Jergy13 0 #1 June 22, 2012 I have been reading reviews on gear and many of the reviews are showing low numbers of people finding them to be helpful. Could this be a joke? I see many reviews that are very helpful and some are not. If they are serious then it would be nice to know what else could make a review more helpful at least. When people post really good reviews about gear and get very low "helpful ratings", then it discourages other people to post new gear reviews. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #2 June 22, 2012 IMO, gear reviews are only just so much. It's all relative and subjective. What I would find to be helpful often is not what others would deem helpful. It just depends on what you are looking for. For example: The reviewer says, "I'll post A, B and C because I think it would be helpful to others...and it might be true. Meanwhile, others might be looking for C, D and E and not finding it...so the review wasn't helpful..to them. Sometimes, it's tough to provide what-all info that others might be interested in.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #3 June 22, 2012 QuoteI have been reading reviews on gear and many of the reviews are showing low numbers of people finding them to be helpful. Could this be a joke? No. People tend to like what they own so reviews aren't balanced. Container/harness assemblies made to a person's measurements also have a lot to do with comfort so reviews of non-owned containers are likely to be inaccurate too. Beyond that most modern gear is very good and should net relatively similar positive reviews. Buying the right container for you is more about getting the main/reserve size combination, features, price, and delivery schedule which works for you and these things aren't reflected in most reviews. Canopy designs vary a lot more although much of that comes down to taste and is relative to experience. Some one who put a lot of jumps on Stilettos (where PD made all the following canopies less responsive to toggle input because John LeBlanc observed jumpers having roll axis stability problems when landing) may find a canopy sluggish while some one with a lot of jumps on rectangular parachutes may find it sporty. How much Spectra lines have shrunk has a _lot_ to do with how a canopy performs and some reviews are about canopies that are hugely out of trim. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #4 June 22, 2012 Yep. Most people like what they bought, maybe because by the time you drop $2.5k on a container, you don't want to highlight the small flaws it has! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
