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Triple 7 parawing, ram air/twin skin

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Created by Youngbreezy 1 month ago, 12 Jan 2025
Youngbreezy
WA, 1048 posts
12 Jan 2025 10:03PM
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777kites.com/gliders/paratow/

Another interesting offering from a paragliding company. A lot of good info on it on the website. Would have to be a bit more bulky to stow. They do say they use fewer lines and have vents to help deflate it so at least they have put some thought into stowing it. Would definitely be a lot more efficient and nicer to sail than a single skin.
Price worked out to be about $1700 aud for a 4.2m (excluding VAT) but then you've got shipping and import duties

interesting info their FAQ's

The P.T. is a Ram-air wing, which results in a slightly higher volume of material. However, even when fully deflated, the compact package ensures a comfortable downwind ride. Deflation time is minimized thanks to special nozzles integrated into the canopy, though it still takes slightly longer than with a single-skin wing. In our tests, we consistently managed to pack the wing during longer runs. For shorter, more technical runs, we keep the P.T. in our hands, holding it by the leading edge plastic reinforcement. That way, the P.T. is ready for the quick transformation to the upwind ride. This is where the P.T. truly excels, delivering outstanding performance that enhances the joy of riding both downwind and upwind.

dafish
NSW, 1651 posts
14 Jan 2025 8:29AM
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Let the development games begin! Imagine what the next couple of years will look like.

BWalnut
565 posts
14 Jan 2025 5:37AM
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dafish said..
Let the development games begin! Imagine what the next couple of years will look like.


Agreed! I'm going to sit on the sidelines for a few years and see where this all shakes out I think haha!

Goofcat
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14 Jan 2025 8:12AM
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dafish said..
Let the development games begin! Imagine what the next couple of years will look like.


Yes! tired of paying to be a beta-tester for gear!

dafish
NSW, 1651 posts
15 Jan 2025 7:43AM
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Well, I have been dreaming of this for years as the holy grail. I don't mind beta testing, better than watching! As much as I love kiting, I was getting a little bored at times foiling and we don't really have enough waves around here to get excited on a surfboard. I got my Dwing the other day and my board arrived on Sunday so now it's time to kook around until I feel comfortable on a bigger board. After riding a tiny pocket board for so long turning a big board will feel mighty strange.

olav
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21 Feb 2025 7:55AM
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I recently ordered the ParaTow (aka P.T.) and should receive it in a week or two. Told me they are shipping out from their first serial batch from Slovenia, some time next week.

Will post my findings (paid full price, no attachments), although this is my first parawing and buddies have not yet received their other brand parawings yet. So comparing will unfortunately have to wait. Surely need some time with this anyway.
Little wind and waves expected in the ocean outside the first month, so first ParaTow days will be with snowboard at the curvy mountain plateaus. My thinking is that snowkiting always works with lots of power to get up and float on powder, winging is super delicious up there when rare conditions meet, and parawing will hopefully provide some of the same winging freedom but let me rest a little in a harness as opposed to big wings that just don't work hooked in. (without the extra hydrofoil height)

The guys at Triple Seven have been quick and helpful. They explained that the production models are not white as in the videos, but with colors as seen in their webshop. Lines will also get color coding, something that is not clear from current pictures and sketches. (as we all have noticed, a number of brands have currently displayed their upcoming parawings, looking just perfect as CAD drawings)

Before ordering it seemed a bit unclear which company I would be buying from, using the linked webshop. So I checked.
The Slovenian company 777 jadralna padala d.o.o. has the well known paraglider brand Triple Seven, with site 777gliders.com. The same company has the separate and newer site 777kites.com, with the ParaTow as the only product right now. Different sites with different activities, the very same guys, same company name and address in the bottom of pages in both sites.
According to a post (777kites.com/general-news/who-are-we/) they have their production facility in Sri Lanka.

They say the PT is easy to take down reasonably quick for holding, by pulling the front/C-lines. That's what is important to me, not so much the packing. I don't worry too much if the birds on my desolated shores will see me foiling, with the laundry in one hand. At least not with my first parawing.
Still, I was told they are designing a chest harness for storing the PT, no date yet.

Not the cheapest parawing, but compared to expensive RAM-air kites this is not bad at all.

olav
12 posts
Sunday , 2 Mar 2025 5:32AM
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The ParaTows were supposed to start shipping earlier this week, but according to Triple Seven they are waiting for missing parts and there's no new date. Will post again.

Gorgo
VIC, 5043 posts
Tuesday , 4 Mar 2025 1:12PM
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I got an email last nigh saying that wings would be shipped direct from the factory in Sri Lanka and I received the tracking number today. The expected delivery date is 12/3.

Wings for Europe will be shipped to their office and sent from there.

When I ordered I was given a mid-March date, and maybe a week earlier if production works out. It's encouraging that things have turned out pretty much exactly as they said. Hopefully the same will be true for the wing.

Gorgo
VIC, 5043 posts
5 hours ago , 7 Mar 2025 12:22PM
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My 5.7m ParaTow arrived last night. I had a bit of a fly of it on the hill behind the beach.

Looks good so far. I'll wait until I use it on the water before commenting further.



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