FlyinDawg 0 #1 December 28, 2007 Finally, my rig arrive at ChutingStar. Thanks to Mike for help me everything to get a rig. I'm still looking for Spectre 230 with nice colors. Anyway, look at 2 pictures, Mike sent it for me. One more color will be add white PC reserve later.Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F16Driver 0 #2 December 28, 2007 Nice "I promise, I will never die." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 53 #3 December 28, 2007 Nice colors! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jee 0 #4 December 28, 2007 QuoteFinally, my rig arrive at ChutingStar. Thanks to Mike for help my everything to get a rig. I'm still looking for Spectre 230 with nice colors. Anyway, look at 2 pictures, Mike sent it for me. One more color will be add white PC reserve later. Glad to see you went with new gear and didn't try to "save" with used. Sharp rig. Very nice and clean colors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mktoson 0 #5 December 28, 2007 Why not save and get used gear? I just don't understand why so many new jumpers go straight to new gear. I'd steer new guys to purchase used gear...use the extra money to jump. Anyways...nice rig So far, this is the oldest I've ever been. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chutingstar 1 #6 December 28, 2007 Quote Why not save and get used gear? I just don't understand why so many new jumpers go straight to new gear. I'd steer new guys to purchase used gear...use the extra money to jump. Anyways...nice rig Hey Marquis, Yes, if you can find a full-used setup that has a harness that fits you appropriately and has the size of canopies you need/want, then all used is a perfect option at any time. But factors such as harness size, container size, wear/tear, price, age and the like can sometimes make used a tough find for certain body & canopy sizes. Usually the next step is a combination of used/new with the first recommendation a new container to get the correct fit and security of new gear/technology. A new rig like Billy's Wings can then be outfitted with used canopies and AAD to save a bit of money. It's usually much easier to find a good used canopy because there are less "options" between, lets say Spectre 230s, than there are between Wings containers that would fit Spectre 230s...if that makes sense. Anywho, for whatever that's worth, that's what Billy is doing. He couldn't find a complete used rig that fit or had the right sized canopies or that was in acceptable condition. So he's starting with a new container and is now looking for used canopies and AAD to go in it. MikeChutingStar.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #7 December 28, 2007 Is that reserve handle the type that is about 1/2 the normal width, or is it a standard D-handle? I definitely prefer the reduced width style, it fits into the harness the same as std, and was not any harder to find when I needed it.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angrypeppers 1 #8 December 28, 2007 Nice looking rig, Dawg!Burn the land and boil the sea, You can't take the sky from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #9 December 28, 2007 Nice rig man! Quote Usually the next step is a combination of used/new with the first recommendation a new container to get the correct fit and security of new gear/technology. A new rig like Billy's Wings can then be outfitted with used canopies and AAD to save a bit of money. I did the same thing with my first rig, just couldn't find something together with everything i wanted. I bought a container new and filled it with used stuff that was still in great shape and it lasted me several years, in fact the guy i sold the container to still jumps it, so i see it all the time. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #10 December 28, 2007 Billy! Kick-ass, dude! Neener, neener, neener...I saw it before you did! Canopy? Talk to Charlie A....he has a 120 Nitro that he wants to sell you...he hasn't had any luck selling it to any other youngsters yet. j/k Billy, et. al. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeG 0 #11 December 28, 2007 NIICE!! Good color choice!_________________________________________ "Knowledge is Power!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMURRAY 1 #12 December 28, 2007 Quote Why not save and get used gear? I just don't understand why so many new jumpers go straight to new gear. I'd steer new guys to purchase used gear...use the extra money to jump. Anyways...nice rig agree completely but I guess someone has to buy the new gear and then sell at less than half price a couple of years later. My first rig was new but never again - I'd rather spend the cash on a coach/camp or just jumps... I would just buy everything separate if needed. it's not rocket science. rm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #13 December 28, 2007 Beautiful container! Congratulations!! Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #14 December 28, 2007 Hey, I offered you a Spectre 230, but you're too hung up on color I guess. Ok, so it's ugly! I had it hung up in the hanger hooking it up, and one of the staff vidiots walked by, looked at the canopy, looked at me, and said "You didn't pick those colors, did you?" "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siddacious 0 #15 December 28, 2007 Whoo! Wings in the house! Reminds me of when I first pulled mine out of the bag *tear*. Treat her well, sir!A dolor netus non dui aliquet, sagittis felis sodales, dolor sociis mauris, vel eu libero cras. Interdum at. Eget habitasse elementum est. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denete 3 #16 December 28, 2007 Nice. I'm seriously envious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jwelborn 0 #17 December 28, 2007 You offered to sell that 230 or give it away? I can't believe anyone would turn down a free canopy no matter what color it was.The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bwilling 0 #18 December 28, 2007 I offered to sell it, but I would have made him a good deal on it... good enough to ignore the colors. "If all you ever do is all you ever did, then all you'll ever get is all you ever got." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squarecanopy 0 #19 December 29, 2007 Hey with colors like that at least your old lady won't mistake some other jumper with a blaaah blue canopy for you and take a bunch of useless landing shots of some one you don't even know... Just burning a hole in the sky..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinDawg 0 #20 December 29, 2007 Quote Hey, I offered you a Spectre 230, but you're too hung up on color I guess. Oh those colors? Thanks but NO thanks. Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinDawg 0 #21 December 29, 2007 Guys, I'm glad anyone love my colors. That colors is always my favorite for a rig. I would do same thing for my jumpsuit and main canopy. Of course, same colors for main will be very future.Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maurice1369 0 #22 December 29, 2007 Hey man I really like the rig. It is really nice and I would like to say good luck on getting your jumpsuit and main as well. I was lucky enough to be able to get all new matching gear. so Happy jumpingEXPECT THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinDawg 0 #23 January 3, 2008 Damn it! When I look at pictures, It's make me feel like to get it on but not ready yet, without canopies. Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #24 January 3, 2008 "Ok, so it's ugly! " There's nothing wrong with those colors if your name is "Mrs. Princess Fairy Titwillow" hahahaaaa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyinDawg 0 #25 January 5, 2008 Good news for me. Mike found Spectre 210 and PD-R 218 plus AAD Argus for my rig. It will be ready by weekend. Thanks to Mike for do everything with his rigging service. I recommend everyone to do business with him when you need gears from his ChutingStar Loft. Flyin' Dawg or SkyDog "To understand is to forgive, even oneself." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
