Ice Ice Baby!

Tom L · Post by **Tom L** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:55 pm

Robert Van Winckle couldn't have said better.

Ice ice baby vanilla
Ice ice baby (oh-oh) vanilla
Ice ice baby vanilla
Ice ice baby vanilla ice
Yo man let's get out of here
Word to your mother
Ice ice baby too cold
Ice ice baby too cold too cold (x2)
Ice ice baby

John · Post by **John** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:22 am

Thanks, that's what I've been waiting for

SCOTT RIDOUT · Post by **SCOTT RIDOUT** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:21 am

I got my elbow and knee pads for this year, I think I will be alittle more adventurist and get out with my old dusty hockey skates and a small kite and see what happens, where do most of you do the ice thing anyway?

Hunter Welles · Post by **Hunter Welles** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 3:41 pm

Much better!

Tom L · Post by **Tom L** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:37 pm

Nice one Hunter, you little hacker.

SCOTT RIDOUT wrote:I got my elbow and knee pads for this year, I think I will be alittle more adventurist and get out with my old dusty hockey skates and a small kite and see what happens, where do most of you do the ice thing anyway?

Hey Scott, you can go anywhere there is ice, doesn't matter where. I went alot on skates the year before last. Here are some tips from my experience. It is so easy to nick a kite line with a skate that I ended up setting up with boots on and then switching to my skates at the last minute. Make sure to have an ice screw or two. I used one for setup and one in my pocket. When you are on black ice and you are on your but (not on the blades) nothing will stop you from sliding down wind. So on a larger body of water where you might have open water way off in the distance, you have to consider that you can drag that distance pretty fast on a kite after a wipeout that knocks you off your feet. I guess the point is don't kite on skates with open water down wind. Common sense.

One thing that us ice boaters do is put self tapping sheet metal screws into the bottom of our boots (about 8 screws per boot). Use 1/4 or 3/16 with the nut driver head, they will grip like hell. If you have some hiking boots with thick tread they won't harm the sole, and take them out at the end of season. That's what I wear for set up on black ice.

Foils, set up/launched straight down wind, attched to a screw, are probably easier for black ice.

Some tube users might suggest an easy launch method for setting up tubes. I think Alex has done quite a bit.

Snow is really a better expereince, but gliding around out there on virgin black ice has it's own charm.

Hunter Welles · Post by **Hunter Welles** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:17 pm

I think that ice is great to ride on, but has huge concequences when you crash. I use my 3m foil kite, easy set up for some fun. Definately dont try to go too big on ice, unless your names alex peterson, and I would always wear a helmat on ice, and I always where I helmat when Im snowkiting.

I usually go on my homelake, I have one right behind my house, it is okay sized but kind of gusty winds due to the tall trees around it, but I am usually using a small kite so I am underpowered.

Once we have safe ice im gonna be out there, its tons of fun, and you can carry a lot of speeed.

And for set up, I just have my ice skates on, quicker than walking, and you can hold an edge and move around easily

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:22 pm

Hunter Welles wrote:

Much better! :lol:

hehe BZZZZZT! The light is all wrong. Try again.

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Brian Smith working a Calhoune offering.</center>

(hoping I can skatesome black ice this year)

Eric S - (BTW: nice work Hunter!)

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:24 pm

Hunter Welles wrote:

Much better! :lol:

hehe BZZZZZT! The light is all wrong. Try again.

<center>

Brian Smith working a Calhoune offering.</center>

(hoping I can skatesome black ice this year)

Eric S - (BTW: nice work Hunter!)