mikki4378 0 #1 January 10, 2010 Hello there :) i was woundering if anyone can help me. me and my partner are beginning our skydiving adventure this year and we have been looking at complete rigs but there are so many different names and different cell size parachutes to choose from we honetly dont know which would be best for us. Any suggestions will be much appriciated. Thank you :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #2 January 10, 2010 Hi, You don't want to go buying anything yet. First you'll jump student gear, after that you'll generally be still on bigger canopies but you can downsize a bit, usually you can rent different sizes and different types of canopies so you can gradually come down in size (depending on where you jump there may or may not be a lot of rules about what you can jump when) and you find a type of canopy you like best. When you got a better idea of 1) whether you'll actually want to CONTINUE skydiving, b) have a bit of an idea what you'll want in gear (size, performance, need for freefly-proof or not, budget) and c) your instructors have a pretty good idea what you'll be happy with and what you'll be able to handle, go start looking for a rig. Usually you'll buy a rig anywhere from 25 jumps to 100+ jumps. When you are going through your student progression you'll gradually buy stuff like your own altimeter, goggles, a helmet, maybe your first suit, some gloves maybe. Focus on all that first. The rig will come later on! Have a look around the gear forum and try a search, plenty of people have asked about their first set of gear too ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeatlast 0 #3 January 10, 2010 Yes you should wait until after you have completed your training before buying anything. Speak to your instructors first ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #4 January 10, 2010 DO NOT BUY A RIG NOW! Buying a rig now is: Unneccessary: Skydiving schools provide gear in the cost of instruction. Unwise: You may discover that you don't like skydiving. Unhelpful: Your gear needs will evolve rather quickly as a student. The gear that is right for you now probably won't be what you need after 25 jumps.The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfrey1669 0 #5 January 11, 2010 All good advise. Also when it does come time, look around your home DZ first. This way you can see and probably test jump the equipment without a lot of hassle. And ask for help from the people you trust. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
