Sizing

Strut bladders are made of high quality american made poly. All bladders are oversized in diameter so that they never fully expand inside the sewn sleeve of the kite. This eliminates any need for the bladder to stretch and results in a longer life.

Strut bladders are measured from tip to tail along the bottom seam as illustrated below. If you kite is missing the strut bladder that needs replacing or if the bladder is still in the kite you can easily measure the kite itself as explained in the following paragraphs.

Strut bladders

Open the end of the bladder sleeve and measure from the very end of the strut to the very front of the strut where it attaches to the leading edge bladder sleeve. Measure along the bottom seam, this is the seam or fold that faces you when the kite is in the air flying or when it's on its back ready to be inflated.

Choose a strut bladder that measures the same length or longer than the measurement that you came up with. If you are at all unsure of your measurement, round up to the next size offered. An oversized bladder works, an undersized bladder will not work.

Preaching oversized

Remember that you can always use an oversized bladder in a smaller application. When traveling we recommend taking a leading edge bladder that is long enough to fit your largest kite. Should you need to use the bladder in a smaller kite you can invert the bladder ends back inside the bladder until it is the desired length. Inverting up to 30 inches in the tail is perfectly reasonable if you don't have access to a bladder that is the correct length.