howardwhite 6 #1 February 21, 2008 Identification cleverly removed. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #3 February 21, 2008 R2 Tapewells? Didn't the R3 have the rip-off tab folded back on itself to point down making it a single shot instead of having to first rip open the horizontal flap then pulling down on the release? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,544 #4 February 21, 2008 Yep, those are R2's. R3's were much sleeker, with the plastic tubing at the bottom and everything. R2's were most famous to me for always having the velcro and elastic holding them in get old, so that the white tubular nylon would just be flapping loose in the breeze. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #5 February 21, 2008 Quote Yep, those are R2's. R3's were much sleeker, with the plastic tubing at the bottom and everything. I had the "much sleeker" R3's on my first rig, I upgraded it after I bought from capewells - for that extra safety factor! So it was obvious to me that the pictures are of R2's It fun to see this old stuff "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #6 February 21, 2008 a bastardization of a set of shot and a halves...of course at the time, we thought they were "an improvement"... which i guess they were...... i used R3's for many jumps... though these look like the earlier version... ...had one of them release on me once,,,, just as I touched down and did a "chin-Up" move on my risers. ( French Papillon Main )...... never had to do a cutaway with them... at least they DID eliminate the "snag potential" of the 2 shots or shot and a halves, especially when using a chest mounted reserve... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuteless 1 #7 February 21, 2008 I had them on a Strong rig, and used them once or twice for cutaway. Once you pulled on that velcro, you were away from the main like a shot from a gun Bill Cole D-41 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisan 0 #8 February 21, 2008 I had them and loved them. But you had to pull the tabs DOWN not out as you did with Capewells. Nearly caused a couple of fatalities in NZ until they were banned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,442 #9 February 21, 2008 Hi howard, Looks like the answer has been determined. Now a question: Did he not also develop one called an 'R-4' (???) that used a single handle & cabling like the 3-ring system? I seem to have some memory of something like that. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark 107 #10 February 21, 2008 Quote Hi howard, Looks like the answer has been determined. Now a question: Did he not also develop one called an 'R-4' (???) that used a single handle & cabling like the 3-ring system? I seem to have some memory of something like that. JerryBaumchen R2^2? Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #11 February 21, 2008 Rodriguez Parachute Systems made the R2's and R2^2. The R2^2 is operated by one hand similar to how a 3-ring system is routed. The only rig that I know of that has/had the R2^2 release system on it was a system they built called The Solution. I don't know if it really was the solution to anything but it is a very interesting rig for the day. If anyone has one tucked away that they wouldn't mind parting with send me a PM. I have been looking for one for a little while now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #12 February 24, 2008 Quote Identification cleverly removed.HW Oh these thing were just friggin' peachy in the UK. In the summer, if they got crap in them or started to wear out, they would release on a random basis, and in the winter when they got moisture on them from packing on the grass and you went to altitude with them, they would freeze up solid and you couldn't shift 'em. Made me the man I am today it did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #13 February 25, 2008 Quote Made me the man I am today it did So that f*cking explains it.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
