This is the original factory mod to the suit, and how the handles worked in that mod. Perhaps doing away with access altogether is the thought in the instance shown in the OP's question.
Or perhaps the designer should re-think the mod entirely. Fixing a bad design with a bad idea is...well...bad. Watch the video, it's showing that the reserve handle mod it is a death trap. A fine example of a "great" idea that just doesn't work and could kill someone.
Beyond this it seems to me like it is modifying TSO'd gear and a great illustration of why this it is illegal for unqualified idiots to do so.
Thank goodness zippers never fail either. I mean, once you find and grab the zipper tab your handle is hidden behind you can trust your life 100% to a zipper opening in a fraction of a second in 120 mph wind with fabric flapping away. Nobody has ever had a zipper jam on them!
AMAZING! Some people are determined to find ways to kill themselves.
Thank goodness zippers never fail either. I mean, once you find and grab the zipper tab your handle is hidden behind you can trust your life 100% to a zipper opening in a fraction of a second in 120 mph wind with fabric flapping away. Nobody has ever had a zipper jam on them!
Do you want to bet your life on that? I have seen jumpsuit zippers jam on several occasions.
Dorbie would never, ever, in a million billion years use sarcasm to make a point. But I just did. As he did. So yes, dorbie is saying the same thing as you, that zippers fail.
(This post was edited by pchapman on Sep 25, 2012, 8:46 PM)
Dorbie would never, ever, in a million billion years use sarcasm to make a point. But I just did. As he did. So yes, dorbie is saying the same thing as you, that zippers fail.
I realized that after I hit the post key. When you have to much of the Goose things appear different. Sorry.
Looks like the guy behind him is holding a dummy M4 Rifle. Pointed right at the other guys face LOL. Regardless of if it's fake or real with no magazine...not supposed to point it at peoples faces Thats how that soldier with the hiccups got shot in the face. His buddy being stupid.
Thank goodness zippers never fail either. I mean, once you find and grab the zipper tab your handle is hidden behind you can trust your life 100% to a zipper opening in a fraction of a second in 120 mph wind with fabric flapping away. Nobody has ever had a zipper jam on them!
Do you want to bet your life on that? I have seen jumpsuit zippers jam on several occasions.
Thank goodness zippers never fail either. I mean, once you find and grab the zipper tab your handle is hidden behind you can trust your life 100% to a zipper opening in a fraction of a second in 120 mph wind with fabric flapping away. Nobody has ever had a zipper jam on them!
Do you want to bet your life on that? I have seen jumpsuit zippers jam on several occasions.
It's all about the marketing necessity of wringing the last hypothetical ounce of performance out of a design. Enclosing as much of the harness as you can reduces drag, but at what cost? Well, you can no longer access you cutaway and reserve handles in an emergency. Not a consideration for a base rig, but bad news for a standard rig. Maybe that suit shouldn't be used out of an airplane with a standard rig.
I would never bet my life on a zipper working quickly.
Thats how that soldier with the hiccups got shot in the face. His buddy being stupid. 
