baseclimb 0 #1 February 26, 2004 Does anybody still base a cruiselite on regular basis? There is quite a few for sale, and was just wondering if I should try mine out on a base..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #2 February 26, 2004 I'd avoid it. I've jumped Cruiselites on several BASE jumps. I'm only willing to jump them on (a) spans over water where I intend to land in the water, or (b) big walls with a high probability of gear confiscation, and good landing areas. I've not been overly impressed with the inflation characteristics, so I wouldn't be willing to take one to a low object where either fast inflation or on-heading opening was essential. I also haven't liked the flare (probably because most Cruiselites are very, very old), so I wouldn't try to put one down in a bad landing area. The bottom line is, with modern BASE gear available, why bother? Unless I have a good answer to that question (like saving my good gear from confiscation or water landings), I'm going with a modern BASE canopy.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base428 1 #3 February 26, 2004 Cruiselite....Crashlite.....Bruiselite.....there are many names for these evil canopies. Some of my worst landings, openings, and pack jobs occurred while using a Cruiselite. I agree with Tom on this one.....Cruiselite's suck.(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outrager 6 #4 February 26, 2004 Yo ! I have put about 50 jumps on Cruislite at the beginning of my base jumping career. It was a rather lame canopy, even with an extra steering line mod. Pegasus on other hand has served me much better - i had a couple at some point and their openings (especially slider-up) and landings felt better than BASE-specific canopies of that time. Like Tom said, today it makes very little sense to BASE jump anything other than a BASE canopy. Any old skydiving canopy will be very questionable from a structural integrity point of view, at the very least. It may make sense to use a disposable canopy on an easy high-bust jump, but that's about it. I know, some of my good jumper friends like pain ;) but from a pure financial point of view, any broken bone will cost more than a brand new canopy... bsbd! Yuri. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baseclimb 0 #5 February 26, 2004 Ok. I'm convinced.... Scrap it or safe it for water landings. Bones is more important than pounds and pennies. Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicknitro71 0 #6 February 26, 2004 It's an EVIL canopy man. I used it for the bridge. I'm light though, 155 butt nacked. It performed OK but still evil! Memento Audere Semper 903 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
czechbase 0 #7 February 27, 2004 I've got a whole bunch of skydives on a Cruiselite 220 and I can never land the damn thing properly. I always end up on my butt! I wouldn't BASE jump with it!!!! www.motavi.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
