mini cricket reserve ?

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

good, bad, ugly?


thx!

Angela.

[kaerock 1]

I've seen them work just fine:>

-R

You be the king and I'll overthrow your government. --KRS-ONE

[Pablito 0]

packed one didn't see anything wrong with it, but the only problem is not PD. Sorry, but PD builds the best reserve in the market

"If you don't overcome your fears they will overcome you first"
Shady Monkey/6Segundos Rodriguez/AKA Pablito

[skybytch 273]

Don't load it above 1.0:1 (exit weight). Other than that, if it's a good price it's not a bad choice.

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

Thanks everyone. I suppose it is not a good choice, then, because with gear I would be loading it heavier than 1:1 (it'd be 1.1:1).

thx again.
Angela.

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

Just out of curiousity, tho. Are PD reserves just built that well compared to the rest? Are there any that do compare? What makes it ok to load a pd reserve above 1:1, but not some other reserves (ie, the cricket).

thx again:)
Angela.

[skybytch 273]

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What makes it ok to load a pd reserve above 1:1, but not some other reserves (ie, the cricket).

PD reserves are reinforced - someone else can explain exactly where and how. Other newer reserve designs are also reinforced (Tempo, Smart, Raven Max).

Older reserve designs, like the Cricket, are not reinforced. If you load one over about 1.0 you risk having it "blow up" on you should you have a terminal or faster reserve deployment (think being head down and having your reserve deploy - it's happened).

The best guide for how heavily you can load a particular reserve is the manufacturer's maximum suspended weight.

[PhreeZone 20]

And only newer Tempos are reenforced. Anything older then a 2001 Tempo is not reenforced.

My biggest complaint with the Minicricket (I've got 3 jumps on a Wildfire that was setup as a main) was that the entire product line just has never been updated. They designed the things in the mid 90's and walked away from them. They work, and they are tested but they never went back to improve them or anything.

Plus the toggle range was mushy.

Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery

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[skymama 37]

Just remember that a reserve is your last chance. PD reserves have the best reputation out of all of them. In my humble opinion, if you're trying to cut costs, try and find another way to save money (like on options on a container) and go for the PD. I've had 2 cutaways so far, and was very glad that I had my PD reserve in my bag.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

Ok, PD it is, then.

Hey, another question, would you buy a used reserve with 0 jumps if it was not even 200$ less than a new pd reserve? Is that normal, should you expect a greater discount on used? Would u just go ahead and get the new one?

thanks again!
Angela.

[skybytch 273]

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would you buy a used reserve with 0 jumps if it was not even 200$ less than a new pd reserve?

Depends on how old it is. If it's 10 years old then I'd expect it a bigger difference in price from new. If it's only a few years old then $200 less than new is a reasonable price.

Whether to go ahead and get a new one depends on how much money you have available to spend on a reserve.

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

ok, cool. At least now I know:)

I am not sure how much i'll have to spend. I mean, I could put a couple hundred more out for the reserve if it meant it'd be worth more when I sell it, and that it might be safer. And, well, not sure if saving 150+$ makes it worth the effort of having it shipped for inspection, etc.

thx !
Angela.

[iwasinkheson68 0]

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What makes it ok to load a pd reserve above 1:1, but not some other reserves (ie, the cricket).

If you load one over about 1.0 you risk having it "blow up"

flight concepts: making reserves for people we don't like since 1994?

[mr2mk1g 10]

it's not the reserves age so much as the number of reserve repacks it's had that effects it's value.

[mjosparky 4]

How much it costs now and how much I think it will be worth when I am ready to sell it would not be high on my list of reasons to buy one reserve over another. Just something to think about.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[70sdiver 0]

check around dealer prices can vary by a lot look at skykat they have good prices on the pd reserves

[riggerrob 643]

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Just out of curiousity, tho. Are PD reserves just built that well compared to the rest? Are there any that do compare? What makes it ok to load a pd reserve above 1:1, but not some other reserves (ie, the cricket).

thx again:)
Angela.

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PD reserves are better because they were the first of a new generation of reserves that are the first designed to be loaded more than one pound per square foot (1:1).
Other manufacturers followed suit with similar reinforced reserves with updated airfoils, materials, line trim, etc. : Aerodyne, (Smart), Free Flight (Amigo), Parachutes de France (Techno), PISA (last year of Tempo production, Precision (R-Max), etc.
The simplest way to identify modern reserves is to check for span-wise reinforcing tapes on the bottom skin.

[linestretch 0]

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I've had 2 cutaways so far, and was very glad that I had my PD reserve in my bag.

same here, but a lot more than 2...all were under PD's.....except for those scary tandem reserves.

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