Check out my hose

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

So I got tired of getting kinks and pin holes in those cheap plastic hoses that come with most kiting pumps. I took Hein's advice and went to home depot to see what they had. I got a PVC pipe - 1" by 3/4" and then cut off the two ends of the beat up hose and glued them into the PVC piping. Pretty simple job and it works!! A couple of recomendations:

Get the PVC that doesn't have the braided vinyl - its too heavy and the nozzle seems to come out of the bladder more often.

Before you glue it in place try out the position of the part that attaches to the pump. If you have it in the opposite place as the natural direction of the piping (the piping is sold all coiled up - and wants to continue to coil on itself) then it will be hard to keep the nozzle in the bladder.

I used gorilla glue and that seems to be working just fine.

holly · Since 09 Jul 2006 440 Posts Hood River Obsessed

i like your hose!

Bettyboarder · Thu Apr 30, 09 10:00 am

rich · Since 30 Nov 2005 306 Posts portland Obsessed

hopefully you got enough for a beer funnel too

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Nak · Thu Jun 25, 09 9:11 pm

Great idea and great execution!

Picked up one of these at Amazon.com... If you don't want to make your own this is a great upgrade. VERY heavy duty. Tons better than stock. Especially for traveling. I like to vacuum pack my kites, but the stock air line collapses. Not this line.

http://www.amazon.com/Sevylor-Armor-Hose-and-Adapter/dp/B001ACBZ1U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1245992785&sr=8-1

Hein · Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed

Made these for NSI back in 2003. None of the OEM pumps had guages back then. I used a CPVC street elbow at the pump and CPVC glue to bond the hose in. Fill nipple is a barb to barb fitting with the barbs turned off on one end. Still got some leftover elbows and hose if you want some.