I am not sure if I would discourage the use of just fresh water Bryan. That is how I clean mine...Just make sure you leave it out to dry for a while, I do this with my kites and have not ever had a problem with mold. You just have to make sure you leave it time for the seams to dry as well as Tom made a good point of above but you really should be doing this even with salt water, I have seen kites grow mold from being wrapped up with salt water too...otherwise, wouldn't everyone who rides regularly in fresh water (Lakes, Rivers, etc) have their kites falling apart because of mold??? Just a thought...
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