twodarhythm 0 #1 December 31, 2010 So I finally got my own rig and im really excited about it! Its a javelin container with a pd reserve and a sabre canopy. Its got all the upgrades, tons of extra padding and i absolutely love it! I want to wear it around all the time, lol. I am really excited and just wanted to tell everyone! I jumped with it for the first time yesterday. It was pretty cloudy so I did a hop n pop and it flew great and was so comfy I could barely tell I was wearing it! ;-P What was your first rig like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #2 December 31, 2010 Quote What was your first rig like? Mine was a surplus military container modified for sport use. No padding, olive drab, flaps and straps hanging all over the place. Had to borrow a reserve whenever I went to the DZ until I got a PopTop. That rig sat next to me in the front seat of the truck so I could admire it though. There's something about ANY first rig. congrats! jon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #3 December 31, 2010 Dirty, worn, well loved by at least 4 previous owners. The colors were from the 80's. The manufacturer of the container and reserve are long out of business. It didn't fit well, but it was affordable and made it possible for me to skydive. It was the most fun rig I've ever had. My first *new* rig is a Rigging Innovations Voodoo, and it's incredibly comfy, has seen me through a thousand + jumps. I wouldn't trade it for the world (except for maybe a new Voodoo). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #4 December 31, 2010 Congratulations! Mine, Vector, I think I was the 4th owner, it was far to big for me, had a crueslite main, 5 cell swift reserve, (which I still use) , Now I have 2 vector and 2 javilins, I have nevr owned a new rig, but have three complete ready to go rigs because of it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,989 #5 December 31, 2010 >What was your first rig like? A Swift container with a round reserve and a Pursuit 215 main. Replaced the round with a PD160R pretty quickly, then replaced the Pursuit (after a broken foot and a screwed up knee) with a PD190. Later made the mod to move the PC to BOC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #6 December 31, 2010 Congrats on the new rig! I remember the feeling. Mine was 5 or 6 years ago - a Mirage G4 with a little over 100 jumps on it. 1 owner. Came with a PD-193 reserve and a Cypres that was a few years old. Bought a used PD-190 main to go in it. Am on my 4th canopy (Pilot 168), but still have the same rig, reserve, and AAD! Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #7 December 31, 2010 Quote Congrats on the new rig! I remember the feeling. Mine was 5 or 6 years ago - a Mirage G4 with a little over 100 jumps on it. 1 owner. Came with a PD-193 reserve and a Cypres that was a few years old. Bought a used PD-190 main to go in it. Am on my 4th canopy (Pilot 168), but still have the same rig, reserve, and AAD! Similar situation for me. In early 2005 I found a Wings (2003 DOM) with 10 jumps on it that came with a Raven II 218 (one pack job, no jumps). Rig fit me pretty well. I bought an AAD (new) and a Spectre with 450 jumps on it. I'm on my third main, but still have the rest of the gear. (Well, actually I'm on AAD #2 because AAD #1 took a salt water bath, but that's another story altogether)."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twodarhythm 0 #8 December 31, 2010 Mine has about 650 jumps I think, its a 2003. Everyone keeps telling me that I will be able to use it for a long time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #9 December 31, 2010 QuoteMine was a surplus military container modified for sport use. No padding, olive drab, flaps and straps hanging all over the place. Sounds like mine. First had a C-9 cheapo in it; then my friend got a Strato-Star so I used his French Pap for a while until I bought my own ParaCommander. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #10 December 31, 2010 Congrats on the rig!!!!! Im so jealous!!!Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim_32766 0 #11 January 1, 2011 Congrats on the new rig! I did that too in 2010. Mine is a Vector3. It's such a nice feeling to have your own gear and to stop renting. From what I've heard, taken care of properly, that new rig should last a very long time.The meaning of life . . . is to make life have meaning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenLight 7 #12 January 1, 2011 "What was your first rig like?" Wonderhog with a 26ft Pioneer LoPo round reserve and an RW Para Commander (also a round) I loved it and stood it up almost every time. Even hit the peas with that state of the art high performance parachute. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycamefalling 0 #13 January 1, 2011 I just got my own rig back in December and I must say, it sure doea feel great to not have to rent any more. But I do miss jumping them nice Javelins.Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #14 January 1, 2011 Congratulations. If you feel like wearing it around the house go for it. This is my first rig. A 28’ C-9, 7TU and a 24’ flat reserve. Got the complete rig, a double zipper Pioneer jumpsuit that fit and a pair of French boots the right size. All for $125 cash money. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FirstrigElsinore.jpg http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FrenchBoots.jpgMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 798 #15 January 2, 2011 Congrats on the new life saving toy! FYI - THIS is a proper "first rig" post! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #16 January 2, 2011 Quote Congratulations. If you feel like wearing it around the house go for it. This is my first rig. A 28’ C-9, 7TU and a 24’ flat reserve. Got the complete rig, a double zipper Pioneer jumpsuit that fit and a pair of French boots the right size. All for $125 cash money. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FirstrigElsinore.jpg http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FrenchBoots.jpg But how much was the motorcycle helmet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #17 January 2, 2011 Quote Quote Congratulations. If you feel like wearing it around the house go for it. This is my first rig. A 28’ C-9, 7TU and a 24’ flat reserve. Got the complete rig, a double zipper Pioneer jumpsuit that fit and a pair of French boots the right size. All for $125 cash money. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FirstrigElsinore.jpg http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FrenchBoots.jpg But how much was the motorcycle helmet? $15 My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #18 January 3, 2011 All this rig talk is getting to me... Guess I'm going to go assemble and pack my new Vector 3... Its only my... 3rd skydiving rig, but still... (Didn't jump the second one... gave it to a friend)"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airviking 0 #19 January 5, 2011 First rig: Army surplus harness/container w. chestmount reserve, and tapewell main releases. Paracommander MK1 Second rig: Wonderhog w. belly-mount throw-out, blast-handle reserve. 5-cell Stratostar Third rig (all custom!!!) Original Mirage, Pegasus main, 24' Phantom reserve. I believe you have my stapler. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #20 January 5, 2011 congrats.. thats what I did the first time (~) and just recently-- first: (~1990) Javelin, Falcon main, Raven reserve current: Javelin, Sabre2 and PDRDS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
