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Maverick
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Wego Kite Tube Dangerous !!!!
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6/21/2006 5:46:23 PM
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If you do not think these things are dangerous check out this video and then the link to a forum.
Amazing something like this can be marketed, guess somebody will sue sooner or later, after somebody is killed, and then manufacturer will pull from market.
Video - http://www.heytone.com/movies/wegowipeout3.html
Forum - http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/05/15/wego-kite-tube/
Couple of Posts from Forum link above:
I am lucky to be alive today thanks to the infamous kite tube. While on Lake Powell a gust of wind knocked my kite tube while 12 feet + in the air and was flunged to the water on my neck and snapped my c2 vertebrate. By the way I have been boating for years and tubing plenty I am not a novice. I have also been seriously weightlifting the last several months. The tube is dangerous and should be pulled from the market!! I would hate to see someone else in a halo like myself for 3 months or better yet dead like I should be right now. The design with one towrope is unstable at those speeds regardless of the boat driver. I also received a visit while in the hospital of another gentlemen who punctured his lungs and broke eight ribs and lost consciousness while in the water also lucky to be alive!!
Comment by Broken Neck — 6/13/2006 @ 9:37 am
I was just released from the hospital where I spent 3 days. I had used the KiteTube a few times and never reached over 12 feet of air. I caught an unexpected gust of wind that took me to over 40 feet in the air. It flipped and I feel hard on my side. I was knocked unconscious with my face in the water. I bruised & hemorraged my kidney & right lung which led to internal bleeding. I had a concussion from the hard smack to the water. My friends that were in the boat are surprised I’m alive. Don’t buy this thing. I’ve spent my life on the water doing the most technical tricks in wakeboarding. This is an unsafe product and several people will die from it. It should be banned.
Comment by Mike — 6/14/2006 @ 5:42 pm
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Osms
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Wego Kite Tube Dangerous !!!!
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6/21/2006 6:04:39 PM
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Interestingly we watched a bad crash this past weekend. We had a good breeze from the south and a ski boat pulling a kite/float was pulling a college guy who was getting good flights until he hit a gust of wind that lifted the kite, spun, and dumped him from at least 15 feet right on his head. He lay in the water at least 5 minutes before they pulled him into the boat--no major injuries, but I hope he learned a lesson.
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Captain
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Wego Kite Tube Dangerous !!!!
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6/22/2006 8:35:55 AM
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We have one and have had a great time with it. They are very dangerous but with a good driver and some time learning how to kite, it can be fun. If you see one being flown correctly, it is an awsome site. We get sustained flight at 15 feet for minutes at a time. I would not recommend this for anyone but, with the right respoct for the dfanger, it can be a blast..
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