time to time and wind in the other direction. This keeps the line from being twisted so many times that it tangles. This same rule can apply to winding line in on a reel to keep it evenly distributed. Alternatively, it is possible to feed line off of one flange (side) of the hoop and wrap back onto that same side without the need to turn the hoop. When using this technique it is important that the same side of the hoop is used for letting out line and reeling it back in. In any case, never struggle to reel in your kite. Reeling in line under strong tension could damage the reel. In strong winds, walk your kite down or pull the line in with your gloved hands, while moving around to avoid piling up line in one place. Then wind the line onto your reel. |
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