Feb 26, 2013, 7:43 AM
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Has anyone purchased a jumpsuit from FreeFall Skydiving in Toronto? I'm looking at their extreme RW suit. I would like to hear a bit of feedback before I buy though. Can't find a lot of info on the company and contact info is only an email.
Feb 26, 2013, 9:15 AM
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The company is run by Chris Kotscha. He's ex military, been a regular at Ontario DZ's in recent years, is a PFF instructor, and has been at SWOOP the last couple seasons. He has also run instructional trips to Florida. So he's pretty active. The inexpensive suits, produced in Pakistan or somewhere, aren't expected to last as long as a top line Tony Suit or anything. I haven't seen the latest ones so can't comment on options or durability, but he has been selling a fair number locally. It looks like he's slowly been building up the complexity of the suits, probably debugging any issues with them, and getting into more complex designs -- eg the advanced and not just basic RW suit, or creating a couple wingsuit designs. Hope that's some useful background.
Feb 26, 2013, 12:31 PM
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Thanks, sounds like I'd get a suit at least. You get worried when there's no telephone number, just an email address. Anyone here own one of his suits. Actual experience with fit, seams, durability, etc would be great info to have. There's nothing here in the gear reviews section. Blue Skies
Feb 26, 2013, 6:06 PM
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Hi everyone,
We have been refining the suits over the last few years and have now started actively advertising as the suits are now very strong and last a long time.
To date we have sold over 800 suits.
I am happy to show samples of the suits to see the quality and design.
Peter is right in that the first suits were make in Pakistan but we put some real money into the company since then and now build a very strong product. The solution: we bought our own factory and have our own staff.
I am always happy to show samples. Fell free to contact us at info@freefalljump.com
Feb 27, 2013, 8:37 AM
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FWIW I've got the classic RW suit, thing fits great, material feels high quality, and it was relatively inexpensive. I even took it for a ride across some asphalt in ZHills and apart from some scuffs on the leg it's held up fine . It's my first suit and I'm pretty happy with it.
Feb 27, 2013, 2:59 PM
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I own both an RW and a 2-peice free-fly suit from FreeFall Skydiving. I'm very happy with both.
The RW suit has about ~160 jumps on it now, and is holding up strong. It's been very durable, and fits well. The booties and grippers are still in great shape. I had the custom colour stitching option put on. The inside pocket is handy. For the price, I would definitely recommend it.
I haven't jumped the freefly suit too much since I've purchased it, but it snaps together nicely. The shorts are great for general jumping / day-to-day activities on the DZ (lots of pockets, secure in freefall). Unfortunately I cannot comment about the suit while free-flying, as I'm an RW flyer. The jacket fits nice, snaps in to the shorts, and the flat grippers are okay.
Not too much negative to say about the suits, especially for the price. It's been put through the washer twice as well, colours are still great(neon-orange on black too). The free-fly grippers could be a bit more firm (RW grippers are great), but that's about all I can think of.
Mar 5, 2013, 11:57 AM
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I have a free fly suit (Euphoria) from FreeFall - it's very well made and has stood up well to the landings where I haven't :-)
I also have an older Bev suit - which i am quite happy with - my suit from FreeFall is certainly equal to the quality of my Bev suit. The zippers are better, the material and stitching are top quality.
I've only put about 60 jumps on it, but it still looks new. It's tough without being bulky or inflexible.
the Bev RW suit is quite tight, and that really only allows me to fall FAST - so when I get to ordering another RW suit, I'll be ordering it from Chris at FreeFall.
Mar 5, 2013, 1:11 PM
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There a ton of these suit here in Canada, they continue to improve in design and durability. The cost point is amazing and you get more then what you pay for. Chris the owner and concept man behind the company wanted to bring quality and a reasonable cost. They hold up as good as any suit. The eveloution of the freefall skydiving suit has been very pleasent to watch. The quality continues to inprove. Chris puts a ton of work into the betterment of his designes, he has a detailed back ground into research and development and understand how to progress design.
Mar 5, 2013, 1:42 PM
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I can say I saw his suits about a month ago, one of our guys bought one he had and made a nice difference in his fall rate. A crash landing by our rookie required more than first aid (for the suit) Chris took it home and is fixing it up. I would say it looked as good or better than others in the market. I will be ordering a couple in the next few weeks. I'd say you can't go wrong......
Mar 6, 2013, 12:07 PM
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Has anyone purchased a jumpsuit from FreeFall Skydiving in Toronto? I'm looking at their extreme RW suit. I would like to hear a bit of feedback before I buy though. Can't find a lot of info on the company and contact info is only an email.
Mar 6, 2013, 12:27 PM
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I have known Chris, the owner of Freefall Skydive, for nearly 2 years. He was one of my initial AFF instuctors, and on ongoing mentor, jumping out of planes. He is ex-military and so am I (the US type). I purchased one of his flight suites about a year ago and have jumped every jump in it since. It is an awesome suite. The price was also better than any price I could find on the internet. The best part was the "personal attention" that I received when purchasing from Chris. He ensured the measurements were exact. When the suite came in, he double checked everything before he gave it to me. Then after a few jumps, he double checked again. He even offered to replace the suite after a few jumps, just in case I found anything wrong, which I did not. I plan to buy more suites from him. The quality is excellent and it fits like a glove. The colors even match my canopy.
Mar 12, 2013, 3:21 PM
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I bought my first jumpsuit from Freefall Skydiving. Chris has a great word-of-mouth reputation of low prices without sacrificing quality and I wasn’t disappointed on either.
I found working with Chris fantastic. He took far more measurements than most companies do, which made all the difference for a great fit (very important for the female skydiver!). The colour even matches my rig perfectly.
I would highly recommend suits by Freefall Skydiving. Hope that helps! Good luck with your suit purchase!
Mar 12, 2013, 7:16 PM
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Keep in mind a lot of these comments are from friends of the suit maker in question .. I have yet to see any "new prototype" suits so I cannot comment on the build quality of the newer stuff.. If you do end up getting a suit let us know how it is.. Keep us posted
Mar 17, 2013, 8:54 PM
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I bought a new suit in Sebastian in February from Chris Mr. Walczak and it's amazing. All the bells and whistles, high quality material and the sales and service Chris provided was unbelievable.
Priced better than anything on the market...
RE friends? I never met him prior to that trip. I can proudly list Chris as a friend now though. That's not only due to his good business practices but also due to the fact that he's one of the good guys, period.
On that note? I wouldn't be surprised if he's added hundreds of friends in his short time in business. i can't say enough good about him or his products. He's won a devotee here that's for certain.
Leaving off all the particulars, his stuff is top notch and priced right and he stands behind his products. As a customer, you can't ask for more.
Blue Skies Chris, I'll get that order in for camera jacket/pants and can't wait for the tracking suit to be completed!
. It's my first suit and I'm pretty happy with it. 
