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Hi,
I'm looking to find this small piece of equipment that the guy I took lessons from had. It's by naish and it's called "da Tickler". I bought a used kite and bar and their is no chicken bone in the loop because of the style that the old owner rode, but I'd prefer to have something to help keep me hooked in. I'd appreciate any advice and also if any of you have a quick review of this oddly named little doo-hickey. Does it work? Does it actually tickle? Thanks in advance for the help.
Scat
PS, I've already looked on the Naish site and it is not searchable so I couldn't find it. Also, after googling the tickler, you can imagine the cool sites I found. But the only place I found the Naish tickler was a place from the UK and the cost of the tickler didn't warrant the shipping. Is there a way to make a homemade one?

You can cut a fixed harness loop in half and trim to the right size or

Heavy duty plastic zip ties or

Some rope and plastic tubing (I did this, parts were about $0.50 at a hardware store). I tied this complicated series of knots to attach it to my spreader bar, but after I cut it off and wanted to reattach with less rope to work with, Charlie tied a simple bowline knot and it worked fine.

Make your own tickler...

Take a an old windsurfing harness line and cut it 4-5 inches from an end. You can make 2 ticklers with each harness loop. If you don't have an old one lying around, you can buy a set for about $15.

If you aren't the handy type or don't have a fixed loop available, Naish dealers usually have them.

ASD sells Naish so you might try calling them. Also last time I was up in Hood River, Big Winds had them hanging on the wall for $4.95 ea. Give them a call (tickler isn't on their website - www.bigwinds.com)

You can use the heaviest gauge zip tie there is , You can find it in the electrical dept of any hardware store.

The really heavy ones are very hard to find!.
I have gotten them from home depot, but they
often only have ones that are too limp.
You want the ones that are 5 feet long and have
grip teeth all the way to the cinch, they are used
for air conditioning ductwork fastening.

Thanks a lot for the input, fellas. I appreciate your advice. I'll let you know how it works out.
Scat

You can find them At OSH on Ashby ave in Berkley, Electrical dept

Hi there,
We have the RRD ones.
Let me know if ithose would work for you.
Evan - Live2KITE
415.722.7884

Shit I was a Naish rider for years, I've got half a dozon laying around, give me a call I'll give you one. I'll toss one in my truck so you can get it next time we cross paths,
Limm