Reginald 0 #1 February 13, 2006 Vote for my new PD reserve's color! The off the shelf options are White, Yellow or Light Blue (already have one this color). A rigger once told me to get Yellow, as it is easier to inspect the stitching. Any of you riggers have a preference for reserve colors?"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #2 February 13, 2006 Anything but white. It's a pain in the ass when everything matches the fabric. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #3 February 13, 2006 A whole lot better if the thread doesn't match the fabric. Couldn't care less about the lines matching.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #4 February 13, 2006 That too. Mine is white, but I think the stitching was grey thread, so it wasn't too bad the last time I packed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #5 February 13, 2006 I've heard white packs up smaller as the fabric is not full of dye. I find light blue to be the most comfortable on the eyes during inspections, but white is not that bad either. I can't stand staring at bright colors that long...gives me a headache.Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #6 February 13, 2006 QuoteAnything but white. It's a pain in the ass when everything matches the fabric. Well... one good thing about white reserves... UV damage shows up a lot better / is easier to see during inspection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybeergodd 0 #7 February 13, 2006 any contrasting color make inspection easier....My DZO and rigging mentor always said to get as bright a reserve as possible so everyone knows there is a reserve out and they all start watching the sky for the freebag and main.....now with your color choices I'd have to say Yellow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #8 February 13, 2006 White or yellow, I say. I dislike that baby-blue color. And, just what we all need up in the blue sky: a sky blue reserve. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #9 February 13, 2006 QuoteI've heard white packs up smaller as the fabric is not full of dye. I find light blue to be the most comfortable on the eyes during inspections, but white is not that bad either. I can't stand staring at bright colors that long...gives me a headache. Dude, Miami.... Am I the only one reading this thread right now that knows you? My friends who came to the DZ still remember you as the nuclear powered day-glow yellow guy with the super small canopy who swooped them... But, if I say "the guy who swooped ya" they will say, "Who?"... If I say the guy in yellow, they go, "Oh... Miami!" So either you have some serious sarcasm, or you never have to look at yourself in a mirror with your gear on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #10 February 13, 2006 Haha, I thought about that after I posted it. I suppose if I had to look at myself all day though I would probably give myself a headache!Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 18 #11 February 13, 2006 White, with red stiching. It makes things easier for your rigger. Does for me anyway......"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #12 February 13, 2006 Anything but black! I had a customer, who had a solid black reserve. I think, that was the most difficult canopy to inspect. Except for the stitching... it was white. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #13 February 14, 2006 I voted yellow - on the highway they are the easiest vehicles to see, and they show up quite well against a blue background. My personal reserve is yellow, and we just changed from white to yellow at work as well. I have heard for years and years that white reserves and have asked manufacturers that question as well. I have been told that they have never seen evidence to support it. I am not a fabric worker, but I don't think that the natural fibers of 0-3 cfm material are pure white. I believe they have to be dyed white, which means the dye would create as much pack volume as one that is dyed any other color. Maybe some of the more seasoned riggers that are plugged into the textile industry more than I can chime in on this. I always advise people to steer away from dark colors. As stated in earlier posts, they are hard to work on. Black is bad, but the worst I have ever worked on was woodland camouflage on an old Pioneer HAPS main canopy. That was a pain in the ass!Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #14 February 14, 2006 anything but white.....Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #15 February 14, 2006 Quoteanything but white..... Why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #16 February 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteanything but white..... Why? inspecting white thread on white fabric is a royal pain. contrasting colors (red/grey thread on white fabric or white thread on any other color fabric) make it soooo much easier to inspect the stitching.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 54 #17 February 14, 2006 Quote...the dye would create as much pack volume as one that is dyed any other color. Maybe some of the more seasoned riggers that are plugged into the textile industry more than I can chime in on this. Here is the "Does canopy COLOR influence/increase pack volume?" thread: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=885302#885302 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RMURRAY 1 #18 February 14, 2006 I wouldn't care. what does it matter? rm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Reginald 0 #19 February 19, 2006 QuoteI wouldn't care. what does it matter? rm Well, my rigger says that it is easiest for him to inspect a yellow reserve. So with the vote above and on his recomendation I'm going with yellow. Does it matter? Not much but hey I had to choose one of the three colors. ;-)"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites phoenixlpr 0 #20 February 19, 2006 I have a deep purple. None has recognized the situation when I used for the first time, none were tracking my freebag/RPC, main..... I've seen some of the manufacturers has successfully implemented Ford's guide-a car can have any color as long as it is black- for reserve coloring with white. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites justinb138 0 #21 February 20, 2006 I still think you should have ordered a pink one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Reginald 0 #22 February 20, 2006 QuoteI still think you should have ordered a pink one. Hey Justin, unlike you I don't plan on using mine a lot! I'll try the main first on most jumps. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites justinb138 0 #23 February 20, 2006 Mains are overrated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nate_1979 9 #24 February 22, 2006 Anything not the color of your main Right now my main and reserve are almost identical, both white, the reserve is just a bit cleaner with only 2 jumps... My new container does have a red one in it though, and I should be jumping that shortly. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites hookitt 0 #25 February 22, 2006 Quote...My new container does have a red one in it though, and I should be jumping that shortly. You seem pretty happy about jumping your new red reserve.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
RMURRAY 1 #18 February 14, 2006 I wouldn't care. what does it matter? rm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #19 February 19, 2006 QuoteI wouldn't care. what does it matter? rm Well, my rigger says that it is easiest for him to inspect a yellow reserve. So with the vote above and on his recomendation I'm going with yellow. Does it matter? Not much but hey I had to choose one of the three colors. ;-)"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #20 February 19, 2006 I have a deep purple. None has recognized the situation when I used for the first time, none were tracking my freebag/RPC, main..... I've seen some of the manufacturers has successfully implemented Ford's guide-a car can have any color as long as it is black- for reserve coloring with white. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #21 February 20, 2006 I still think you should have ordered a pink one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #22 February 20, 2006 QuoteI still think you should have ordered a pink one. Hey Justin, unlike you I don't plan on using mine a lot! I'll try the main first on most jumps. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #23 February 20, 2006 Mains are overrated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #24 February 22, 2006 Anything not the color of your main Right now my main and reserve are almost identical, both white, the reserve is just a bit cleaner with only 2 jumps... My new container does have a red one in it though, and I should be jumping that shortly. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #25 February 22, 2006 Quote...My new container does have a red one in it though, and I should be jumping that shortly. You seem pretty happy about jumping your new red reserve.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites