waltappel 1 #51 March 12, 2007 QuoteAnd there it is. In less than 50 posts. The 'Racer is best' comment. I'll bring a cookie for you this weekend at Temple as your prize Walt. How about saving it for the following weekend? Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie 0 #52 March 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteAnd there it is. In less than 50 posts. The 'Racer is best' comment. I'll bring a cookie for you this weekend at Temple as your prize Walt. How about saving it for the following weekend? Walt No can do. I'll be out for MarkMark's B-Day celebration. Tell you what, I will leave it there for you. But if someone eats it, I'm not responsible. Tubing, so easy a caveman can do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalesna 0 #53 March 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteWhere I jump, there are mainly two brands of rigs that are popular, the really expensive one, and the low cost one. I'm getting the low cost one... I know a lot of other jumpers who are very happy with it. So which brand is the inexpensive one you are going to buy? I'd reccommend renting gear for a while first. Try out a few different canopies and containers, and see what you like. This might be a little more difficult if you're at a smaller dz, but if you're near a lager dz, they usually have a pretty good selection of canopies in a number of sizes to rent. Once you find what you like, I'd reccommend used gear. If you're looking at getting into disciplines with faster fall rates, be sure that the rig is "freefly friendly." I am a perfect example of making the mistake of buying a container that isn't. I picked up a Vector V1-1 back in December, jumped it for the first time a week and a half ago (I was waiting on canopies), and in 2 of 2 sitfly jumps, the main flap came open. Obviously, I made a bad purchase. Quite disappointing, because I now either need to sell it, as it is a safety risk to have the main flap coming open in freefall, or solely use for RW. Since I don't do a lot of RW jumps, I intend to sell it. (This is an older model. Newer models have come out since then that do not have this issue.) This doesn't mean my rig isn't safe, it means it's not safe for freeflying. During RW, the main and reserve flaps aren't exposed to the relative wind. During freefly, they are, so it's very important to find a rig that has flaps that will stay closed. For new rigs, this really isn't too much of an issue from what I've seen, but if you intend on getting used gear (and again, I recommend that you start with used gear, but that's just me, and there's probably many that would disagree with my statement), be sure to ask your instructors if it's a freefly friendly rig. Ultimately, you're instructors are the best source of knowledge you have. I still go to my instructors first with any important questions I have about gear, a specific discipline, or generalized questions about the sport. If they can't answer your question, I guarantee you that they'll point you in the direction of someone wno can. Just be safe, ask your instructors lots of questions, and have fun.Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
