power kiting: ur doing it wrong

I bought a 2-meter quad-line power kite, to practice for kite surfing. I didn't do enough research before taking it to the park, and my typical learn-by-experimentation strategy failed me. I ruined my lines so badly that I had to throw them away. Replacements will arrive in a couple weeks.

I learned:

• Bring kite stakes (or tent stakes), particularly when you are flying alone.
• Tying knots on unsheathed spectra lines causes them to break. Don't do that.
  
• Replacement lines cost $80.