NewGuy 0 #1 February 23, 2002 A skydiver who takes his rig home every weekend told me never to leave my rig at our dropzone as the lockers are in the hangers. His reasoning being that the fumes from the planes, (battery acid and fuel?) would damage the canopy. In each hanger is a single C180 or a C205 that anywhere from 5 to 20ft away from wooden door lockers. Other people store their rigs there, including the rigger (who would know if it was a problem as he is highly experienced).My rig's owner manual states: "The fumes from a car battery in close proximity can damage nylon very quickly. Acid contamination keeps on working until it has eaten everything in contact, or until it is neutralized"I'll ask our local rigger. It might be a while until I get to the DZ as it seems to be nothing but rain each weekend. I'm curious about what people might think about this.Cheers,NewGuy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #2 February 23, 2002 I dont know anything about the fume thing but I can tell you what ....I got about 3500$ worth of gear stuffed in to a bag I dont care How nice the place is ,Im taking it home with me regardless!!!!!! Its not that I dont trust the DZ,,I dont know the people that are there just checking things out. As for the fumes wehter its bad for the chute or not , I dont think it would be worth the risk of findig out!!!!jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #3 February 23, 2002 I'd rather take it home anyway, at least then you knw that it hasn't been stolen etc. Plus you can practice packing when you're bored. You shouldn't put a knife in the toaster - but you're an adult now !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirils 1 #4 February 23, 2002 I really don't think the scenario you speak of is something to worry about. If your canopy is packed up, there won't be much gasous penetration in to the D bag. The big concerns for canopy damage is canopy exposure to sunlight, ozone generated by electric motors and air purifiers and direct contact with acidic compounds. (DuPont SolarMax fabric is superior in resistance to these agents) Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 February 23, 2002 Funny, we have dozens of parachutes stored that way in Pitt Meadows and never had a problem. There is so much air in these hangars and aircraft batteries vent so few fumes, that any acid is extremely diluted by the time it penetrates a locker.Battery fumes are only an issue if the parachute is sitting right beside the battery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadDog 0 #6 February 24, 2002 I worry more about mice in those lockers.CorporateLawyerDave aka BadDog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
