Takoon Cloud looking pretty good
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What or what is this shit?
Lost me immediately with this opener:
āIn an effort to make him spend more money, letās convince him to buy a parawing.ā
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I had a session where I kept the parawing dry on my probably 30 sessions old Pocket Rocket
While dry, handling better. Once wet, sticky, heavy. Big difference in how easy it was to handle in light winds.
I think the thing Iām hoping for on an upgrade is just better ergonomics. eg pulled in wingtips as the big square ones on the Ozone are pretty damn sticky. Less stuff to pool water, Shorter bridles, less sticky lines. More stable
My revised position on parawings is Iāll be waiting until late next year before spending any more money as there is a lot of work to be done.
Iāve tried a number of different parawings now, and Iām super happy with the PRs. Thereās an issue where the tip battens collapse when overpowered (the jellyfish impersonation) - but suspect it has to do with the deformation of those battens if you pack them incorrectly too many times.
So in terms of design, Iād be really happy if Ozone changed nothing for future versions. They should just focus on material longevity and the batten collapse issue.
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Yeah I had that, boiling water and they recovered. I have the 4.3 which I suspect is not as tuned as the 3, 3.6 which Iāve tidden a lot, as they donāt suffer as badly from kinked battens
To be clear, Iām happy enough, and will wait until they are MUCH better before spending more money
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Ooo whatās the boiling water trick? This may be a stupid question, but do you just dip the whole leading edge with battens still affixed into the boiling water?
It wasnāt for you. I was just giving you free advertising. 
Tanner understood it. 
After deforms, some people have replaced ozoneās original battens with thicker ones for improved stability and shape.
It was on the facebook parawing group (search ā4.3ā), basically just hot water (idk about boiling tbh but I used almost boiling) and soak each batten for a few seconds and then form them into their original C shape
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Oh man, thought that was a bot spam message. My bad! Note to self, donāt read emails and drive. Bad, very bad.
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Any insight on how to fix this?
I expect if I could push it far enough in it should reseat in a little receiver pouchā¦but that doesnāt seem possible and Iām worried about pushing too hard and tearing the material/stitchā¦
Iād email Greg at BRM - he could probably tell you how to fix it.
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Greg is epic. Got back to me with a super easy fix within a day.
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Ok Iām sure this has been covered here a ton but if itās ok, Iād like to ask what my first parawing should be. Iām 170lbs, have a midlength and DW board and am a proficient winger. I like to suck at things so Iām stoked. Iāll be in flat water some of the time but I like to ride upwind, surf back, and repeat over and over. Typical winds are āNE 10-20ā and rarely over 25 mph. Thanks for the advise in advance!
Kai
Brand will largely come down to personal preference - but size wise I think if your typical wind is closer to 10mph you need to look at 5.0+. If you are closer to 20 to 25mph for a majority of the time you go out, then look for 4.3 - 5.0
I think you also need to define how you plan on riding - freeride where you are using the PW pretty much like a wing (it doesnāt get retracted), primarily riding swell (downwind - and only to get up) are the two extremes. If you read up on the characteristics of the different brands, the PWs better suited for the different disciplines start to become apparent.
This is a biased list, but if I was buying one nowā¦ 777 (I havenāt flown one, but it looks to have incorporated the best of everything), Ozone (all arounder, but until you are accustomed to the lines people complain about them), BRM (flies incredible - but only after you understand how PWs work, stows away the best), Flysurfer (super powerful per given size), F One (expensive, all arounder)
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AFAIK Ozone is still the only company that offers custom colors - so go with Ozone. Most obnoxious color combo wins!
(Iām totally joking - theyāre all pretty good now).
Colors can have a safety function namely to be seen. a white BRM disappears in the ocean easily but a bright multicolored canopy is easier to perceive.
Anyone tried Sabfoilās Ala Downwind?
Thanks for the info! Iām not sure how I plan to use it honestly. Iāll likely practice in flat water until Iām comfortable flying it a mile out and then use it for upwind/downwinders. Iāll stick with one of the all rounders until I know what will really work best for me. Thanks again for the reply!
Iām all about loud colors! I might just go that route! Has anyone been bold enough to go with a rainbow parawing? I doubt that would be a hot seller.
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777 is supposed to launch a hybrid dual/single skin version soon-ish:
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