it would be like going to a gun fight with a knife. I had an old #3 that we carried - you saw how that worked out for us last year. Our 1/2oz sail is 7 to 10 years old. Over the years, one problem we found with the 1/2 oz kite has been that we put it up in drifter conditions, wind fills in and we determine its better to keep the kite up than to change it. My 1/2 oz kite is blown out from time and use in wind conditions beyond its range. That's probably one of the reasons we don't find it very helpful anymore