RRH

10ft diameter flying tube
Take flight with the WEGO KITE TUBE! The next generation of action towable is here, taking you to a whole new level of excitement! Whip across the water like a deck tube, or fly through the air like a bird! Experience the thrill of flight as you rise above the water, reaching incredible heights, leaving nothing but adrenaline in your wake! The level of extreme sport has been raised with the WEGO KITE TUBE. Anything else is beneath it...

And then I read this;

Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes.

CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung, chest and back injuries and facial injuries. Sportsstuff has received reports of two deaths in the United States and a variety of serious injuries. Sportsstuff has been unable to determine the cause of the incidents. Nevertheless, the company has withdrawn the kite tube from the market and is undertaking this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution.

The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement “Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall.” The tubes were imported and sold through marine distributors, mail order catalogs, and various retailers from approximately October 1, 2005 to July 11, 2006 for about $500 to $600.

Consumers should immediately stop using the kite tubes and contact Sportsstuff at (866) 831-5524 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST Monday through Friday to learn how to obtain free replacement products. Consumers can also visit the firm’s Web site at www.sportsstuff.com for more information.

RLE

iTrader: (2)

When I saw it first thing that popped in my head was "looks bloody dangerous"

Bloody fun though...............

RRH

...right until the moment that you die

EVOLUTION

looks like it could be a good thing to watch from the beach lol


john

alloy

want one, NEED one

swaussie

..reaching incredible heights....

So not only do you get to be slammed into the water at great speed but from a great height as well... sounds like a real hoot

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

"The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement “Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall.”

Quote Johnny Knoxville: "That's got bad news writen all over it!"

Ns04

RRH

Frightening- Think I'll be a spectator rather than a participant

GazTheHat

Back to usual commical form today NS

Tuts

Very similar to this.......
http://googtube.blogspot.com/2006/07...able-boat.html

Looks ace.

DuncanR

I want a shot were do I queue

GazTheHat

Any cemetary doors will do.

ScoobyAddict

Well, I guess it's a novel & colourful way to kill yourself if 'death by cop' or throwing yourself under a truck all seems a bit 'last year' & doesn't hold a great deal of appeal for you.......!

GazTheHat

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Spot on! What a way to go!