Freefly-Legstrap-Bungee

[frontloop33 1]

Hi,

I've read many times, that you can't use a freefly-legstrap-bungee on your gear when you want to fly a wingsuit.
I've never tried/worn a wingsuit, so can somebody please explain, why's that?
Just by looking at my gear with the legstrap-bungee, I just can't imagine where the problem might be.

[johnmatrix 21]

You need to take it off to thread the legstraps into each side of the suit.

[BryanCampau 0]

Yep, what he said. People who do both will attach an s clip so they can quickly undo the bungee for when they put the wingsuit on the rig.

[lyosha 50]

Anyone have any particularly well-working clip ideas?

[richoH 6]

my WS rig has a slink and two pull up cords

[Baxter99 0]

I use a Swedish link (RSL shackle). Works great.

[GoneCodFishing 24]

Mini-maillon (the tiny ones, not the #5) or a key-ring works great

[Anachronist 2]

make one half a bungee with a figure 8 tied on both ends, make the other half out of a long closing loop, slink, line, whatever as long as it has a loop on one end, then use the loop to make a larks behind the figure 8 on the bungee, no clip needed.

[lyosha 50]

Can you post a picture? I can't quite visualize how you could make a lark's head in that situation...

[skow 6]

Anachronist

make one half a bungee with a figure 8 tied on both ends, make the other half out of a long closing loop, slink, line, whatever as long as it has a loop on one end, then use the loop to make a larks behind the figure 8 on the bungee, no clip needed.

Can you post a photo?

[Anachronist 2]

Here ya go. I didn't have any bungee handy so I used some junk rope. The figure 8 on the "bungee" makes a bigger knot than a simple overhand, it also doesn't capsize as easily and actually sticks in bungee pretty well. The other bit is a closing loop. I found that making the bungee about 80% of the total length works well. If you go half and half you don't get much stretch, just depends on how you want it and how your rig fits though.

[RMK 3]

Here's a prior thread on the issue:

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2750316;search_string=bungee;#2750316

Post #20 shows my setup which is soft/cheap/fast and I'm still using years later

"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes"

[skow 6]

Thanks! This seems like a simple and easy solution