help ordering a new G3

[kitof1976 0]

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well I'm pretty stuck on a G3.

I can deal without the comfort for the extra $200-300.

That's like buying a Mercedes and not getting the leather seats because you want to save a buck.

Why get the Mercedes in the first place?

Because it's under the hood that counts! The car still drives as fast and runs as smooth with cloth seats.

I don't know... the guy says he is on a budget to buy his rig... to me "Mercedes"/"Mirage" and "budget" are not words that go in the same sentence.
I am with Jimbo on this one... If you are on a budget, look into Infinity or Wings... they are very nice rigs and fairly cheap!

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[Supergeil 0]

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I don't know... the guy says he is on a budget to buy his rig... to me "Mercedes"/"Mirage" and "budget" are not words that go in the same sentence.
I am with Jimbo on this one... If you are on a budget, look into Infinity or Wings... they are very nice rigs and fairly cheap!

I am with Jimbo to!!!
Save up some money til you can afford it.
Or go for the Infinity or Wings.......
Just my 2cent

Supergeil

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I just ordered a G3 this morning with SS & hip rings.

After many hours of annoying skybytch, I decided I didn't need to all creature comforts of the G4. Now, you've got me thinking about it again.

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[silvere 0]

well I can swing it. I just didn't know that they made that big of a difference.

bjornufknu how does the backpad make it more comfortable?

[Supergeil 0]

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bjornufknu how does the backpad make it more comfortable?

Soft padding on you bag while you sitting in the plane and when you are under canopy. Just like the seat in the Mercedes

[silvere 0]

what's all this with the comfort of a Mercedes? I want the speed and safety of one

[Supergeil 0]

Then you don't need a Mirage

Some people drives a Ford.............

[silvere 0]

Ford or Mercedes I can guarantee it will be a convertible

I'm gonna go ahead and get the rings, a freefly handle and I think that's all.

thanks so much for your help.

[MarkM 0]

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I'm gonna go ahead and get the rings, a freefly handle and I think that's all.

Tie dye, don't forget the tie dye. If you're gonna freefly the rig, it's like a law. Has to be tie dyed.

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hehehe ok that one's definately going to have to wait until my next rig. I'm going to need to start selling more computers to feed my addiction.

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I'm a bit confused about why this would shut anyone up. How often is your reserve pilotchute spring exposed to the elements? I hope that it's not nearly as often as your harness rings....

Hi Jason.

My experience only.

The elements that corode metal are carried by the air.(even under water, corrosion occurs only as a result of oxidisation, which is partly why very deep shipwrecks are so well preserved)

No reserve container is air tight. While the rings are open to inspection and treatment on a daily basis, your reserve pilot chute is only inspected every reserve repack (120 days there - 180 days here) or use. I spent a season doing Tandem in the Caribbean, and when I returned, my standard rings were rust free - but my reserve pilot chute spring was rusted. Not right through - but enough to stain the inside of the container. Since I was doing Tandem, the rig was not jumped, and spent 4 months in a closet some 200 metres from the beach.

Even standard rings are treated. They're not "raw." Your pilot chute spring has no protection at all.

I'm now 100's of miles from the sea, and living 5000ft ASL. There is no/little corrosion here.

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