container for big main, bigger reserve

[bsoder 0]

I'm thinking about going with a 230 Silhouette main and a 281 PD reserve. Most of the containers I've seen specs for online seem to be sized for either the same size main and reserve or a smaller reserve. For example, a Vector 358M has a 230 Silhouette and a 218 reserve as the recommended size combination. How do you figure out a container size if the reserve is somewhat bigger? Go to the next size up container?

[skymedic 0]

I have a wings W21-1. sized for a 218 Dash M reserve and a 149 Xfire2 main. talk to Wings they will figure out a way to get what you want. mine was a custom job done in 3 weeks. and it fits great.

marc

[rmsmith 1]

All the gear manufacturers can make this for you, custom order of course. The JumpShack does this very well.

[jceman 1]

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How do you figure out a container size if the reserve is somewhat bigger? Go to the next size up container?

No. When ordering a custom container, simply state what size canopies are going into it and let the manufacturer build to suit.

Mirage, Jump Shack and Wings in particular are very good at this; though I don't know of any manufacturers that can't handle it.

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[councilman24 37]

While you can work this out, I would suggest if you can jump a 230 Silhouette you don't need a 281 reserve. These canopies are not so different in performance to warrent such a disparaty in size. Talk to your local instructors and/or rigger and see if they agree. The 281 is really geared toward the very heaviest of jumpers who couldn't legally jump any of the other reserves with a 254lb max legal limit. If your heavy enough to need the 281 you may need to be on a bigger main.

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Terry Urban
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[bsoder 0]

With my current weight, I would be at about 1.3:1 on that 230. On the 281 reserve, I'd be at about 1:1.

That's no different than someone who uses a 120 as a main and a 143 as a reserve, the variation is the same, I just weigh more. :)

I'm not planning on being on that 230 anytime soon anyway. I was mostly just wondering whether you could get a container sized that way, obviously you can.