Strapped...

Inspired by +John Holgate's video about how to KAP, I have made myself a couple of webbing straps ready for when my kite, line, winder and GoPro rig arrive. One to act as a tether/anchor point and the other to pull the kite down to attach the GoPro rig...

Seat belt webbing left over from making my hotwire and two snap hooks (rated at 160kgs, $4.40 each from my local hardware store) -

All fired up and ready to go -

Two straps; the long one for pulling the kite down - can either be looped around my waist or a foot through the bottom loop so I can be hands free, the short is the tether/anchor point -

Snap hooks rated at 350lbs (160 kgs)

I'm thinking I could use a butterfly knot to secure the kite line to the snap-hook on the tether - 

http://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/butterfly-knot/

Hotwire - finished & ready for testing...

I bought some 80mm stainless-steel snap hooks and 2m of seat belt webbing from BCF. And in under an hour I had made myself a pretty decent looking hotwire system.

Best of all I got to use the sewing machine again!

The loops, I actually made these too small to thread the snap hook through, but managed it in the end...

First fix of the hooks...

Testing the position...

 Double checking with a body double..!

Check out the quality workmanship...

The finished product...

Checking with the chicken loop...

Chicken loop and 5th line safety...

Tuck down the side of the seat when not in use...

I'm pleased with how they look and the positioning, the seat belt webbing should be pretty strong, but I guess the proof will be next time I fly!