davidfreefly 0 #1 July 24, 2006 HI FRIENDS, I have received an email from a jumpsuits company in pakistan Anyone knos them?? Some of the pics of the jumpsuits are taked from a German company. Do you think is a serious company??? http://www.jumpswear.com ________________________ DAVID DOVAL www.paracaidismogalicia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #2 July 24, 2006 I get those all of the time. Regardless of weather or not they are a real sew house and the original suit may have been designed by a skydiver.... ....this does not look at all appealing. I also get them for helmets, altis, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidfreefly 0 #3 July 24, 2006 gravitygirl... i dont understand you very well.. you say you have get items from this pakistan company??? ________________________ DAVID DOVAL www.paracaidismogalicia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #4 July 24, 2006 No. I get solicitations from them all the time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidfreefly 0 #5 July 24, 2006 ok. I understand now. I have checked the german site http://www.rainbowsuits.com/ The pakistan site is a bad copy of the German company.... Why people do this??? ________________________ DAVID DOVAL www.paracaidismogalicia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidfreefly 0 #6 July 24, 2006 All pics of suits are from rainbow suits. rainbow suits should denounce these guys ________________________ DAVID DOVAL www.paracaidismogalicia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 July 24, 2006 Yea, i think they are a scam. I mean, they say a freefly suit costs 50GBP...so about 93 bucks. Delivery of 3 - 4 days??? I smell a scam... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
link2334 0 #8 July 24, 2006 I got the same thing last week. I agree, sounds alittle scamish to me too..... ------------------------------------------------ Eat, Drink and Jump for tomorrow we die..... ------------------------------------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregandtanya 0 #9 July 24, 2006 Two of the pictures on the wed site come from RMW jumpsuits web site here in Australia. www.rmwjumpsuits.comIf you don't look up now and again, you will miss what 's coming down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duroejc 0 #10 July 25, 2006 Sid got some- let's see if he chimes in Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmwglenn 0 #11 July 25, 2006 QuoteTwo of the pictures on the wed site come from RMW jumpsuits web site here in Australia. www.rmwjumpsuits.com A pity they didn't credit the photographers as well! Their next step is to contact all the jumpsuit manufacturers to say they have manufacturing facilities and experience and hence can make skydiving suits for them cheaper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #12 July 25, 2006 I wouldn't say scam. Just you get what you pay for. Guess where a good 50% of the new skydiving gloves on the market now are being made.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teason 0 #13 July 25, 2006 Quote Sid got some- let's see if he chimes in I don't believe that was the same company, but it was from the same regionI would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #14 July 25, 2006 QuoteQuote Sid got some- let's see if he chimes in I don't believe that was the same company, but it was from the same region I got some from a different company, but as Tim said, still in the same area of Pakistan. The suits were really well made and I use them mainly for tandem students. In fact I have a couple more on order right now. The company I got mine from was Frexer, and my dealings with them have been really good and professionally conducted (although I seem to have become the owners new e-pen pal). Their website wasn't a rip off (although it was riddled with an amazing number of adjectives) and featured Pakistani models showing the range of suits.Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #15 July 26, 2006 I visited their site and sent them an email requesting pricing information. They kindly responded and are awaiting my response. Is the quality of the suits you've purchased through them such that you believe they will last long enough to make it worth my while to purchase a freefly suit from them?Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #16 July 26, 2006 QuoteI wouldn't say scam. Just you get what you pay for. You pay for what you get where the minimum is set by the costs of materials, labor, shipping, and taxes. I paid my rigger $40 for materials on my last jumpsuit plus about $175 in labor which would have covered a half day's work at his usual rates. The result was better built than a Dakine suit. The average annual income in Pakistan is $2400 a year. Making the math easy by assuming 5 day work weeks with 2 weeks off each year that's $8 a day. So I should be able to have the same suit made by a Pakistani taillor for under $50. Welcome to globalization. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #17 July 26, 2006 QuoteI visited their site and sent them an email requesting pricing information. They kindly responded and are awaiting my response. Is the quality of the suits you've purchased through them such that you believe they will last long enough to make it worth my while to purchase a freefly suit from them? The suits that I got were RW suits (I got these from Frexer not from jumpswear) and are excellent quality. I am using them for my tandem students. I have a couple of Freefly suits coming to use as tandem instructor suits, they are due anyday, if you want to hang on I'll let you know how they are and post a pic for ya! The suits I have so far are all double needle sewn, reinforced butts, overlocked and well made. I paid $35 each for them plus shipping. I'll report on the Freefly suits when they get here..........Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #18 July 27, 2006 Could you please provide contact info from them. I need to get a RW suit that doesn't break my student bank, and I can skid into earth on and not cry when I stain it all up!!!"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #19 July 27, 2006 QuoteThe suits that I got were RW suits (I got these from Frexer not from jumpswear) and are excellent quality. I am using them for my tandem students. I have a couple of Freefly suits coming to use as tandem instructor suits, they are due anyday, if you want to hang on I'll let you know how they are and post a pic for ya! The suits I have so far are all double needle sewn, reinforced butts, overlocked and well made. I paid $35 each for them plus shipping. I'll report on the Freefly suits when they get here.......... Perfect! Thank you! Frexer was quite enthusiastic in their reply to my initial contact, and I don't doubt their integrity or sincerity. I've simply come to rely on first-hand experience with jumpsuits and taking that advice to heart. I look forward to hearing your impressions on the freefly suits.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #20 July 28, 2006 you guys need to travel more....anything out of India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka that involves sewing is most likely legit. They are some bad ass tailors. AND they are cheap. you get what you pay for does NOT apply to tailored goods from SEAsia/Indian subcontinent for the most part. Of course there are scams, but when it comes to anything sewn, you are pretty much okay. Cambodia is the exception - as much as I love the country, everything I bought there has fallen apart, including the books.... As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hayfield 0 #21 July 28, 2006 How much did shipping cost? From Pakistan has got to be expensive, 70 bucks or so?"Remember the First Commandment: Don't Fuck Up!" -Crusty Old Pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #22 July 28, 2006 QuoteHow much did shipping cost? From Pakistan has got to be expensive, 70 bucks or so? $50 for 4 suits crammed into a small box and covered with that woven nylon netting. Everything shipped by mail.Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie 0 #23 July 28, 2006 Do you think it may be possible that the suits made in these countries are built using child labour??? Just a Thought Cookie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirrz 0 #24 July 28, 2006 QuoteDo you think it may be possible that the suits made in these countries are built using child labour??? Just a Thought Cookie No. I live in Thailand (equally 3rd world) and have an Indian background (so have frequented as a native India & Pakistan a lot), it's not child labour... it's just cheap because there is an over supply of labour in these countries and so the "skill" that earns heaps of money in Western countries isn't very valuable there because everyone can/ is willing to do it. It's the same reason why everything is made in China these days.. over supply of labour = cheap labour = low cost of good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #25 July 28, 2006 QuoteDo you think it may be possible that the suits made in these countries are built using child labour??? Just a Thought Cookie Hey - if it's good enough for Kathie Lee Gifford, it's good enough for me....... actually I told the owner that I was probably traveling to India later this year and he asked me to come visit his production facility in Pakistan. I doubt he'd do that if he was running a child sweatshop, although I did let slip I can sew a little, maybe he just wants to handcuff me to a sewing machinePete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
