Ride the motorcycle with Gear?

[BoostedXT 0]

How? I have a big back pack but I dont want to use that. I was thinking little fanny pack for the goggles and alti and helmet, but the rig makes me think.

I dont want a deployment on the highway. Wrap it up in something? Shove the hackey handle all the way in?

Am I paraniod? I mean we hit 150 in a jump and the PC stays planted, but could theoretically come out.

Help me out here people.

Thanks
Joe

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[wingnut 0]

i rode with my gear all the time on my bike when iwas in germany, it was about 20 miles to the dz and i would do about 80, no problem, i just had everything in my gear bag, and it would rest on the seat behind me....

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[yardhippie 0]

put it in a big backpack.
a premature at highway speeds on concrete/asphalt would be most deadly.
Take precautions on the ground, because you would in the air.

be cool!

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"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
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[BoostedXT 0]

My thoughts exactly.....I am going to see if I can do it with a big ass back pack.

Joe

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[chrissylicious 0]

Me and Balls were talking about this the other day. He made a suggestion of putting a twist tie in the closing loop and stuffing the hacky all the way in the pilot chute pouch..... you would just have to remember to take the twist tie out before jumping but with propper gear checks that "shouldnt" be a problem.

We were accualy going to post the same question to see if anyone had any suggestions and what people thought about the twist tie------safe or not?.

Blues
Chrissy

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[yardhippie 0]

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Me and Balls were talking about this the other day. He made a suggestion of putting a twist tie in the closing loop and stuffing the hacky all the way in the pilot chute pouch..... you would just have to remember to take the twist tie out before jumping but with propper gear checks that "shouldnt" be a problem.

We were accualy going to post the same question to see if anyone had any suggestions and what people thought about the twist tie------safe or not?.

Blues
Chrissy

just my .02. not safe.
I would never do anything to my rig that would render it non-functional. When I travel with it, i use my chest strap to tie my webbing together and around my reserve handle, but that would prevent me from wearing it.
If you are disabling it. make it so you cant wear it. People have died because they thought they would never forget to do some mandatory thing.

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"What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me
"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
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[skybytch 273]

*Disclaimer - Just because I did this and survived does not in itself make it a good idea*

No need for a backpack or gear bag. Run a (brightly colored) pull up cord through the closing loop (alongside the pin), Tie it in a nice bow and close the main flap, leaving a small section of the brightly colored pull up cord hanging out. Take another (brightly colored) pull up cord and tie it around the MLW through the reserve ripcord (if you have a D handle that is). Stuff the main p/c handle inside the pouch (if it has a throw out with a hacky, monkey fist or plastic handle). Snug the leg straps up as far as they'll go.

Put the rig on your back. Put the chest strap on loosely. When you get on the bike, put the legstraps under your ass or upper thighs. Ride on.

Remember to unstuff the main deployment handle and remove both pull up cords prior to getting on a airplane ...

[dbattman 0]

What's wrong with just using the backpack?

[FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0]

while i dont have gear, i do ride alot and this thought already crosed my mind. I figured a large backpack was the best way! I dont like the idea of hoping i remember to remove twist ties, ribbons, zip ties ect.ect. Plus a backpack would protect ur high dollar investment if u were to have to dismount from the bike in a wreck. Suzuki has a backpack i think might work and its supposed to be really sturdy. i think its called the teck II backpack. other than that Alpinestars has a large backpack. both are around 70-80 USD depending were u get it at. when u figure out what works best let me know

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[WrongWay 0]

Besides the nasty thought of a premature, there's one other thing you could consider.......

Imagine what will happen to your rig (or more specifically the materials on your rig) if you lay it out in direct sunlight for an extended period of time.

Something to think about.

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[RevJim 0]

Nice answer Lisa, except you should have just posted your sig line....

That's exactly what I was going to do a couple of years back. Pull up cords to tie the stuff off, and I figured that would be fine. My "mentors" at the time asked me what would happen if either a main or reserve closing loop woukld happen to break.....

I put it in a gear bag, which also happened to have shoulder straps, after I thought about it for a loooong time, like 5 seconds.

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[skybytch 273]

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Nice answer Lisa, except you should have just posted your sig line...

Missed my disclaimer, dintcha?

It worked for me a few times. Course I was riding a 350 enduro only on surface streets from home to the dz, not a sport bike on the freeway at 65+ mph. I tried the gear bag thing but the bag was a bit big for the rig and I didn't like the way it washed around back there when I turned.

Now you have proof that I was once young and stupid.

[RevJim 0]

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[RevJim 0]

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Now you have proof that I was once young and stupid.

Well, at least you're not so stupid now.

Young though....That's all in the, um, performance....

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[AggieDave 6]

I fucking refuse to ride with my rig on my bike unless its in a gear bag and that's strapped down to my sissy bar. Period.

What happens if you have a premie on a skydive? It sucks, you could get hurt, blow up a canopy and/or have a long canopy ride.

What happens if you have a premie while riding your bike? What if its your reserve and you can't chop it? That would most likely kill or seriously hurt you.

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[Zep 0]

Imagine you are riding with your rig on your back an God forbid you you come off,
you're going to have a rig with road rash................... Not worth it.

Gone fishing

[Squeak 17]

Now I know it's not safe but I used to ride with my air tank and BCD on .
I figure if I ever need to ride my Guzzi with my rig, I'll Seran Wrap the reserve and main flaps and tie off the reserve handle with bright long pull up cord.

It's likely not going to ever happen though because I have a back pack just slightly larger than the rig, for when I travel, moreover, I no longer wear ANYTHING on my back when riding. If you have an off, it can be more of a hazzard, you can break your back easier with an object like a rig or backpack on.

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[coconutmonkey 0]

Took about a month long walk about on my bike two years ago. Picked up a T-bag for the sissybar with a mini rack for it to rest on. Kept everything out of wind, weather & sun very well over about a 4000 mile trip. Cost a couple bucks to get it set up but worth it to protect the investment in gear (and you other ASSets).

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[GrumpySmurf 0]

I have a Nelson Rig tail bag that fitted the Oddysy J-3 just fine, with the dividers between the side sections and the main section, cut out. Tossed the helmet et all in either a backpack or saddlebag (depending how how long the trip). Worked well - rig was kept out of the sun and rain, I could toss a raincover over the tailbag in the event of a freek rainshower.

Worked well for me. I would rather keep the rig off my back just due to muscle strain/fatigue issues riding with that extra weight to have to work with on my back while on a sport bike.

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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How? I have a big back pack but I dont want to use that. I was thinking little fanny pack for the goggles and alti and helmet, but the rig makes me think.

I used a 50L givi top case on the back rack and/or cargo-netted a gear bag to the passenger seat. I'd recommend the passenger seat option. Riding 200 miles round trip I would not want all that weight on my back.

[FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0]

how about this... should be just what ur looking for!

http://www.skydivestore.com/getitem.cgi?EG~Gear~Bag&06152005183600&Gear~Bags

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[monkey1031 0]

Check out a BASE Stash bag...
Big enough for gear... and if you're a lazy ass like me, you don't even have to pack up after the last jump o' the day...

Vertigo, CR, Apex - any of 'em will have a gear bag big enough for what you're looking to jam in there.

-smd7