REI bags from recycled kites

barfly · Since 31 Mar 2005 1214 Posts Portland BRACKISH

Had no idea, I know some people make and sell these on their own. Wonder if you can just drop old kites off at REI??

Sella · Thu Mar 12, 20 10:00 am

I'm literally getting nickel and dimed to death at the grocery store because I can't remember to have storage bags in my car.

I think grocery kite bags would be steezy......Dangler maybe you and Airtime can collaborate to keep them out of the landfill? I'd buy, especially if you used my old donated kites because there is a lot of sentiment tied up in those threads. Idea

I foresee a big yellow "SS Turbo Diesel" bag in my future.

ldhr · Since 21 Jul 2009 1487 Posts Hood River XTreme Poster

Looptworks is in Portland. https://www.looptworks.com/pages/about
Contact them and tell them to come out some weekend and pre-arrange a drop-off of all our old kites.
They could make up some bags and return to the Event Site and sell the bags back to us all.

I already have mine - it's awesome!

Sella · Thu Mar 12, 20 3:35 pm

hilton · Since 15 Aug 2008 799 Posts Opinionated

Roxanne has been doing this for a while also (when she's not in Baja).
packs, bags and wallets, etc. from old kites and sails
you can usually find her with a booth at the swap meets

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SewSwellHoodRiver

1surfer · Sat Mar 14, 20 6:26 am **Curtains**

I have ben making those since the beginning of kiting. They make great curtains for vans as well. Even made a boat top from a North Rhino 20.