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I looked on skydive store and they require you to have a min purchase of 25 bux. I don't want 2 and I don't want to buy something I dont need. Any better ideas or other online stores? Thanks!



just use a "pull up" like most everyone else???

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I bought one, then promtly lost it. I tended to lose my pull up cords after each use too. :S

One of the PD guys in Deland heard my complaining about how my pullups dissapeared so quick, and gave me a handfull of them. That was last year, I have yet to lose one since. :ph34r:

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I looked on skydive store and they require you to have a min purchase of 25 bux. I don't want 2 and I don't want to buy something I dont need. Any better ideas or other online stores? Thanks!



Learn to apply mechanical advantage and you won't need a tool.

It takes less time to pack without the tool since you don't have to thread the end through the loop (especially if the loop is too tight), and easier to fit the closing pin in a tight loop when you have the bulk of a regular tape pull-up cord in there than a thin piece of spectra. Loosing a regular pull up cord means some one will definitely loan you a spare, and many DZs/skydiving stores will give you a few for the road. Regular pull up cords are also small enough to stuff in your reserve data card pocket so you're guaranteed to have one if you land out regardless of what jump suit you're wearing (some people hang the tool around their neck, but with an 800 pound tensile strength that doesn't seem like a good idea).

It might save wear and tear on your hands if you're cranking out 10+ pack jobs a day, but I'm guessing that's not the case here.

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