realwildone2 0 #1 October 17, 2003 I recently received my custom Mirage G4 and had my rigger assemble my main (Spectre 170), reserve-pd 160 and cypres. When I have the rig on with everything tight and adjusted I can reach around put both hands under the BOC, one on each side and move the container up my back about 4 inches before it stops. Is this amount of movement normal with unisyn? My last rig did not have articulated hip and chest rings and i'm wondering if this is a "normal" characteristic of this type of design. I jumped it last weekend and it felt fine in the air. Second question: They built an M3 for me and the "placard" shows a main recommended between 135-150 ZP. The 170 fits(had this on the order form), although tight (I had to lengthen the closing loop by 15mm) and i'm not sure how tight is too tight in the pack tray. Any comments from G4 owners or riggers would be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 0 #2 October 17, 2003 Well i neither own a Mirage nor know about the unisyn mobility, but if you wrote your main on the orderform, they will most likely have checked the packing volume with the manufacturer and sized the container accordingly. Same thing with my new Wings which came last weekend. Thought i could never fit the canopy in the dbag, but eventually it worked. Suppose the stuff takes a while to "settle in".The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grega 0 #3 October 17, 2003 I think you can move any container up your back, whether you have unisyn or not... Mine G4 moves too. About the tight fit. i stuffed 135 in MT (105-120) and i had no problems. Just check that your closing loop is not to tight to open the container. but beware, you can stretch your container if you have bigger canoy than recommended inside. And i wouldn't recommend packing canopy more than one size bigger in a container.That's why they have M4 too."George just lucky i guess!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colintri 0 #4 October 17, 2003 Well, I don't own G4 but you're not alone with the recommended main size for the rig. For instance, I have G3/Unisyn with Spectre 190. It says the recommended Spectre main size for it is 170-150. I brought this new rig from its previous owner (who put only 10 jumps on it!) and he assured me that it would be okay with the current size. Only time will tell if it will stretch which I hope it doesn't happen! As for Unisyn, it is normal for your rig to move around and I'm able to move it up my back too. I didn't answer any of your questions good enough but I'm letting you know that you're not alone with that particular problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
realwildone2 0 #5 October 17, 2003 Thanks for the input. I got an email back from Mirage on the tight fit and they said it should be ok and offers more range when I downsize. Now if it had been a 190 then the deployment may have been affected with an "extremely" tight pack volumn. I guess i'm not use to having some vertical movement of the container. I didn't notice it in freefall at all it felt very comfortable. I noticed it on the ground when I leaned over that it moved up some. My "propacking" technique came from a video Scott Miller of PD sent me and it is very good. I'm able to get the 170 in the M3 fairly easily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
