Kite Catalogs


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Catalog list: If there is no kite store near you, there are many catalogs you can order from. It is a good idea to get a catalog (or several) to get some idea of what kind of kites are available. The best advice, however, is: "Fly before you buy." Whenever possible, get together with other kiters in your area and find out what kite is currently in favor.

To try and find a kite store near you, try Dave Gomberg's Kite Store Directory of kite stores in the USA. http://www.gombergkites.com/dir.html

BECKY'S PERFORMANCE KITES
   Wayne Patton
   3530 Woodbine Ave., Lincoln, NE 68506-4902
   1 800 BECKYS-4
   (402) 489-4902 Business
   wp84834@navix.net
   www.4w.com/beckys

BFK
   Hoy Quan
   2500 E. Imperial Hwy Unit #122, Brea, CA 92621
   (714) 529-6589
   Fax (714)529-6152
   E-Mail:bfk@aol.com
   http://www.kitestore.com/

EDMUND SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, Inc. ***
   101 East Gloucester Pike, Barrington, NJ/USA 08007-1380
    Phone: (800) 728-6999, Fax: (856) 547-3292
    E-mail: info@edsci.com
    Web:www.edmundscientific.com

    ***Note: For people making bubble machines, Edmund's
    is the source for motors and #6 rubber flask stoppers.

EYE 'z UP Kites
   3578 Birdland Ave, Akron, OH 44319
   (330) 644-8200,
   E-mail:KSGN09A@prodigy.com

GONE WITH THE WIND
   3030 Thorntree Drive #12 Chico, Ca. 95973
   Phone: 530-894-20645
   Fax: 530-894-3109
   E-Mail: Steve Hall
   http://www.gwtw-kites.com/

GOODWINDS KITES (kite making supplies)
   3333 Walingford N., Seattle, WA 98103
   shop (206) 632-6151
   FAX (206) 633-0301
   E-mail: goodwinds@aol.com
   http://www.goodwindskites.com

HANG 'EM HIGH (kite making supplies)
   1420 Yale Ave., Richmond, VA, 23224
   (804) 233-6155 phone/fax
   Great stuff for the kite builder.
   E-mail: tmarvin@erols.com
   www.citystar.com/hang-em-high

HIGH FLYERS FLIGHT COMPANY

  E-mail: Sue Moskowitz
  Web: http://www.buyakite.com

INTO THE WIND
   1408-AK Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302
   1-800-541-0314.
   Good catalog. Call or write them, it's free. Color.
   We use it as a dictionary of kites.
  E-Mail:kites@intothewind.com
  Web Page: http://www.intothewind.com/

Kites Into The Endless Skies (K.I.T.E.S)
  Hans Schepker
  60 Silver Lake, Marlborough, NH 03455
  (603) 827-3115
  E-mail: hanns@top.monad.net
  http://top.monad.net:80/~hanss/

Kitesville USA
  405 Gulf Boulevard
  Indian Rocks Beach, Florida 33785-2539
  Phone: (727) 596-3431 Fax: (727) 596-7681
  E-mail: sales@kitesville.com
  http://www.kitesville.com

Kite Studio (kite making supplies)
  Steve Ferrel
  5555 Hamilton Boulevard, Wescosville, Pa. 18106
  Phone: (610)395-3560
  E-mail:kitestudio@kitebuilder.com
  www.kitebuilder.com
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SEA SIDE KITES
  293 Nantasket Ave
  Hull, MA
  Phone: 781-925-3277
  E-mail: info@seasidekites.com
  http://www.seasidekites.com

WINDBORNE KITE-ALOG*
  585 Cannery Row #105, Monterey, CA 93940
  1-800-234-1033
  Shop (408) 373-7422, Fax (408) 373-0688

Wind Wizard (AKA & KTA Member)
  P O Box 5747, San Buenaventura, CA 93005
  (805) 659-5769 Voice / Fax
  E-mail:Windwiz@west.net
  http://www.west.net/~windwiz

Gomberg Kite Productions International doesn't produce a printed catalog that I am aware of, but their web site is well worth a visit: http://www.GombergKites.com

or for a more complete list of possible kite catalogs....

http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Hobbies/Kites/

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