smokeypete

Since shown this I do it every time... and have amazed that it's not more common practice. Apart from potentially preventing a horseshoe, I like how it effectively can't be done with an uncocked PC (and so can also prevent a PC in tow). Does anyone know of a potential downside?

Would be interested to hear more about that. A knife goes through anything under tension like butter, but without the tension it's a different story. I would therefore expect the first side (or at least the first of the 4 risers) to go quite easily, but with that release of drag/tension (as the now-only half-attached canopy becomes a very long, thin streamer), I expect the other side would be *much* more difficult. And that's aside from any additional loss of stability being added to the mix. And as you say, at that point there's still 2 (maybe 3) risers left to saw through. This shit scares the hell out of me.

Hi there just wondering if anyone has tried to do this and if so what the results were? The I-33 is rated for a 135-150 main and has a reportedly tight fit just for 150. If anyone has indeed managed this, please can you specify what model of canopy it was? Thanks