Ideal Windsurf / Kiting Vehicle?

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Ideal Windsurf / Kiting Vehicle?

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One of these puppies pulled into the day use area (when there isn't a camper parked there) at Nitinat today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgmF8as2mFY

A couple from Switzerland had it shipped to Halifax for the tortuous trek across Canada. Man (pun) that thing would withstand a full on Warthog attack! Unreal vehicle.
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This was for sale on used Victoria for much less recently!
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nope, he's always asked for over 100k, checked on this thing a year back, pretty cool but a bit over the top for kiting or windsurfing, ski touring on the other hand....but even then too wide for our narrow overgrown logging roads :roll: an import 4x4 is still the best bet for that :idea:
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the bidet is a bit close to the stove/kitchen for my liking :wink:
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Narrow overgrown logging road - quad will go where no 4x4 will. And a Ute will go to almost anywhere a quad can and still carry a load (mine is rated 1/2 ton). I do have a thing for Unimogs though. They were the most extreme offroad vehicle you could get in the mid 60s when there was one in the little mining town I grew up in - it always had a circle of admiring kids around it. Those extreme campers might be actually useful in Africa or central Asia, but I bet most people who have imported them here never get anywhere more extreme than a mainline logging road.
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A good kite surfing vehicle....

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I believe a good kite surfing vehicle should represent one’s state of mind.
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Re: A good kite surfing vehicle....

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KayakDoc wrote:I believe a good kite surfing vehicle should represent one’s state of mind.
Brilliant! That picture captures the energy/mental state of the frenetic drive to the beach perfectly for most wind addicts. New Bigwavedave logo? :lol:
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Yup ... Definitely a gotta get to the beach moment :P
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there are a lot of de-formed creatures in this picture :? at least the guy's wearing a helmet tho :idea:
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Thanks Windoc and JL...this image intensifies the closer I get to the beach.

Kus...In my mind....everything in this picture....looks....perfectly normal....in my mind.
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Thats just what we expected you to say Kayakdoc! :roll: I see DWDave's little furry friend has popped up in the image, good bait for sleddogs.
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