Sep 13, 2012, 7:05 PM
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Cheap swoop shorts
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Hey all. I have nearly 150 jumps and have aggressively downsized, but only to make the Cessna look big and because I hate packing.
Since I'm already on such a small aggressive canopy, swooping seemed the logical option, so I've been turning lower and longer using the toggles.
It's working out perfect! The big drawback is this: I can't afford awesome swoop pants to get more speed, which left me wondering how many of you are stealing your wife/girlfriends capris (or wearing your own) for swooping?
If I'm not going to pay a canopy coach I sure as hell am not going to pay for swoop pants.
I didn't even think of that. The Gloria Vanderbilt stretchy denim capris I pilfered have a higher Y cut, leaving me dealing with a mooseknuckle conundrum from which there may be no escape.
"Since I'm already on such a small aggressive canopy, swooping seemed the logical option, so I've been turning lower and longer using the toggles." Just wear a hospital gown, that way you can cut out the middle-man.
"Since I'm already on such a small aggressive canopy, swooping seemed the logical option, so I've been turning lower and longer using the toggles." Just wear a hospital gown, that way you can cut out the middle-man.
That sounds reasonable, but I'm looking for something lower drag, that looks like I was poured into and will eventually have to be cut out of with trauma shears.
"Since I'm already on such a small aggressive canopy, swooping seemed the logical option, so I've been turning lower and longer using the toggles." Just wear a hospital gown, that way you can cut out the middle-man.
That sounds reasonable, but I'm looking for something lower drag, that looks like I was poured into and will eventually have to be cut out of with trauma shears.
oh! old school style suit then. Windmiller has a sexy red pleather one. You should definitely go that route too. Except maybe go with sparkly pink or neon yellow.
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Sep 20, 2012, 12:41 PM
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For those of you swooping in Crocs, do you grease them up and if so with what?, and is anyone using boatloads of heavy rhinestones instead of a weight belt?
I feel like my canopy loading is as low as my Bedazzler is underused.
(This post was edited by theplummeter on Oct 15, 2012, 9:07 PM)
Try Rob Kruger, swooprobk@gmail.com or robert.s.kruger@facebook.com. He made swoop shorts for the whole South Africa team in 2008 and 2009, still using the 2009 version. Pants cost ZAR 1000, which is around $1100. Not as fancy as a deepseed version but a rigger can easily fix them when needs be
