Only FF suits are cool...why?

[mattyblast 0]

Uh-oh! Another jumpsuit thread!

Say, I've noticed from all kinds of sources (catalogs, magazines, websites, etc.) that it's only the FF suits that are offered with the real sharp designs. The RWs and student jumpsuits look boring, dorky, and pathetic.

So...

My question is, does anyone know of a company that sells some outrageously sharp designs which are actually available for RW/belly flying? For what it's worth, I'm a novice and a relatively big guy (6', 220lbs.).

(I've searched all 4,526 of the other jumpsuit threads and haven't found the answer to this one, so please pardon me for subjecting all of you to another jumpsuit thread!)

"DOOR!!!"

[piisfish 140]

FF suits are for clowns
RW suits are for queers

Pick your evil

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[kingbunky 3]

if you can come up with a design, i'm pretty sure you could find a manufacturer to do the sewing for ya. i saw a pic of freeflir's michigan suit with flames up the arms and legs, made a couple of calls and got an rw suit with the same pattern. it's not everyone's cup of tea, but i like it.

the most important part of a suit is the fit, and it's probably also the first piece of custom gear you'll buy, so make sure you get something you can live with for awhile, they ain't cheap. also, make sure you are measured by someone experienced with jump suits!

"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart."
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[davelepka 4]

Just a guess, but FF suits are usually baggy fitting. and it make sit easier to get a good fit with an intricate design.

RW suits are often times tighter fitting. This makes it harder to sew an intricate design into the suit. Doing an applique or stripes is also out due to A) grippers getting in the way, and B) layering the fabric will effect the flight characteristics fo the suit.

At your size, your suit will be a baggy fit so you should be able to get any pattern you want, and in fact the layering of fabric will help to slow you down.

Oh yeah, the price is another thing. Typically the base price on an RW suit will be higher than a FF suit due to the complexity. Add in booties and options, and suit are expensive enough, without adding extras like stripes or patterns.

I've got stripes on my FF suit, and I think they cost me $50. Since I didn't have to pay for booties or grippers it kept the price down, but I could imagine an RW suit approaching $400 or $450 with options plus some graphics. Good luck with that.

[IanHarrop 42]

Check these people out. They make good stuff, they give good service. They'll even make jumpsuits out of hemp with tie-dye / custom colour patterns.

http://gocrazyman.com/

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[councilman24 37]

Of course RW suits were vertually the same as freefly suits when I started. Blouced arms and legs, no grippers or booties. I've got a FreeFlyte jumpsuit from 1982 that would work real well as a freefly suit. If I could still get into it.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
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FAA DPRE

[upndownshop 0]

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Of course RW suits were vertually the same as freefly suits when I started. Blouced arms and legs, no grippers or booties. I've got a FreeFlyte jumpsuit from 1982 that would work real well as a freefly suit. If I could still get into it.

Cant wait to see a FF in a Balloon suite..

History repeats itself again, huh. Now the FF have grippers and no booties, maybe we could make a furtune on our old RW suites

[klingeme 1]

How attractive can spandex and grippers be?

Mark Klingelhoefer

[councilman24 37]

My flytesuit had almost no wing. Really is a freefly suit. My Brand X and another no name grey one are wing war suits. Not so good.

Yep, these freefly suits need shoulder vents! The only ballon suit I ever docked on needed grippers. It was so hard I had to hold on to the binding tape at the cuff with two fingers!

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[skybytch 273]

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Doing an applique or stripes is also out due to A) grippers getting in the way, and B) layering the fabric will effect the flight characteristics fo the suit.

Stripes or appliques can be done on snugger fitting RW suits; I wouldn't put them on the spandex areas though (covering stretchy material with non-stretchy material just doesn't seem like a good idea to me). Grippers can be placed over stripes. Appliques and stripes can also be put on booties.

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FF suits are for clowns
RW suits are for queers

You must be a ignorant fu..k that don`t know hew designs you clothes?ALL the great designers are gay..When you are so ignorant ,its better to keep qviet,when you dont better..Stupib people shod shut up instead and learn...

[pilotdave 0]

Where'd I read/hear that ouragan suits plans to start making RW suits? I'm pretty sure that wasn't a daydream. I'm sure those will be as custom as you want them to be... unless it was my imagination.

Dave

[HydroGuy 0]

Flat designs for flat flying...

Phat designs for Phat Flying...

Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

[pincheck 0]

so can you be a queer clown

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[AggieDave 6]

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Cant wait to see a FF in a Balloon suite.

Its been done. You know crazy folks over in Granbury tend to dig out the vintage gear and get goofy...especally with the jumpsuits.


As for the original poster, I'm more then sure that a jumpsuit company would be more then happy to make what ever you want how you want it. It'll probably cost a "bit" more then the stock price, though.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[piisfish 140]

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so can you be a queer clown

yeah, get a Freefly suit with grips

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[riggerrob 643]

Ouragan makes some truly flash suits for cameramen.
JPF just got a custom-made Ouragan suit with Maple Leaves embroidered down one side and fleur de lys down the other side to match his shiny-new, custom-embroidered Vector 3.
Ouragan even makes JPF's fifty-ish year old butt look sexy.

[mattyblast 0]

The samples that Ouragan has on their website are absolutely fantastic. But alas, they only make suits for freeflying and wind tunnelling...unless anyone can confirm otherwise?

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[tso-d_chris 0]

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The samples that Ouragan has on their website are absolutely fantastic. But alas, they only make suits for freeflying and wind tunnelling...unless anyone can confirm otherwise?

I would imagine Nancy is the person to ask. There should be contact info on Ouragan's site.

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[mattyblast 0]

There is, and I just got a reply from Nancy saying that they do not make RW or student jumpsuits. That's poopy. Us non-free-flyers should get to look like big shots too!

Actually, there is hope. A kind person messaged me and told me that Gravitygear.com can customize any style of jumpsuit and even come up with a design for me. So if anyone else is reading this thread because they're in a similar dilemma, there's your best answer yet.

The bluest of skies, folks!

"DOOR!!!"

[Remster 30]

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Us non-free-flyers should get to look like big shots too!

yeah... all them wussy RW types dont know what they are doing do they.....

Remster

[pilotdave 0]

I found my source about ouragan... Nancy herself on skydive radio show #13 at 20 minutes in. "...we make swoop pants, tunnel suits..., camera suits,... camera jackets, and we're gonna pretty soon go into RW."

I'm not insane!

Dave

[JohnMitchell 16]

My wife's skintight snakeskin Rw suit is cool. So there.

[Zeemax 0]

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it's only the FF suits that are offered with the real sharp designs.

*cough* www.Bird-Man.com

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[mattyblast 0]

Honest opinions, please. And if you feel like laughing, go right ahead.

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