puppychicken

I'm also looking into buying my first jump suit and have some questions. I have a little over 100 jumps and most of those have been done without a jumpsuit, mainly because I'm tall and skinny and want to reduce as much drag as possible. I'm been doing mostly belly jumps and tracking so far, but I'm planning to start getting into freeflying soon. I guess my questions are mainly related to whether or not I even need a jumpsuit (other than for safety reasons when landing): - I've noticed that a lot of freeflyers don't even wear jumpsuits. How beneficial is it for a beginner freeflyer to use one? - I'd like to maximize my fall rate when doing the occasional belly jump but don't plan on doing belly often enough to warrant buying a RW suit. Would a tight-fitting FF suit allow me to fall faster than not wearing a suit at all?

Thanks for the input guys. Sorry I haven't gotten around to filling out my profile yet. I'm at 17 jumps so definitely new to the sport. I'll still keep looking for used containers but may spring for the Wings if I don't find anything I like in the next couple weeks.

I tried searching and didn't see anything that really addressed my issue so hopefully somebody can offer some insight here. I'm thinking about getting a new stock Wings container for 40% off retail for my first rig. It would end up being about $1700 after all the options I want. I've been looking for used gear for the past month or so, and so far it seems like I have two options: sacrifice things that I want OR pay close to new prices for a used rig with the features I want. These are my main thoughts that I'd like to hear your guys' opinions on: While I'd rather spend less on used gear, I can afford to get parts of my rig new. I'd like to buy something that will keep its resale value fairly well though. Will this 40% discount help with that, or are these sales pretty typical? If I sit around waiting for the perfect used gear to come along, I'll spend a lot of money on rentals. I could easily spend $500 or more on rentals in a month, which could be the difference between a new vs. used container. I'm also not sure if it's worth it to buy a new rig that isn't custom fit. If I buy new, I definitely plan on using the container for the next two or three hundred jumps at least, and I wouldn't want to spend that much on something that doesn't fit almost perfectly. I could also pay $200 more to get one custom made, but the wait time kind of defeats the purpose of getting something soon to cut down on rental costs. Any input on these (and anything I haven't thought of) is appreciated!