the last one
"Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix
"Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix
NickDG 23
>>my suit is grey, so that will not be any problem as far as i see.. I also made the colour of the handles diffrent then the harness-webbing colour, to make it stand more clear..<<
There's something "wrong" (I've always thought) about having identical puds. Let’s look at a few scenarios that maybe you haven’t considered:
-With your number of jumps it’s intuitive which side is which by now – standing calmly on the ground or sitting in the aircraft – but how about under a whirling mess that’s trying to kill you and your heart is leaping out of your throat?
- You’re in the door of a Cessna, or other small cabin A/C, and you get a premature opening on your main or reserve, or you get hung up out there. Will a panicky pilot, or another less experienced jumper, looking at a mirror image know which side is which? In this case there’s a good chance both would know a cutaway pud from a metal reserve ripcord handle.
- You lend the rig to a friend or stranger and that person gets it wrong.
- Ever jump without a jumpsuit? Maybe you're wearing a "gray" shirt that particular day.
That’s a few I can think of right off hand, and maybe someone can add others, but while the snag potential for metal handles is a real deal I think it’s a bit overblown . . .
Nice rig, though . . .
NickD
BASE 194
There's something "wrong" (I've always thought) about having identical puds. Let’s look at a few scenarios that maybe you haven’t considered:
-With your number of jumps it’s intuitive which side is which by now – standing calmly on the ground or sitting in the aircraft – but how about under a whirling mess that’s trying to kill you and your heart is leaping out of your throat?
- You’re in the door of a Cessna, or other small cabin A/C, and you get a premature opening on your main or reserve, or you get hung up out there. Will a panicky pilot, or another less experienced jumper, looking at a mirror image know which side is which? In this case there’s a good chance both would know a cutaway pud from a metal reserve ripcord handle.
- You lend the rig to a friend or stranger and that person gets it wrong.
- Ever jump without a jumpsuit? Maybe you're wearing a "gray" shirt that particular day.
That’s a few I can think of right off hand, and maybe someone can add others, but while the snag potential for metal handles is a real deal I think it’s a bit overblown . . .
Nice rig, though . . .
NickD
BASE 194
Im sure you could even get a better looking continer than the ones you've shown but out of them id say no.2, I saw a new container in the colours of number 3 and it looked crap and everyone on the dz thinks it looks old and crap and it's not even a month old!!!
Its alot more expensive to get a rig thats not that great looking with colours not many people would like if you wanted to sell it than if you want to be colour co-ordinated buy a new suit and get a really nice container.
Its alot more expensive to get a rig thats not that great looking with colours not many people would like if you wanted to sell it than if you want to be colour co-ordinated buy a new suit and get a really nice container.
I second that... This is the guy who thinks that any colors of tie dyed shirt go with camo pants.
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Ain't that the truth! Talk about 'clashing'! Not to menting the damage to the human eye!
Chuck