Lines, handles and care — Revolution Kites tutorials

The gear around the kite: leaders, line and handle length, line management and wear, winders, travel kit, and how to make your Revolution last.

Start with Revolution Line Management for Your Rev Kite and Short or Long Lines for Your Revolution?.

Revolution Leader Lines: What Are They and How to Use Them
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Leaders, the short lines attached to the handles: what they are for, why a new Rev needs no tuning, and when to use them, in high wind, for advanced hovering or in a team.
Short or Long Lines for Your Revolution?
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Which line length to choose: the standard sets, what shorter lines change, from 3D flying to indoor flying, and longer lines, the domain of team flying.
Short Lines: 6 Reasons You Will Like Them
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Six reasons to fly on short lines: quick setup, fewer tangles, less space, the Reflex float, the hand launch and faster progress.
Long or Short Handles for Your Rev?
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11-, 13- or 15-inch handles: what handle length changes in the Rev's sensitivity, and which to choose depending on the wing, the wind and your level.
Revolution Line Management for Your Rev Kite
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Line management, from the factory line set to winding in a figure eight, with a method for untangling before attaching the kite and for undoing a bad tangle.
Revolution Line Wear and Binding: Tips from the Masters
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Why lines wear out and end up binding when you fly with twists, and how to keep your spin count low, up to the pros' trick of balancing rotations within a figure.
Double the Life of Your Revolution Line Set
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Why the top lines stretch more than the bottom ones, how to check it, and two simple swaps that double the life of a line set.
Don't Destroy Your Revolution Kite: 5 Tips
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Five mistakes that shorten a Revolution's life, and how to avoid them: crashing all the time, pulling during a crash, letting the sail flutter, sliding on the leading edge and flying in high wind unprepared.
What's in My Rev Bag, with Quick Line Set-Up Tips
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What goes in a Rev bag for the day, two wings, two line sets, stake and spare parts, and a method for storing lines with no knots or twists.
Rev Travel Kit Description and Assembly
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What is in the Rev travel kit and how to assemble it: springs, two-piece down struts, a six-piece leading edge and spare parts.
Rev Travel Kit: Make Your Next Vacation a Rev Vacation
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Going on holiday with your Rev thanks to the travel frame: the gear to take to cover every wind and every field, then flying on the beach.
Taking Your Revolution Kite on Vacation
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A Rev on vacation, in Central Park: what goes in the travel bag, the frame with rods cut in half, and a flight on short lines in a wind that keeps shifting.
Revolutionize Your Line Management: Rev Cap Winder Update
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A few months with the cap winder: its advantages, its limits, and the single-cord setup that keeps handles, lines and Rev ready to fly.
Revolution 120-Foot Cap Winder
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A prototype winder with a deeper pocket, to hold a 120 ft (about 37 m) line set, at a Club 38 member's request.
Two New Revolution Winder Designs
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Two new Revolution winders, a longer card winder and a cap winder that winds straight onto the handles, and how to choose between them.
Customize Your Revolution Kite
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A flying session with friends in downtown San Diego, under a big blue sky.
How to Reconnect a Loose Bridle Point on Your Revolution Kite
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Reconnecting a bridle that has come undone at the end caps: first the bottom bridle, then the top one, the most confusing.