KiteLife Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Anyone ever tried this? Point of note, most of the top competitive Rev pilots in North America use vented Revs with UL frames until the winds are high enough to require a change of frame... Something about the venting makes it fly SO SWEET, and with a UL frame you can often take it down to 5-6 mph. Go try it, and tell us what YOU think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nckiter Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Vented revs are SWEEEEET! I just spent a week at the NC coast with a minimum of 6 hours a day of flying. Winds on the light days were 5 - 10 mph and on the heavy days 15 - 25. Kites of choice were a vented 1.5 SLE with 3 frames from 2 wrap to to the SLE. Also, I had ordered and picked up from Kites Unlimited, the vented Rev 1 Sedgewick. This was flown with the SLE in the heavier winds and with a 3 wrap frame in the lighter winds. I have a 2 wrap frame on order. These kites give the most control of anything I have ever flown. Stability and control are so precise that I was able to do inverted hovers 6" above the water, rising and falling with the wave motion and surfing above the incoming swells and waves. Slow controlled turns and reverse flight also are better with the venteds. I also think that the added skills and confidence gained from flying the venteds has aided my abilities with the non-vented versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted April 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I agree about the Sedgwick vented... My #1 choice, when winds allow, high or low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NED Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hey Kip/John, 2 wrap and 3 wrap frames. Would the LE and Verticals be the same? Do they require different end caps? Rod specific? Did you get them direct thru Rev.. I'd like to give it a try on a 1.5 V. Thanks for help. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nckiter Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Hi Rick, I fly my 1.5 vented with mix and match on the LE and Vert. The vert.s seem to take little stress so except for high winds I use the two wrap most of the time, switching up to the 3 wraps as it gets windier (10 - 12). On the LE I'll use the 2 wraps up to about 8 - 10, 3 wraps from 8 - 15, and 4 wrap or SLE from 10 and up. With the 2 wrap I can get down in the 5 mph range (if its good and steady wind). The SLE end cap fits right over the small diameter LE rods, and inside the SLE rod, so there is no need to change the end caps when swapping rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I play with all kinds of variations... All 4 wrap, all 3 wrap, all 2 wrap... Sometimes 3 wrap center LE and 2 wrap on the rest, if winds are gusty and I don't want to break a center... I've even done 4 center LE, 3 outer LE and 2 verticals on occasion. As for where to get these rods, it's generally best to have your local shop order them... Just make sure they know EXACTLY what you need, as it's not uncommon for shops to use the wrong terminology or not specify clearly. Example, a SUL Rev frame is marked "Professional Use Only"... Yada yada yada... For a complete reference to how rods are labeled, look here: http://www.revkites.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 i like my vented with 3 wrap in the stronger winds and 2 wrap in lighter winds i have a 1.5 vented and want a supersonic vented the smoothness cannot be compaired by no other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbabbman Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I'm very excited... I ordered a sonic vented a few weeks ago and should have it on Thursday. Lolly did up a custom color job for me and I'm dying to see how it turned out. I orderd it with a 3 wrap frame... so according to what I was told, I should be able to fly it in the 8+ mph range... If anyone has any advice on the wid range for a 3 wrap, please let me know... the last thing I want to do is bust it up...lol.. Should I order a set of 4 wrap rods for it? I'm in Chicago and 95% of the time, the wind is below 15mph... I don't see many people talking about this kite... any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTKiter Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I have a Sonic Vented but haven't flown it with anything other than the standard frame. What amazes me is the control that you can have with this kite, even with the winds 20+ mph. Â Two of us were flying at the beach with the winds about 30, and had a ball! Â Chasing each other around; hovering together, etc. Â The next day a couple came up to me on the almost deserted (it was January) beach and told me how "awesome" the kite was. Â They had been watching from the leeward side of a dune. However, when the winds dropped to around 10, it was time to pull out another kite because all the control was gone!!! Later, Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbabbman Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 OK, I just got my Sonic Vented today... She's a beaut.... Lolly did an awesome job on this one and I can't wait to get it up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdilucca Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Pretty nice bag babb  Cheers Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrizz Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 hey babb, I live in montgomery, we have to meet up one of these days, the only other guys I fly with are down in Bourbonais. I sent you an email also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchPWR Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I had ordered and picked up from Kites Unlimited, the vented Rev 1 Sedgewick. way way off topic, but... i LOVE kites unlimited, that is where i have got all my kites from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 the burrito bag you cant beat it i gotta get me one of those but first some more revs to fill it 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker2 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 That's the exact color combo (gold/red/black) I was going to order for my vented SS, untill the new assemetricals came out. Now I'm undecided ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdenny Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Today was only the second time time out with my new 1.5 ventd and I took your advice about "vented Revs with UL frames". I took the ultra frame from my regular 1.5 and swapped it out. Wow!!! How sweet it is. I guess I should buy another set of ul frames so I can have both kites set up when I hit the beach. I was suprised how different the 2 kites fly and even more suprised how great the vented flew with the ul frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 it most certinaly does make a diffrence with thew ul frames on all the kites i find the 2 wraps to fly so much better then anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker2 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 The vented 1.5 was my favorite to fly untill I got my SUL. They are both fantastic, hell so is my 1.5 SLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdenny Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 The SLU sounds nice. I am thinking about selling my Blast and getting a SLU that would give me a 1.5 for every wind. I think 1.5s: SLU a SLE and a vented would be a perfect bag. Yep, that would do me for this year anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 thats sul mr denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdenny Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 thats sul mr denny MMmm no wonder I go left when I want to go right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker2 Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 chuckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadkit Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Mr Denny, the trick is to have all REVs for all occasions.. -------------> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 I think 1.5s: SLU a SLE and a vented would be a perfect bag. Yep, that would do me for this year anyway. I look on the "perfect size" bag as : 1 Standard sail, 1 Vented 1 2/3/4 wrap framesets and thats pretty muhc all you'd need for any wind. of course, I tend to haul a few more around than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 hey quad kit bring all those to wildwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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