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1. Karnage Krew   1 2 3 4

   By Lennie, March 24, 2011
   • 85 replies
   • 11,298 views
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   • justincolebriss
   • June 1, 2011

2. CYPRES vs. VIGIL I do not which one to choose ...   1 2 3 4

   By maLUCo, July 15, 2008
   • 85 replies
   • 7,970 views
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   • jurgencamps
   • July 22, 2008

3. "Who" invented "what" in skydiving?   1 2 3 4

   By Deyan, December 1, 2014
   • 84 replies
   • 18,374 views
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   • riggerrob
   • February 27, 2015

4. Clean cutaway Cables Every 30-days?   1 2 3 4

   By Hooknswoop, October 13, 2005
   • 84 replies
   • 4,384 views
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   • selwynj
   • October 21, 2005

5. Wearing Vibram Five Fingers while Skydiving?   1 2 3 4

   By hokierower, March 2, 2011
   • 83 replies
   • 11,549 views
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   • danielcroft
   • May 16, 2011

6. Are "good" pins good enough?   1 2 3 4

   By sundevil777, July 18, 2003
   • 83 replies
   • 12,343 views
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   • df8m1
   • April 4, 2015

7. Cookie G3 Cutaway System   1 2 3 4

   By cobar, April 9, 2013
   • 82 replies
   • 40,775 views
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   • chips26
   • May 9, 2016

8. 2-Stow Bag   1 2 3 4

   By Hooknswoop, August 9, 2009
   • 82 replies
   • 15,740 views
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   • hookitt
   • May 17, 2010

9. Sabre 2 opening   1 2 3 4

   By koune, August 6, 2003
   • 82 replies
   • 5,943 views
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   • mustard
   • February 29, 2004

10. AAD: cypres vs. vigil   1 2 3 4

    By wee, November 7, 2004
    • 82 replies
    • 13,225 views
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    • Twinflower
    • December 6, 2009

11. why do you NOT jump a pullout?   1 2 3 4

    By Newbie, March 18, 2005
    • 82 replies
    • 3,762 views
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    • JumpRu
    • March 28, 2005

12. Wing loading for first rig   1 2 3 4

    By totalwreck, March 6, 2002
    • 81 replies
    • 7,556 views
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    • Engovatov
    • March 12, 2002

13. Blind Faith   1 2 3 4

    By cobaltdan, May 3, 2002
    • 81 replies
    • 9,234 views
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    • freeflir29
    • May 14, 2002

14. Riggers, picture this!!!   1 2 3 4

    By marinho, August 15, 2006
    • 81 replies
    • 14,605 views
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    • JPDECHENE
    • August 22, 2006

15. Buying a Wings container... Opinions please...   1 2 3 4

    By rhino, February 25, 2003
    • 81 replies
    • 6,545 views
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    • AggieDave
    • March 18, 2003

16. Who should pay for SB's?   1 2 3 4

    By Hooknswoop, January 16, 2005
    • 80 replies
    • 4,691 views
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    • mjosparky
    • January 23, 2005

17. Argus failure - Gold Goast MS - USA   1 2 3 4

    By PhreeZone, August 9, 2011
    • 80 replies
    • 7,723 views
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    • USPA
    • August 17, 2011

18. Pull-out PC   1 2 3 4

    By Airviking, November 18, 2010
    • 79 replies
    • 6,696 views
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    • mjosparky
    • December 7, 2010

19. skydiving with ipod's?   1 2 3 4

    By jephprospect, September 10, 2008
    • 79 replies
    • 11,579 views
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    • Skyper
    • October 2, 2010

20. Uses for an Expired Cypress?   1 2 3 4

    By Zenister, November 3, 2005
    • 78 replies
    • 8,289 views
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    • bob.dino
    • October 23, 2006

21. Wings Reserve Boost vs. Skyhook   1 2 3 4

    By wicodefly, December 29, 2013
    • 78 replies
    • 16,469 views
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    • skytribe
    • January 6, 2014

22. 20 year old reserve   1 2 3 4

    By skygirl1, January 29, 2004
    • 78 replies
    • 4,577 views
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    • sundevil777
    • February 11, 2004

23. Dash M Service Bulletin   1 2 3 4

    By BadDog, December 31, 2001
    • 78 replies
    • 8,369 views
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    • wildblue
    • January 7, 2002

24. Curv, CPX not working very properly   1 2 3 4

    By eric.fradet, February 14, 2022
    • 78 replies
    • 7,817 views
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    • kleggo
    • May 18, 2022

25. Detecting AAD misrouting (Was: Fatality - Zwartberg (Belgium))   1 2 3 4

    By RogerRamjet, December 28, 2006
    • 78 replies
    • 6,750 views
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    • irishrigger
    • January 8, 2007

26. Icarus Canopies after-sale service - be carefully   1 2 3 4

    By AndrzejC, February 18, 2011
    • 78 replies
    • 7,061 views
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    • g2gjump
    • March 12, 2011

27. Question about Racer rigs   1 2 3 4

    By jumpinfarmer, December 3, 2003
    • 77 replies
    • 7,068 views
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    • Hooknswoop
    • December 4, 2003

28. No skyhook option   1 2 3 4

    By r.panfil, October 13, 2011
    • 77 replies
    • 6,836 views
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    • raff
    • December 3, 2011

29. Pilot vs. Sabre2   1 2 3 4

    By helldog, November 11, 2004
    • 77 replies
    • 8,636 views
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    • JeepDiver
    • December 26, 2005

30. Mirage Service Bulletin   1 2 3 4

    By chutingstar, January 10, 2005
    • 77 replies
    • 5,612 views
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    • Hooknswoop
    • February 11, 2005

31. What are these? Canopy Warts?   1 2 3 4

    By JohnRich, November 29, 2004
    • 77 replies
    • 5,830 views
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    • dorbie
    • December 11, 2004

32. Best setup for soft openings   1 2 3 4

    By Braz933, December 3, 2008
    • 76 replies
    • 3,496 views
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    • likestojump
    • December 17, 2008

33. Dealing with "Dealers"?   1 2 3 4

    By SCR10480, September 15, 2003
    • 76 replies
    • 3,493 views
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    • skybytch
    • September 18, 2003

34. Question for Mirage - SB 12-04   1 2 3 4

    By BIGUN, January 15, 2005
    • 76 replies
    • 6,007 views
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    • BIGUN
    • January 20, 2005

35. Tube Stows   1 2 3 4

    By glgflyer, September 22, 2009
    • 76 replies
    • 9,617 views
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    • NWPoul
    • October 1, 2009

36. parchutes des france - wheres my bloody rig   1 2 3 4

    By crashtested, January 5, 2008
    • 76 replies
    • 5,606 views
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    • packing_jarrett
    • May 13, 2008

37. Is this really safe?   1 2 3 4

    By frontloop33, February 22, 2011
    • 76 replies
    • 6,874 views
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    • theonlyski
    • February 27, 2011

38. Wings Reserve PC in tow   1 2 3 4

    By Skydog0223, August 27, 2017
    • 76 replies
    • 17,429 views
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    • Skydog0223
    • October 3, 2017

39. Reserve Spectra Rip Cord   1 2 3 4

    By erdnarob, July 21, 2009
    • 76 replies
    • 16,141 views
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    • g3ninfinite
    • September 15, 2009

40. Skyhook RSL Pictures   1 2 3 4

    By billbooth, February 5, 2003
    • 75 replies
    • 10,020 views
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    • Praetorian
    • March 1, 2004

41. Letter from John Sherman (Jumpshack)   1 2 3 4

    By Unstable, March 25, 2011
    • 75 replies
    • 9,978 views
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    • BigMark
    • May 2, 2013

42. PIA - If you're there - What's new?   1 2 3 4

    By IanHarrop, February 5, 2007
    • 75 replies
    • 11,604 views
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    • billbooth
    • February 16, 2007

43. DIY canopy project   1 2 3 4

    By Tuiske, October 27, 2016
    • 75 replies
    • 20,829 views
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    • Tuiske
    • July 12, 2017

44. Saw my first intentionally damaged rig   1 2 3

    By pchapman, February 26, 2010
    • 74 replies
    • 11,166 views
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    • mcordell
    • March 7, 2010

45. New stuff at the PIA   1 2 3

    By flipper, January 18, 2005
    • 74 replies
    • 10,319 views
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    • lilchief
    • June 15, 2009

46. Main Lines Entangling With Flaps   1 2 3

    By billbooth, March 14, 2006
    • 74 replies
    • 13,626 views
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    • darnknit
    • March 25, 2006

47. Pull our or BOC?   1 2 3

    By ifics, March 23, 2004
    • 74 replies
    • 3,699 views
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    • jumpwally
    • March 30, 2004

48. AAD Fatality Thought   1 2 3

    By df8m1, January 22, 2015
    • 74 replies
    • 13,434 views
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    • df8m1
    • February 18, 2015

49. Reserve not extracting   1 2 3

    By irishrigger, October 26, 2013
    • 74 replies
    • 15,464 views
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    • JohnSherman
    • November 1, 2013

50. What is wrong with people?   1 2 3

    By peckerhead, March 6, 2006
    • 73 replies
    • 4,869 views
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    • masterrig
    • March 8, 2006

51. Found a packing trick   1 2 3

    By adventurechick, August 11, 2006
    • 73 replies
    • 6,811 views
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    • Hooknswoop
    • August 18, 2006

52. Packer quality control?   1 2 3

    By councilman24, April 19, 2007
    • 73 replies
    • 5,994 views
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 3, 2007

53. Curv owners   1 2 3

    By theplummeter, March 26, 2014
    • 73 replies
    • 29,426 views
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    • degeneration
    • April 9, 2019

54. Which Container??   1 2 3

    By Nightingale, January 8, 2004
    • 73 replies
    • 4,709 views
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    • crutch
    • January 13, 2004

55. Neptune or Pro-track   1 2 3

    By Spatula, June 27, 2005
    • 73 replies
    • 9,299 views
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    • popsjumper
    • November 17, 2010

56. New skyball (deploys load if not caught)   1 2 3

    By SurfFlite, November 24, 2002
    • 73 replies
    • 13,880 views
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    • bigway
    • October 25, 2008

57. Full-face helmets   1 2 3

    By yobnoc, July 17, 2019
    • 72 replies
    • 9,707 views
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    • Zahnrad Kopf
    • October 7, 2020

58. Vigil verses Cypress, which would you choose?   1 2 3

    By MikeRMontagne, June 10, 2011
    • 72 replies
    • 18,346 views
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    • Abedy
    • June 14, 2011

59. Aerodyne zpx experience?   1 2 3

    By funfall, June 1, 2009
    • 72 replies
    • 24,584 views
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    • gunsmokex
    • August 31, 2015

60. Could this really happen to/with any other rig (long)   1 2 3

    By feuergnom, January 18, 2005
    • 72 replies
    • 15,142 views
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    • speedy
    • July 24, 2005

61. Thow away a 13 year old cypres? why?   1 2 3

    By huey, January 30, 2006
    • 72 replies
    • 4,043 views
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    • mjosparky
    • February 3, 2006

62. 'D' Bag orientation   1 2 3

    By benpat, April 3, 2009
    • 72 replies
    • 5,437 views
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    • DSE
    • April 10, 2009

63. Open question - main vs reserve size   1 2 3

    By billvon, May 8, 2004
    • 72 replies
    • 5,875 views
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    • riddler
    • May 13, 2004

64. what ya jump?   1 2 3

    By 2shay, April 30, 2007
    • 72 replies
    • 6,476 views
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    • teason
    • May 8, 2007

65. reline a reserve?   1 2 3

    By linestretch, December 7, 2016
    • 72 replies
    • 8,933 views
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    • skytribe
    • December 15, 2016

66. Optimum vs PDR reserve for a sub-par newbie   1 2 3

    By Apollo87, July 9, 2013
    • 72 replies
    • 14,106 views
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    • 3mpire
    • July 13, 2013

67. 1st Canopies   1 2 3

    By GentleTiger, March 1, 2004
    • 71 replies
    • 3,339 views
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    • skybytch
    • March 5, 2004

68. Reply from a recent Vigil tech support query.   1 2 3

    By PiLFy, June 16, 2011
    • 71 replies
    • 5,079 views
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    • Nelyubin
    • June 24, 2011

69. Stretching lineset back to trim   1 2 3

    By EOCS, December 28, 2012
    • 71 replies
    • 11,240 views
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    • jonathan.newman
    • January 3, 2013

70. Were you financially impacted by the Argus Ban?   1 2 3

    By Gravit8, July 4, 2011
    • 71 replies
    • 4,712 views
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    • piisfish
    • July 8, 2011

71. Types of Canopies   1 2 3

    By a97virago, February 13, 2003
    • 71 replies
    • 5,424 views
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    • Squeak
    • February 19, 2003

72. Reverse engineering of gear, making a new copy of old equipment?   1 2 3

    By yuri_base, August 29, 2018
    • 71 replies
    • 8,847 views
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 8, 2018

73. Voodoo, Mirage, or Wings ??????   1 2 3

    By SkyChimp, August 28, 2009
    • 71 replies
    • 5,295 views
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    • spindlee
    • September 14, 2009

74. How would you feel if your rigger smoked dope?   1 2 3

    By Perche61, June 26, 2004
    • 71 replies
    • 4,827 views
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    • tattoojeff
    • July 3, 2004

75. original sabre   1 2 3

    By caspar, May 11, 2005
    • 71 replies
    • 4,167 views
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    • tso-d_chris
    • May 23, 2005

76. Disconnected Skyhook   1 2 3

    By bianuan, January 19, 2008
    • 70 replies
    • 7,885 views
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 23, 2008

77. Vigil???   1 2 3

    By blueskiesbill, May 3, 2009
    • 70 replies
    • 5,571 views
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    • hackish
    • May 26, 2009

78. Reserve characteristics?   1 2 3

    By lyosha, January 15, 2014
    • 70 replies
    • 12,844 views
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    • riggerrob
    • June 20, 2023

79. PC for Mirage/Cobalt Combo?   1 2 3

    By JYorkster, December 19, 2003
    • 70 replies
    • 5,787 views
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    • VectorBoy
    • January 1, 2004

80. What colors did you choose for your canopy & why?   1 2 3

    By mattyblast, December 15, 2005
    • 70 replies
    • 4,989 views
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    • JohanW
    • January 10, 2007

81. I had a malfunction and...   1 2 3

    By marinho, November 17, 2006
    • 69 replies
    • 7,654 views
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • December 18, 2006

82. So many canopies, so little credit line...   1 2 3

    By GrumpySmurf, May 2, 2002
    • 69 replies
    • 4,696 views
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    • skybytch
    • May 7, 2002

83. Now I have to decide between Infinity and Wings   1 2 3

    By badlock, July 17, 2003
    • 69 replies
    • 3,947 views
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    • dgskydive
    • July 25, 2003

84. High-G Auto Cutaway Mechanism   1 2 3

    By rsibbald, May 5, 2005
    • 69 replies
    • 3,570 views
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    • flighty
    • May 20, 2005

85. Vector Reserve Pilot Chute Video   1 2 3

    By billbooth, April 13, 2010
    • 69 replies
    • 13,321 views
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    • pchapman
    • October 29, 2014

86. Holes in a reserve - to patch or not to patch?   1 2 3

    By hackish, January 14, 2008
    • 69 replies
    • 5,745 views
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    • erdnarob
    • June 9, 2008

87. Vigil AAD   1 2 3

    By John4455, December 3, 2003
    • 68 replies
    • 7,132 views
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    • Dave1216
    • December 16, 2003

88. Magnetic Riser Covers   1 2 3

    By gontleman, February 11, 2007
    • 68 replies
    • 20,132 views
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    • diablopilot
    • February 23, 2007

89. FAA ruling on life limits   1 2 3

    By ActionAir, September 28, 2012
    • 68 replies
    • 21,877 views
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    • koppel
    • October 12, 2012

90. THE MIRAGE G4 PROBLEM   1 2 3

    By surfbum5412, March 25, 2009
    • 68 replies
    • 16,079 views
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    • surfbum5412
    • May 28, 2010

91. hard opening help   1 2 3

    By mcordell, November 14, 2013
    • 68 replies
    • 9,954 views
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    • DcloudZ
    • December 17, 2013

92. R.S.L'S do you use one?   1 2 3

    By livenletfly, June 13, 2003
    • 67 replies
    • 7,825 views
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    • sprtdth
    • June 30, 2003

93. What brand canopy do you have?   1 2 3

    By alterego84, January 22, 2007
    • 67 replies
    • 5,119 views
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    • jumpdr
    • February 1, 2007

94. Is it time to work on 1 year repack cycles?   1 2 3

    By bodypilot90, August 22, 2013
    • 67 replies
    • 10,115 views
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    • feuergnom
    • September 2, 2013

95. BAD SELLER FROM ITALY - Ferdinando Villano, Be CAREFUL !!!   1 2 3

    By Paraman, March 5, 2010
    • 67 replies
    • 13,047 views
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    • freeatlast
    • November 26, 2010

96. Anodized hardware   1 2 3

    By AggieDave, March 3, 2003
    • 67 replies
    • 8,437 views
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    • riggermick
    • March 11, 2003

97. New Riggers Please Be Careful   1 2 3

    By sducoach, March 28, 2004
    • 67 replies
    • 4,523 views
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    • masterrig
    • April 2, 2004

98. Jeb's prototype Mirage   1 2 3

    By CazmoDee, August 1, 2012
    • 67 replies
    • 15,010 views
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    • evan85
    • January 5, 2014

99. Icon rigs grounded in Sweden Lifted (See Post #31)   1 2 3

    By GalFisk, December 4, 2012
    • 66 replies
    • 18,975 views
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    • DivingWombat
    • January 29, 2013

100. Good god. The gear industry has gone insane!   1 2 3

     By ChrisL, June 26, 2008
     • 66 replies
     • 5,534 views
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     • slotperfect
     • July 4, 2008