Safire 2 and OP 126 in V306?

[Gully106 0]

I'm currently in the process of buying a new Vector. I would ideally like this rig to last a good few years and most likely accommodate a couple of downsizes.

When it arrives i'm looking at being on a Safire 129 and would like an OP 126 for my reserve. Just wondering if anyone else has this inside a V306 and how tight it will be. I don't want two tight fitting canopies!

Thanks in advance

[Beatnik 2]

Looking at the sizing chart.

http://www.unitedparachutetechnologies.com/PDF/CHART_00037___Rig_Sizing_Chart.pdf

I think it would be one tight rig. Send Tara an email: Tara@uptvector.com

She will be able to tell you best combination for what you are looking for.

[hillson 0]

not a chance

[Gully106 0]

Yeah they're sizing chart doesn't seem to suggest that a Safire 2 129 would fit. Hence why i'm asking in case anyone else has that set up. I certainly don't want a pregnant rig / to be squeezing anything in. However then my only other option is the V308 which is then a loose fitting for the OP126 and a standard fit for the Safire 2 129. When ideally i'd want a standard fitting reserve and a full fitting main in order to accommodate a couple of downsizes when ready.

[hillson 0]

I have an OP126 in my 308 and it certainly isn't "loose" by any stretch...as a matter of fact it fits pretty much perfect. I know several folks that have a 308 or vectors with the sameish reserve trays and they all have a 126 in them.

[Pobrause 6]

I wouldn't recommend this combination at all!

But its definitelly possible...
My girlfriend put a few jumps on exactly this config. Brand new 306, brand new demo Safire2 129 and an Opt126.

She's a rigger and packer with 20k+ packjobs.
She was able to close the container without breaking a sweat. She actually likes tight fitting things but admitted she would refuse packing something this tight for any customer. Keep in mind you can also damage the container with too much pressure applied. Sadly we didn't have a chance to measure reserve extraction force with that config, though.
Right now she jumps a fairly used Spectre 135 and its tight but not uncomfortable.

So if you by chance find a 1000+ jumps old Safire you might be ok. A broken in 7-cell canopy in that size would still be a better choice packvolumevise. But still definitelly on the very tight side!!


I know, waiting for UPT to shit out a new Vector has led a few people to go bananas. But ordering a new rig in the hopes of beeing ready for that size when it finally arrives might backfire.
So much can happen in 9 month ;) How far away of that goal are you right now?

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To absent friends

[Gully106 0]

Everything would be brand new, including the canopy and reserve.

Currently on a 150, looking to go to a 135 asap and then when the rig arrives the 129.

I have contacted UPT regarding their opinion on the matter, hopefully they will be able to help!

I'm guessing it'll probably be a V308 as I will be on the 129 for a while, so definitely don't want a tight fitting rig for a long time before I am comfortable going onto anything smaller.

[Beatnik 2]

Are you looking for a Micron or will a Vector 3 do? I think you would be better off with a V328. Which would be standard fitting main and loose fitting reserve or a v340 with a full fitting main and loose reserve. There are other options available but they are more limited when it comes to the Micron series.

[Gully106 0]

My issue is that i'm a rather short & small girl! I think the V306/8 options are the shortest containers.

I'll see what UPT say!

[virgin-burner 1]

i have a v306 with an OPTIMUM 126 and a Safire 2 119 in it. it is tight, VERY tight. there's NO way in hell you'll get a 129 in there!

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
"No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda

[hackish 8]

I have an Op126 and safire 2 129. Putting that combination in my 310 was like a sausage in a hallway. I ended up putting my OP143 and Katana 150 back in.

UPT can best tell you what rig they will fit in. I can only point to the one I tried and I know they won't.

-Michael

[matt3sa 0]

Do NOT do this. My Optimum 113 is a brick in my 306. Trust me, a couple inches in length isn't worth it for you or your rigger. This is the second container I've stuffed to the max and it's pointless. Get a 308 or the next size up.

[nigel99 474]

Gully106

Yeah they're sizing chart doesn't seem to suggest that a Safire 2 129 would fit. Hence why i'm asking in case anyone else has that set up. I certainly don't want a pregnant rig / to be squeezing anything in. However then my only other option is the V308 which is then a loose fitting for the OP126 and a standard fit for the Safire 2 129. When ideally i'd want a standard fitting reserve and a full fitting main in order to accommodate a couple of downsizes when ready.

Why not get the 308 and put an Optimum 143 reserve in? I really don't see the point in tiny reserves!

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[BigMark 1]

nigel99

***Yeah they're sizing chart doesn't seem to suggest that a Safire 2 129 would fit. Hence why i'm asking in case anyone else has that set up. I certainly don't want a pregnant rig / to be squeezing anything in. However then my only other option is the V308 which is then a loose fitting for the OP126 and a standard fit for the Safire 2 129. When ideally i'd want a standard fitting reserve and a full fitting main in order to accommodate a couple of downsizes when ready.

Why not get the 308 and put an Optimum 143 reserve in? I really don't see the point in tiny reserves!

How will you ever be Bobby Bitchen with that attitude?