magnets

[uberchris 0]

im tired of fiddle fucking with my snaps on my wingsuit. im going to build a small pocket with a velcro flap, that i can insert a small round magnet into. im then going to remove my snaps, and sew the pockets into the leg part of my wingsuit, as well as on the webbing on the feet. anyone done this or thought about it?
thoughts?
i know that you must be careful being that magnets will attract metal particles, so it will take extra caution and maintenance to make sure that no weird nails/metal things/scraps collect on my wingsuit.

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[Jbag 0]

id almost say you need a couple magnets per leg depending on the size of the wing. there is a lot of force on them when you are flying under the canopy, it may start to slip off in flight

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[FreeFallFiend 0]

Any concern with the magnets latching onto railings of BASE exits or doors/tailgates during cramped sky exits? Would suck to start your flight with a blown booty.

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[Skwrl 56]

Funny you should mention this...

I have an old Tonysuit S-bird that has a similar design in the booties - basically, you zip the bootie/legs down and there is a magnet that helps hold it shut. No problems with it, although it does tend to accumulate metal crap on the magnet. I've yet to stick to my fellow jumpers or the plane.

I'm in the process of retrofitting something like this on a Phoenix-Fly Ghost3 I got last year, because I've had problems getting the snap of the booties undone under canopy. I'm also adding leg zip extenders for ease of access, for what that's worth...

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[wasatchrider 0]

I have an intrudair pirahna and it has magnets for the leg zippers never had any issues or blown open. Just pull up on the Zipper to undo. its nice

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[aOwl 0]

I like the magnets on my old S-Wing but I reckon you might need to work on your flexibility, bro... ;)

[uberchris 0]

rock on, i was wondering if its doable and it seems like it obviously is. ill post pics when i get r done.

i modified the zippers on my old skyflyer too, for ease of use, but i find stretching daily helps a bit =)

my biggest problem is how weak the snaps are on my P3 right now so im gonna solve that problem with magnets

cheers

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[shveddy 0]

why are you adding the velcro flap when you can just sew it closed?

[nickfrey 0]

On a wingsuit with good zippers (one way locking YKK for example) the snaps at the booties are almost entirely unnecessary. The only time I use them is in crowded planes on the way up and I unsnap them before exit.

As far as to hold the leg wing up, I doubt magnets would hold most modern leg wings up during canopy flight, My aura stays partially inflated and trails nicely behind me and has yet to get in the way on landing. Guess it could be useful walking back to the packing area but snaps aren't difficult to do up once your on the ground.

Just my two cents.

[Skruff 0]

Or, since you're planning to use velcro anyway, just do away with the magnet altogether and hold it up with the velcro strip...