RW jumpsuits

[katzurki 0]

If I am looking to buy an RW suit of an excellent quality, and am a fast faller, which manufacturer is the best to go with, price and wait notwithstanding?

[nicknitro71 0]

I got two Tonys.

Do yorself a favor and get a Bev.

Memento Audere Semper

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[thegreekone 0]

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I got two Tonys.

Do yorself a favor and get a Bev.

ROFL........thanks, I needed that. (long meeting)

[efex 0]

all a question to opinion and personal preference, but I went with a bev suit and could not be happier.

If you are quite a fast faller deffinetly go with the majik cordura mega bootie modification ;) There are also afterburners for the really heavy people.

Marc

Warwick University Skydiving Club

[tigra 0]

I've got 2 Tony's and one Zute Sute. The Zute is my favorite, the other two just take up space in my locker.

[jlmiracle 7]

I have a Windline and have some of the others, but I really like my Windline.

j

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

[Pendejo 0]

I just got a Bev ( i'm 5'10 and go around 230lbs). It rocks... I do AFF with some people that are a lot smaller than I am and it still has plenty of range.

Pendejo

He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!!

[dgskydive 0]

TONY SUITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love em!

Dom

[Elisha 1]

Don't like Tony's? What about if you are a floater? I'm around 5'6" and only 135 (I'm a male too!).

[nicknitro71 0]

I did not say I don't like Tony's (I have two) but Bev is just superior.

You think you are a floter. Jump with me if you want to see one! I'm 5.10 1/2 by 149 LBS.

If you are a floter you must get nylon and spandex and look like cat woman. I also wear 12 LBS of lead when I do RW.

Memento Audere Semper

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[ZigZagMarquis 9]

I've got a couple of Tony Suits... but they're both about 5 years old, so I cannot speak for recently made ones... but I like them. Bev suits seem fine. I've heard rather polarized opinions on Michigan suits... folks either love them or loath them.

Anyway... my 2 cents on RW suits... make sure you get competion grips and also inside (leg) grips.

[mattjw916 2]

Michigan gets my vote

NSCR-2376, SCR-15080

[DBCOOPER 5]

Its not the Mfg its the material and design that help with fall rates. A competition suit will fall much faster than a polycotton suit.Figure out what you want to do with the suit and then contact the various Mfgs and see what they have to offer for your situation.

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[Elisha 1]

My Tony is all Nylon/spandex. I jumped with a guy around an inch or two taller and probably had 10-20 pounds on me. He was the first person I jumped with who fell slower. I wore weight during one AFF, but that was it. I can arch hard if needed.

[GravityGirl 0]

My favorite for fast fallers is the Tony Suit. The Flite Wing by Flite Suit is a close second.

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[darkwing 5]

I recommended Michigan to several friends, but it was not a series of pleasant experiences. Now we all recommend Bev.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[rhys 0]

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Its not the Mfg its the material and design that help with fall rates. A competition suit will fall much faster than a polycotton suit.Figure out what you want to do with the suit and then contact the various Mfgs and see what they have to offer for your situation.

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i agree...
...and is a r/w suit what you really need? you profile has freefly and r/w in your discipline of choice. you can do r/w in a freefly suit but freefly in a r/w suit is not so easy. grippers should not be nessecary exept for in competition.
if you ask me grippers create bad habits, but make it easier.
get a suit that makes you fall easily with others then it will all be easier.

have fun. see you when i come to russia

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[katzurki 0]

Ahh, great, post a question overnight, go to sleep, and wake up to a handful of opinions. Love that!

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Its not the Mfg its the material and design that help with fall rates.

Yeah, but I had the impression some manufacturers sorta specialized in slow falling suits more than the others.

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...and is a r/w suit what you really need? you profile has freefly and r/w in your discipline of choice. you can do r/w in a freefly suit but freefly in a r/w suit is not so easy.

I have a great FF suit (by GarLyn) and did initial RW training with it. When I asked if I could join one of the "noobie formation" groups, I was specifically told I can't with the suit I have. Apparently the guy in charge considers grippers a sort of must..

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see you when i come to russia

oh, absolutely! :)

[jsaxton 0]

I disagree, doing RW in a freefly suit is not a good idea.
There is generally too much drag on the legs with a freefly suit, and I have seen people on the outside float up and over because of this.
Recently there was a guy who did this on a 36way I was on, he was cut.

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Its not the Mfg its the material and design that help with fall rates. A competition suit will fall much faster than a polycotton suit.Figure out what you want to do with the suit and then contact the various Mfgs and see what they have to offer for your situation.

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i agree...
...and is a r/w suit what you really need? you profile has freefly and r/w in your discipline of choice. you can do r/w in a freefly suit but freefly in a r/w suit is not so easy. grippers should not be nessecary exept for in competition.
if you ask me grippers create bad habits, but make it easier.
get a suit that makes you fall easily with others then it will all be easier.

have fun. see you when i come to russia

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[diablopilot 2]

Flite Suit makes the nicest RW suit I've worn.

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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

[TAndrews 0]

I spent a lot of time looking at order forms before I ordered mine. Flite suit seemed to have the most straight forward order form. Being a new jumper I ordered the basic suit. I sent it back for a minor adjustment, they made the adjustment and had it back to me very quick.


Excellent quality and great service! Flite Suit gets my vote.

I am also a fast faller.

[kallend 2,106]

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I disagree, doing RW in a freefly suit is not a good idea.
There is generally too much drag on the legs with a freefly suit, and I have seen people on the outside float up and over because of this.
Recently there was a guy who did this on a 36way I was on, he was cut.

[jsaxton 0]

This gut isn't Rook

[katzurki 0]

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This gut isn't Rook

How sadly true.

[ParaskiChamp 0]

I've owned 5 Tony suits and i'll never buy another. The last one had to be repaired after 60 jumps; i sent 2 of the old ones to be repaired also and the repairs were atrocious. I communicated my dissatisfaction 3 times and never heard from Tony.