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KiteClash
Since 31 Aug 2016
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PistolPete
Since 26 Apr 2010
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Sat Feb 18, 17 9:12 pm |
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AKkiter wrote: | These are all great ideas!
I especially like the wind breaker jacket plan!
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From Eugene Oregon check out The Green Pepper
Wind & Rain Suit Pattern
Poncho Pattern
Hat Pattern
Gaiter Pattern
Wind Slither wrote: | Let's get those old bright kites and make some outfits like back in '86 when the Gorge was cool! |
Jumpsuit Pattern
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me…and I’ll sew em’ into some cool stuff.
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SalmonSlayer
Since 27 Nov 2005
648 Posts
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Wed Feb 22, 17 7:50 pm |
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A couple of years ago I collected kite gear that mostly came from the Seattle kite community. I inspected all of the gear and sold all on Ebay. Some of these kites were fairly old but still in great condition. I made sure I had clear warnings, so beginners would not purchase a 2004 C kite.
I collected about $2,500 and then gave it to various people that had corporate matching opportunities at their places of employment. The donations were spread out, but we raised about $5k for KB4C. How we doubled the donations may have violated the matching fund rules, but I did not really care. It was a considerable amount of work, but I have a thing for not being wasteful and finding the highest and best use for unwanted items and it was for a good cause.
If you reach out via eBay you will find demand. Doubling the value through matching funds and donating the net proceeds to a cause is better than repurposing the material into other goods (unless they are also sold to raise funds).
Here is a thread from that effort http://pskite.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11384&hilit=kb4c
I have since moved to Lake Oswego and bought an Allstate agency in Wilsonville. My hands are full, but I hope to resurrect this effort in a year or two when I get a better handle on my business.
If someone else wanted to take on such an effort they are welcome to contact me for insight.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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PistolPete
Since 26 Apr 2010
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Justsmile
Since 20 Jul 2009
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Not Portland
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Sun Oct 01, 17 1:30 pm |
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That jacket kicks ass!
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Freeride Kiter
Since 08 Jul 2011
701 Posts
El Sargento, B.C.S. Mexico
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Sun Oct 01, 17 1:45 pm |
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That is pretty cool.
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Scriffler
Since 03 Jul 2005
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LYLE
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Sun Oct 01, 17 5:16 pm |
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Those trust funders at Trew need to get on this and start making their jackets from old recycled kites. They might be able to charge even more!!
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ldhr
Since 21 Jul 2009
1487 Posts
Hood River
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Mon Oct 02, 17 8:49 am |
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Scriffler wrote: | Those trust funders at Trew need to get on this and start making their jackets from old recycled kites. They might be able to charge even more!! |
Those "trust funders" at Trew have created a lot of family wage jobs in Portland and Hood River.
Their gear is rock solid, works great, and will last for years making the cost per day of usage a great deal. I have over 100 days of wearing my Trew gear in storms and backcountry ski trips. No signs of wear and it keeps me warm and dry.
Worth every penny - especially since I got it on sale from their website.
And they've been recycling Slingshot kites for a few years -
https://trewgear.com/collections/small-bags/products/slingshot-shopper
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voy-tech
Since 08 Apr 2014
372 Posts
Seattle
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Mon Oct 02, 17 11:05 am |
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ldhr wrote: |
Those "trust funders" at Trew have created a lot of family wage jobs in Portland and Hood River.
Their gear is rock solid, works great, and will last for years making the cost per day of usage a great deal. I have over 100 days of wearing my Trew gear in storms and backcountry ski trips. No signs of wear and it keeps me warm and dry.
Worth every penny - especially since I got it on sale from their website.
And they've been recycling Slingshot kites for a few years -
https://trewgear.com/collections/small-bags/products/slingshot-shopper |
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Agreed! Trew makes great quality gear, when I need a new piece of outdoor wear i always go to Trew or Patagonia. How do I care how they funded themselves if they make top quality gear.
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eric
Since 13 Jan 2006
1831 Posts
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Mon Oct 02, 17 5:32 pm |
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Trew sponsors HRCSD snow athletes with great gear. Community First company. Love their gear!
Eric
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Scriffler
Since 03 Jul 2005
581 Posts
LYLE
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Mon Oct 02, 17 6:18 pm |
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I was just saying that those kite jackets look pretty sweet and the recycling angle is
Cool.
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gnac
Since 05 Sep 2014
66 Posts
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Mon Oct 02, 17 8:43 pm |
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My neighbor is the middle school science teacher in Trout Lake. Last year when my daughter was in the class they were looking for light weight material to build parachutes for their home made rockets.
I tried to dig up an old kite at the time with no luck. I suspect he will be doing the same program with the 6th,7th and 8th graders again this year. Some old kites would be perfect.
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shred_da_gorge
Since 12 Nov 2008
1305 Posts
Da Hood & Da Wood
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Tue Oct 10, 17 8:01 pm |
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Nak wrote: | I have a 2004 11m fuel that I had dangler sew loops at the ends of the struts... makes a great spot for my wife to sunbathe |
You can bet the dangler sewed in a wireless camera when you weren't lookin...
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