demo'ing gear

[jtval 0]

hey I am thinking of downsizing. whats the best way to demo gear before I buy? if I remember correctly one of the manufacturer's will sned me a main for two weekends but I am not sure which one it was.
Any help?

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How to demo gear

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[cobaltdan 0]

most manufacuters will allow you to demo gear. some charge some do not.

cobalts are free to demo for up to 2 weeks, but you pay for shipping. visit www.extremefly.com for our demo request form.

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[jtval 0]

cool thanks!

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[fred 0]

Reading this and the other thread, I've still got questions.

It seems that most canopy manufacturers will readily send out demo gear for a couple weeks, but how does that work for a first-time jumper? I certainly don't have a container to put the canopy on, but would very much like to know how, say, a Spectre 200' compares to a hornet of the same size.

Are there places that will ship complete rigs for trial? Sure, it would be really nice to live next to one of the Squares and try things out there, but I don't.

And how about testing rigs? A lot of manufacturers and people posting here talk about how Rig A is more comfortable than Rig B. How can a newbie tell?
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Sunpath has a lot of demo rigs they will ship out that have pretty much your choice of PD canopies in them. Call them and ask about their demo program.

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