Alternate wrist altimeter setup?

[Cinders 0]

Anyone have any ideas/rigs for an altimeter?

Have a wristwatch style band, but my new FF suit sleeve billows over half of it, covering.

The standard wrist and finger setup hurts like hell to me. The rubber finger ring is awfully painful. I do have big hands and wrists, which may be the reason.

Any other ideas? I gotta move it forward onto my hand again, but can't bear to have that rubber ring cutting my fingers.

[sundevil777 102]

Try putting the loop over just the index finger, with the alti sitting more toward your thumb. It is easier to read like that anyway.

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[councilman24 37]

What kind of altimeter?

You can use this
http://www.square1.com/manufacturers/square1/p1154.asp#SQ1InstrumentGloves or make/have made a similar set up for other altimeters. Especially if you have a big hand.

I've seen many hand mounts with the o ring changed to type IIA. Thinner but doesn't stretch.

FYI I've heard of two cases where a line or riser snaged a hand mount and badly injured the hand/fingers.

Also can go to the good old chest mount. Or mud flap mount.

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[davelepka 4]

You might have a wee bit too much fabric on the arm of your jumpsuit if it covers your alti.

You can take the easy fix, which is to pull a hunk of your jumpsuit under the strap of your alti and pin it down so it can't cover the alti. This can backfire if it slips out.

You can take the more permanent route, and get a rigger to modify your sleeve. They can ususally fold over some of the bag and run a stich line to pin down the fold. If they do it right, it will restrict just enough 'arm fat' to prevent it from covering the alti without changing the 'feel' of the suit.

[glgflyer 0]

I'm thinking about trying this one:

http://www.ranchproshop.com/accessories.php?brand=28

[divekennene 0]

I bought that one myself a couple of years ago and it works very well. It is quite comfortable and doesn't move around on your wrist. I definitely recommend it.

[glgflyer 0]

I noticed they have 2 sizes, standard and large. Which size would you recommend? My hands are not big but on most jumps I wear gloves (baseball batting gloves). I'm thinking standard will work but not sure. Your thoughts?

[divekennene 0]

I would say I have average size hands and I ordered the standard size. Quite frequently I use the neumann gloves and it fits fine over them. The mount does adjust for things like gloves.

[glgflyer 0]

Thanks man!

[kimemerson 7]

yep. These have been around for a while and are very popular. A good friend designed and markets them so, yeah, this is a plug for him.

[glgflyer 0]

Your plug worked. I just ordered mine. LOL

[skyjumpenfool 2]

I don't know if this is helpful, but, we used to strap them to our chest straps with an empty beer can to hold it out and up. Of course, for cross country jumps we used full beer cans.

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[kimemerson 7]

Thanks. I'll pass that along to my friend.

Back before freeflying, when the latest thing in skydiving was sit-flying, I used to strap my altimeter on my leg just above the knee. That way it was always right in front of me and took nothing to look at. Which I would still recommend to anyone who is only sit-flying.

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Thanks. I'll pass that along to my friend.

Back before freeflying, when the latest thing in skydiving was sit-flying, I used to strap my altimeter on my leg just above the knee. That way it was always right in front of me and took nothing to look at. Which I would still recommend to anyone who is only sit-flying.

Mudflap mount works as well. I use it in wingsuiting. Doesn't matter where your legs are, the mudflap is always in the same place. I also use a wrist mount for canopy flight. If I'm fighting line twists, my hands are on the risers with the alti in view. After deploying way too low, maintaining altitude awareness is a high priority.

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[Cinders 0]

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I'm thinking about trying this one:

http://www.ranchproshop.com/accessories.php?brand=28

Awesome! I'm getting that!

[BeattheDrums 0]

A little late to this but here is a home made solution. One of the guys at my first DZ was making these for people.

Basically an elastic band was used to make a strap that would fit between the index finger and the thumb.

I love it. Easy to read doing just about anything.

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[glgflyer 0]

That's a very neat idea also! I like the way it is positioned between the thumb and forefinger which gives it a perfect angle to read without having to turn your wrist so much.

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I'm thinking about trying this one:

http://www.ranchproshop.com/accessories.php?brand=28

Got it, this thing is perfect! Very sturdy too, love it, thanks again

[glgflyer 0]

Yep. I just received mine in the mail about 30 minutes ago! Can't wait to get the altimeter mounted.

[Cinders 0]

Little tough to get alti on, because it's so snug, but that's a good thing once you get it on.

Several jumps so far, love it. It's comfortably loose on my wrist, but doesn't move an inch.

Thanks so much for the suggestion. Wish I had this years ago. Tell me if they stop making these, I'm buying 3 extras