mujie96 0 #1 September 6, 2002 Am really dumb or are there no prices anywhere on their website? Anyone have a Pit Special suit? Do you like it? Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #2 September 6, 2002 Quote Anyone have a Pit Special suit? Do you like it? Yes. Yes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #3 September 6, 2002 My Pit Special is 12 years old, has 600-ish jumps on it. The zipper has been replaced once, knees have been patched three times, spandex at the wrists resewn twice. I liked it... Only thing I didn't like about it is how tight it was/is through the shoulders and in the armpits. My own fault; I had no idea how a suit was supposed to fit when I got it. Download one of the order forms - prices are listed on them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #4 September 6, 2002 Got a Pit special. Love it, don't recommend the second grips on the arms, haven't had cause to use them. Get the big honkin grippers, cordura knees, booties and seat, extra pocket. There's some pictures of mine that Quade and Viking took at Perris last weekend on their posts about that. The quality is really good, haven't seen any better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #5 September 6, 2002 MY computer doesn't like the order form, it is being wierd. Thanks for quick replies! Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #6 September 6, 2002 QuoteMY computer doesn't like the order form, it is being wierd. Thanks for quick replies! Try right clicking and "Save target as" make sure it goes to your desktop or somewhere you will remember it, and try viewing it that way. -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #7 September 6, 2002 Oops, forgot to ask-is it snug enough for a skinny chick trying to keep up? Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #8 September 6, 2002 I got it, thanks. Woohoo! Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #9 September 6, 2002 Tony suits are awesome I have 2. I have a pit special and a Tony suit. Love both of them and I think thier customer service Rocks. I got my pit special in less than 2 weeks on a rush and my Tony Suit in 4 weeks on a rush. They both fit great. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #10 September 6, 2002 Yeah, my camera suit is a Tony too. Super high quality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #11 September 6, 2002 I bought both my Pit Special and Tony Suit used from E-bay and the DZ.com classified adds. The price was very low on both of them, but I also had to do some additional sewing to get them to fit right. I really like both jumpsuits. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #12 September 6, 2002 Quoteis it snug enough for a skinny chick trying to keep up? Oh yeah. That's what it's designed for - featherbutts like us need no extra fabric in the armpit area so we can stay down there with the bowling balls. Thus the name - "Pit" Special Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #13 September 6, 2002 So what is the best suit for a bowling ball sort of jumper who wants to do RW today as well as some freefly down the road? Can I get by with one suit for both RW and freeflying or do they really need to be specialized suits? If I need two suits, then I guess the RW suit should have booties, but I know I'm in no mood at the moment to be spending upward of $600-700 on skydiving suits. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #14 September 6, 2002 Tony makes a dynamite "Big man" suit that you probably could use for both. Ask Lisa what it's really called, but it's got grippers on the forearms and really works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #15 September 7, 2002 QuoteSo what is the best suit for a bowling ball sort of jumper Manufacturer is your choice; imho they all make nice suits. For RW, if you fall really fast look for a suit built out of a medium weight polycotton (heavy weight if you're really, really fast) that has some extra fabric under the armpits and in the legs to create the drag you'll need to fall with us featherbutts. Some names - FliteSuit's Flite Suit, Tony Suits Tony Suit or Swoop Suit, Bev Suits Polycotton Suit, Michigan's Standard Suit. You can always contact the suit manufacturer for ideas on which of their suits will work best for how you fall/fly. QuoteCan I get by with one suit for both RW and freeflying or do they really need to be specialized suits? I recommend that a new jumper get a basic RW suit - by basic I mean no booties, no inseam grips, no extra grippers on the upper arms or forearms, no thicker "competition" grips... just a suit with arm and leg grippers and maybe a pocket or two. You can learn basic freeflying in baggy sweats and a long sleeve tshirt; the time to buy a freefly suit is once you decide you really want to get into it. I've tried freeflying in my (tight) RW suit and it didn't work too well; might work better with the baggier suit you'll likely need for RW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites drenaline 0 #16 September 7, 2002 I love my pit special with regular booties, they are great very comfortable and I fly great with it. Prices are on the order form but most prolly is that it will change by the time you make the order. A friend ordered one that was supposed to be 400$ and it came out on 500+$ I made one that was supposed to be 480$ and it came 400$ flat. download the suit editor and you will see what fabric will make you fall faster (ie. Nylon). The company has great customer service, I had one with a bad measure and sent it after 2 months of use for the fixing and they did it for free and fast. email them with any question you have and they will answer you after 24 hours or something like that. (yep I have my data base of skydiving stores I have bought from) HISPA 21 www.panamafreefall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jaymundo 0 #17 September 8, 2002 Talk about service...They called me twice about sizes....and next dayed me a swatch of tourq material to match my rig.The lady said that mismatched tourq really sucks.I was impressed with her care of how it was going to look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites marcin 0 #18 September 9, 2002 If you plan to make a few hundred jumps in your RW suit and later want to make some more serious 4way, then second grippers can be very, very useful in some tight exits. Marcin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyhi 24 #19 September 10, 2002 QuoteMy Pit Special is 12 years old...knees have been patched three times And that would be because... Love my Tony suit. Get cordura on butt and everywhere below knees. Get Comp grips. Also, did not realize it for about a year, but there is suppose to be a pocket on the arm. Apparently when they built my suit, they sewed the arms on the wrong side. My pocket is now behind my upper arm gripper and totally useless to me. But the guy behind me likes it.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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Deuce 1 #10 September 6, 2002 Yeah, my camera suit is a Tony too. Super high quality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #11 September 6, 2002 I bought both my Pit Special and Tony Suit used from E-bay and the DZ.com classified adds. The price was very low on both of them, but I also had to do some additional sewing to get them to fit right. I really like both jumpsuits. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #12 September 6, 2002 Quoteis it snug enough for a skinny chick trying to keep up? Oh yeah. That's what it's designed for - featherbutts like us need no extra fabric in the armpit area so we can stay down there with the bowling balls. Thus the name - "Pit" Special Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #13 September 6, 2002 So what is the best suit for a bowling ball sort of jumper who wants to do RW today as well as some freefly down the road? Can I get by with one suit for both RW and freeflying or do they really need to be specialized suits? If I need two suits, then I guess the RW suit should have booties, but I know I'm in no mood at the moment to be spending upward of $600-700 on skydiving suits. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #14 September 6, 2002 Tony makes a dynamite "Big man" suit that you probably could use for both. Ask Lisa what it's really called, but it's got grippers on the forearms and really works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #15 September 7, 2002 QuoteSo what is the best suit for a bowling ball sort of jumper Manufacturer is your choice; imho they all make nice suits. For RW, if you fall really fast look for a suit built out of a medium weight polycotton (heavy weight if you're really, really fast) that has some extra fabric under the armpits and in the legs to create the drag you'll need to fall with us featherbutts. Some names - FliteSuit's Flite Suit, Tony Suits Tony Suit or Swoop Suit, Bev Suits Polycotton Suit, Michigan's Standard Suit. You can always contact the suit manufacturer for ideas on which of their suits will work best for how you fall/fly. QuoteCan I get by with one suit for both RW and freeflying or do they really need to be specialized suits? I recommend that a new jumper get a basic RW suit - by basic I mean no booties, no inseam grips, no extra grippers on the upper arms or forearms, no thicker "competition" grips... just a suit with arm and leg grippers and maybe a pocket or two. You can learn basic freeflying in baggy sweats and a long sleeve tshirt; the time to buy a freefly suit is once you decide you really want to get into it. I've tried freeflying in my (tight) RW suit and it didn't work too well; might work better with the baggier suit you'll likely need for RW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drenaline 0 #16 September 7, 2002 I love my pit special with regular booties, they are great very comfortable and I fly great with it. Prices are on the order form but most prolly is that it will change by the time you make the order. A friend ordered one that was supposed to be 400$ and it came out on 500+$ I made one that was supposed to be 480$ and it came 400$ flat. download the suit editor and you will see what fabric will make you fall faster (ie. Nylon). The company has great customer service, I had one with a bad measure and sent it after 2 months of use for the fixing and they did it for free and fast. email them with any question you have and they will answer you after 24 hours or something like that. (yep I have my data base of skydiving stores I have bought from) HISPA 21 www.panamafreefall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaymundo 0 #17 September 8, 2002 Talk about service...They called me twice about sizes....and next dayed me a swatch of tourq material to match my rig.The lady said that mismatched tourq really sucks.I was impressed with her care of how it was going to look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcin 0 #18 September 9, 2002 If you plan to make a few hundred jumps in your RW suit and later want to make some more serious 4way, then second grippers can be very, very useful in some tight exits. Marcin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #19 September 10, 2002 QuoteMy Pit Special is 12 years old...knees have been patched three times And that would be because... Love my Tony suit. Get cordura on butt and everywhere below knees. Get Comp grips. Also, did not realize it for about a year, but there is suppose to be a pocket on the arm. Apparently when they built my suit, they sewed the arms on the wrong side. My pocket is now behind my upper arm gripper and totally useless to me. But the guy behind me likes it.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
