wings W 13-1 for 150main

[handyploy 0]

hi i've bought a wings w 13-1 thats supposed to fit a 150sq/ft canopy though it's very thight.
once the bag is in the harness, i'm almost unable to
put a quarter loop to place the lines against the bottom of the harness. 2/3 is used by a swift 5-cell(size unknown) so that leaves a small space for my main canopy(pilot 150 aerodyne).
Sizing chart for wings proves this is a correct size.
Does anyone has tips for that problem or is it just a problem due to new material that has to strech?

[tobi778 0]

I cram a Vengeance 120 in a Wings W-7. It's tight but with careful packing it fits. Oh, I too am unable to rotate the bag, so I just leave it grommet up, no biggie.

My rig seems a little easier to close now when it has ~100 jumps on it than when it was new, can't say if its because fabric streach though.

[mr2mk1g 10]

the instructions for packing wings are clear that you can leave the D-bag grommet up when packing if you like.

FIND OUT THE SIZE OF YOUR RESERVE!!
I would never jump any piece of kit without knowing exactly what size of canopies I am jumping (and a hell of a lot else about it too for that matter.)

You're a little unclear as to where the size prob is... it seems as though you are worried about the length of lines you have left over after making you D-bag stows.

If this is the case and you find there is not enough line left over simply leave out the last stow on the D-bag. (Get another packer to confirm you can with your kit - dont just take my word for it.) So long as the mouth stows are made on the D-bag, the rest are just there to keep the lines tidy and dont change anything about how the canopy deploys.

[AggieDave 6]

I have a Wings W-13 with a PDr 176 and a Heatwave 170 in it. I've put 150s in it, no problem. I'm not sure what the varation of the W-13-1 is, though.

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[bkdice 0]

At my DZ, 4 people, including myself, have bought brand new Wings in the last 2 months. We are all happy with our containers, but all of them are sized a little small. We all gave specs of the canopies we wanted to put into our new containers, and it was still a very tight fit. I have 3 jumps on my new container, and packing it has been a nightmare. However, it seems that for the others who have had theirs for 20-60 jumps, the packing gets a bit easier once the material breaks in.

[sammer 0]

I just got a new W-13 that was sized to fit my Hornet 190 main and PD176R. It is REALLY tight...but that's what I wanted.

I'm not sure what the -1 part of the container size designation is, but it seems odd that it would be tight for a Pilot 150. I don't have any problem rotating the bag in mine.

You should probably find out what kind of reserve you have and give Sunrise Rigging a call.

-Sam

[kitof1976 0]

It seems really odd that you have a problem fiting your 150 main in a W13-1 because I have a W9 and I fit a triathlon 150 in mine with not that much troubles. I also have a 150 reserve in it also.Sure it's a bit of a tight fit but it manageable. It became easier to pack after a few dozen jumps though.

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[Chrisky 0]

Just got my new one this weekend, W8-Ext with a Paratec Faqtor 120. I packed the main coming straight from the other d-bag, so there wasn't a lot of air in it and i still had to really work it...
But that was the very f.. ahem, pre-second packjob on that D-bag..
Most of the stuff was still quite stiff and will take a few jumps to break in for sure. Apart from that, Great piece of equipment!

And btw, nice pic bkdice!

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[jrpayne 0]

Try psycho packing, I used to pack a airlocked 150 into my W-10-1. It got a little easier as the container got more broken in.

[mr2mk1g 10]

HHAHAHAHA, you have NOOO issues. I just put my 190 into my W13 several times last night.

Looks like I will be buying that 170 I demoed at the weekend.

[plankton 0]

I have pilot 150 packed in Wings w13 and I think that it is a little loose. I would prefer to have W13-1 for the canopy. As I remember that Sinrise site had information that w13 is sized for ZP170 and w13-1 for ZP150.