NeilRobertson 0 #26 January 8, 2006 Pilot 270 Decelerator 250 Cypress 2 Icon Rig All in 14kg, 31 lbs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bowen 0 #27 January 9, 2006 Yeah, about 22 lbs. icon pilot 168 smart 160 aad -Bowen __________________________________________________Retired Tunnel Instructor, Sky/Tunnel Coach Former dealer for 2k Composites, Skysystems, Alti-2, Wings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clouddriver 0 #28 January 9, 2006 Swift military container Orion reserve 260 black, military main hybred. 32pounds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMURRAY 1 #29 January 9, 2006 QuoteI just happened to be walking by a scale with my rig in hand a while back, so I threw it on there. Vector 3, sabre2 135, pdr 143, cypres, and a small metal hook knife: 19 lbs. How bout yours? Dave Mine is about the same.... racer NOS VX 97 150-M no cypres 18 lbs I asked Nancy at Jumpshack what the lightest power racer that she could put together. "I'm sure if we made a step-in harness (no legstrap hardware), with a 97 AngelFire, and say a 101 FireBolt, I could get it down to 8 pounds" rm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryelf 0 #30 January 11, 2006 dont forget to add 50-100 lbs of ruck, weapons, O2 and all the other heavy crap that thing was designed to be jumped with. sucks to get on the plane with, freefall with and generally deal with-but makes that 360 sq ft canopy fly better once you pull the ripcord!"Sometimes you eat the bar, and well-sometimes the bar eats you..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattmais 0 #31 July 6, 2006 damn: my old 83 vector when weighed in 83 was 21 lb. Jav 2 Tri 175 Smart 175 Cypres Alti on the chest strap 22lb Vector 1 K-22 220 Cruiselite No AAD No Alti on chest strap 21 lb (of course there is more of me to love now) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #32 July 6, 2006 Interesting thread.... I had the first production Wonderhog when I started building them for Booth in 1974. With my 26' Navy Conical reserve and 28' (round) C-9 cheopo 7TU, the rig weighed 23lbs. I never weighed it with the Strato Star/Navy Con combination I ended up with, but I figure it was within a pound or so of the cheapo. ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base689 0 #33 July 6, 2006 My Javelin J4 C16 + Sabre 190 + Tempo 170 + Cypres weighs 22.2 lb - 10.1 kgStay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewkeith 0 #34 July 7, 2006 jav nj velo 103 pd 113 no cypress 17.2 pounds bsbd keithThe skies are no longer safe I'm back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #35 July 7, 2006 QuoteMC-4 is almost exactly 50 pounds. MT-1XS 53 pounds, but well worth it when needed. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #36 July 9, 2006 My current rig: '94 Racer, FX 88, PD 143 ........ 18.0 lbs (prior to putting in a Cypres 2 weighing about 0.4 lbs) My impression is that partially in reaction to heavy rigs in the early days, there was a time when the emphasis was on making rigs as light as possible. It was also a time when rigs were less sophisticated. These days there's all sorts of padding and stiffeners and covers for webbing, while back in the early 80's (?) a rig sometimes had only a single layer of cordura for the containers. Between all that and lightweight round reserves (and some were too lightweight!), some early rigs compared well with those today, despite bigger mains. For example, my first rig had a Titan 265 in it, but weighed only 20 lbs because it was an early Racer and had a Phantom 24 in it. The lightest I've seen: Custom rig, Sabre 97, Phantom 22: ...... 12 lbs. The custom rig had narrower than usual webbing, no padding, no leg hardware at all (step in, non-adjustable), over-the-shoulder throwout reserve PC (no spring or R/C cable & housing), no cutaway housings (individual cutaway cables at each riser only). Used for years by an expert jumper here in Canada. (I can't be sure of the accuracy of rigger's spring scale I weighed it with. But 12 lbs can't be too far off since the Sabre is listed as 4.5 lbs, the Phantom as 4.4 lbs, leaving 3.1 for the rig. So under 13 lbs is believable.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sburkart 0 #37 July 9, 2006 Articulated Vector 3M w/hard housings Lotus 190 PD189R Cypres 2 26.3 lbs (hospital scale) Funny, it doesn't feel that light... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #38 July 9, 2006 QuoteArticulated Vector 3M w/hard housings Lotus 190 PD189R Cypres 2 26.3 lbs (hospital scale) Funny, it doesn't feel that light... PD does not make a 189 reserve.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sburkart 0 #39 July 9, 2006 QuotePD does not make a 189 reserve. My bad, the manual says: PD PR176, serial #029110 I hadn't looked at that since new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbondvegas 0 #40 July 9, 2006 Javelin J5 Triathlon 220 Tempo 250 Cypres 27LBS- - - I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
