There are framed kites and soft kites. A Flowform is a
soft kite (without frame and sticks), it gets the form and shape as the wind blows through it. The kite can
be packed into a small bag. Quick to get into air and easy to carry with
you in your back-pack.
A soft kite many KAPers are recommending
are named Sutton FlowForm. An other FlowFlorm sold in Europe is HQ FlowForm
that is cheaper, but heavier than Suttons, which make them require more wind.
I finally ordered an HQ FlowForm 2.
Now with some experience from
this kite I now it is working, especially in
6-9 meter per second wind.
The size if the kite is about
1,5m x 2m and has an area of 2,7 square meters.
The kite becomes very steady
when reaching an altitude above tree tops. Usually 50-100m kiteline is
needed to get good views. However, the kiteline I use has a length of
200m.