gus 1 #1 February 12, 2003 At the moment I have a bungee attached to the zip on the arms of my GTi that I put around my thumb to keep the zip closed in flight - the suit is quite tight around my wrists, especially when I'm wearing 2 pairs of gloves! But I don't really like doing it like that as it's a bit of a pain to remove the bungee quickly from my thumb, how about this for an easy mod? Edit: the little circles are press-studs incase it's not obvious! GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TB99 0 #2 February 12, 2003 Are you having real problems with the zipper coming down in flight with your GTi?? I can only think so since you've gone to the extent of making a mod for it ... is this a common thing for people? Trailer 11/12 was the best. Thanks for the memories ... you guys rocked! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #3 February 12, 2003 Quote Are you having real problems with the zipper coming down in flight with your GTi?? I've never had the zip come down (only jumped the new suit 5 times though ) but if I'm wearing thermal linings under my leather gloves the suit is tight enough that I have to get someone else in the plane to pull the zip right to the end and tight enough to make me think it might spontaneously unzip mid-flight. Quote I can only think so since you've gone to the extent of making a mod for it ... is this a common thing for people? I haven't actually performed the mod, I'd be worried about punching holes in the material where it's under alot of stress. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #4 February 12, 2003 My GTI has basically the same concept on it. SM1 sewed on a piece of hook/pile tape(velcro) on a piece of binding tape to one side of the sleeve and it's mate on the other side of the zipper. once you pull your zipper down you just mate the binding tape over the zipper pull. I'll post some pics later in case you can't visualize that in your head."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #5 February 12, 2003 To elaborate a bit: The left zipper on my old GTi (now Scott's) was known to creep due to the added wrist thickness when wearing my wrist mount. The original fix was to put velcro closures at the wrist which have an extra length of material to act as a "tab." The left zipper still crept, so I took off the slide tab and replaced it with a keychain ring. Now, once the zipper is closed via the ring, the velcro tab goes through it on the way to the other side thus holding the zipper slide down as well as keeping the wrist ends together. Very, very simple. It took me a whopping five minutes on a sewing machine. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #6 February 12, 2003 Quote To elaborate a bit: The left zipper on my old GTi (now Scott's) was known to creep due to the added wrist thickness when wearing my wrist mount. The original fix was to put velcro closures at the wrist which have an extra length of material to act as a "tab." The left zipper still crept, so I took off the slide tab and replaced it with a keychain ring. Now, once the zipper is closed via the ring, the velcro tab goes through it on the way to the other side thus holding the zipper slide down as well as keeping the wrist ends together. Very, very simple. It took me a whopping five minutes on a sewing machine. Chuck You sewing god you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #7 February 12, 2003 Quotetight enough to make me think it might spontaneously unzip mid-flight. They shouldn't because Birdman uses locking style zipper slides. But whatever works for you....---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #8 February 12, 2003 QuoteBirdman uses locking style zipper slides What's one of them? GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #9 February 12, 2003 For one reason or another, my GTi had two different arm zippers from the factory. The one on the left sleeve was not the same size as the main zippers nor the right arm zipper. Odd, but I ended up jury rigging it as I described in the other post. Eventually, I got tired of the thing blowing out at mid-sleeve, so I replaced the zipper with a metal one. THAT one will not fail. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #10 February 13, 2003 Here are those photos I promised "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
