Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1993 09:24:05 -1000 From: danr@crash.cts.com (Dan Rubesh) Message-Id: <1993Aug08.122405.4625@crash> Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA Subject: M.L.D. Associates new product review New Product Review.. M.L.D. Associates.. Finger Straps ------------- About a year ago, I asked Rudy Dopart at M.L.D. if he'd had any thoughts about making finger straps.. I've been using and selling his 1" and 2" wrist straps for quite some time.. He suggested that he'd like some ideas, so I sent samples of a couple of designs from one of our local kite makers that we'd been toying with.. A couple of weeks ago, he called and said he had some finger straps ready and would send a sample.. To put it short, they're great!! They are made of a rather thin, 1" nylon strapping, with two finger loops that fit the first and second fingers nicely, and terminated with either a D-ring or a heavy dacron line to larkshead your fly lines to.. I like them for flying most any 3/4 size stunt kite and for _light_ wind flying of many full size kites like the Scorpion, Katana, 3.11 or Kathy Goodwinds Zephyr.. Check with your local M.L.D. dealer (or me) for FS1-D (D-ring) or FS-1S (dacron line).. Gear Bag -------- M.L.D. has also come out with a companion bag to go with their 'Big Wing' kite bags that will carry any extra gear that you accumulate that won't fit the side pockets in the kite bag any more.. This newest addition is a Gear Bag (GB-1), and is made of the same water repellant nylon Cordura as the kite bags. The bag is 10.5" wide, 22" long and 14" deep (26.67cm x 55.88cm x 35.56cm) and has large 8" x 20" (20.32cm x 50.8cm) cargo pockets on either side, similar to the kite bags, with zipper closures for the top and cargo pockets. It has large, full wrap around handles large enough to get a shoulder through. The high quality of materials and construction is the same as I've come to expect from the rest of the M.L.D. Associates product line. I was able to put all the stuff from my other (smaller) gear bag in it and still have room for a change of clothes or two for the occaisional weekend kite fest.. See your local M.L.D. dealer (or me) for the GB-1 Gear Bag. Ob. Disclaimer: I am a stunt kite dealer and carry some of the above mentioned product(s). As such, my opinions may tend to be somewhat subjective. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Good Winds and Tight Lines! Dan Rubesh Wind Wizard, Purveyor of UUCP: {ucsd, nosc}!crash!danr GO Stunt Kites & Accessories ARPA: crash!danr@nosc.mil FLY A P.O. Box 5747 INET: danr@crash.cts.com KITE! Ventura, CA 93005 (805) 659-5654 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =