Which container do you jump

[packing_jarrett 0]

This is a post that everyone can participate. Which containers do you own.



Edit: post pics if you have them

if this has been done before can you post link please.

Na' Cho' Cheese

[MB38 0]

You missed the non-Odyssey Jav.

I really don't know what I'm talking about.

[grue 1]

To Infinity, and beyooooooooond

cavete terrae.

[aironscott 3]

You also forgot Sigmas.

“God Damn Mountain Dew MotherFuckers!”

[packing_jarrett 0]

DUDE! PLEASE! I didn't forget anything. Actually I did forget regular Javelins. I'm not including tandem rigs. If you want I have the OTHER option. I can't change the options so moderators if you can, add javelin in there. please

Na' Cho' Cheese

[lguard8 0]

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[IanHarrop 37]

I had to reply Other

My Harness/Container http://www.dropzone.com/gear/Detailed/84.html

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"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[faulknerwn 36]

6 Racers :-)

[kaerodyne 0]

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Nice choice on your rig

[DrewEckhardt 0]

2 Reflex R335s
1 Javelin J7

[teason 0]

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6 Racers :-)

Ooooh, I tied you!

oh wait, my tandems don't count do they

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

[Miami 0]

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6 Racers :-)

Ooooh, I tied you!

oh wait, my tandems don't count do they

I'm at 4 racers right now, and probably ordering my 5th soon!

Miami

[countzero 7]

don't own a rig yet. jumping the dz's student gear javelin. i'll most likely be going used for my first rig next spring. when i do buy a new one it will be a firebird (or maybe a voodoo).

diamonds are a dawgs best friend

[peckerhead 0]

Other.....many times!


I currently own two Eclipses, a Talon, and an Infinity.

INMHO the Eclipse was/is the most comfortable rig ever made. I have jumped Racers, Vectors, Javelins, Dolphins, Corsairs (my second favorite) Strong, Handbury, Northern lites (the original Infinity) and several others I can't remember.

Back in the day you could not beat the Corsair for comfort and reserve deployment. Sniff.... I wish I would have kept that one.....

Since they don't make Eclipses any more my vote would go to Infinity as the best now. My Talon is an old one from the 80's that I only use for CRW. Who cares if the flaps come open?

Racers have not changed much in 20 years. Still rigger un-friendly and basically annoying. Friends don't let friends jump racers.

[packing_jarrett 0]

HA! we have a corsair for sale $375. Its pretty crappy, and I can't put it around my shoulders its so uncomfortable.

As for others I'm going to have to order a new power racer farely soon and use my other racer for just my wingsuit.

Na' Cho' Cheese

[peckerhead 0]

What do you know, You are only 15. Besides that your dad has poisoned your mind.

The corsair was SWEET! You must have one that does not fit!

Show me some pics, maybe I will buy it!

[RMURRAY 1]

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Racers have not changed much in 20 years. Still rigger un-friendly and basically annoying.

ok so you love your infinity - that is fine. but this statement this is complete bullshit. Jumpshack have 3 models to pick from, the newest (2k3) is a bulletproof freefly rig. I will only ever jump a Racer - unmatched comfort, reserve pin protection. minimalist design - four flaps for reserve, four flaps for main.

rm

[faulknerwn 36]

I'll agree about the Corsair! For various reasons, I ended up jumping one for a week during the Women's CRW record back in '97. For a horribly ugly looking rig, it was amazingly comfortable!

W

[packing_jarrett 0]

Ah they don't have 4 flaps anymore. We're were packing the 2k3 style and it has 5 flaps. Like 2 bottom flaps. It seems worthless imo. It worked just fine with the 4 flaps.

Na' Cho' Cheese

[peckerhead 0]

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ok so you love your infinity - that is fine. but this statement this is complete bullshit. Jumpshack have 3 models to pick from, the newest (2k3) is a bulletproof freefly rig. I will only ever jump a Racer - unmatched comfort, reserve pin protection. minimalist design - four flaps for reserve, four flaps for main.

rm

That is your opinion. They may be great to jump but they are a pain in the ass to to pack. Minimalist design? You have got to be kidding. Easily the most complicated reserve container ever made. 4 flaps on the reserve? You might want to re-check that.

[teason 0]

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That is your opinion. They may be great to jump but they are a pain in the ass to to pack. Minimalist design? You have got to be kidding. Easily the most complicated reserve container ever made. 4 flaps on the reserve? You might want to re-check that.

The easiest to repack ..... if you know how

Mwa ha ha ha! We're gonna turn this into one of those thread.

Seriously, If you can say they are rigger unfriendly like it's fact, then I can claim it's the most rigger freindly like it's fact.

Probably the most frustrating thing about having a Racer is having people talking shit about them.

Racers are a good system. If you know how to pack them they are the easiest.

But then again, I built my 2k3 and my Tandem, what would I know.

By the way, my elite has 4 reserve flaps while my 2k3 has a fith that makes up the top of the shield. I think getting rid of the first bottom flap would put too much strain on the shield, but you'd have to ask Tim Web about that one.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.

[ripcord4 0]

MC-4

[riggermick 6]

minimalist design - four flaps for reserve, four flaps for main.
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Minimalist design? You have got to be kidding. Easily the most complicated reserve container ever made.
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I don't know about the newest model Racer, but I can speak from volumes of experience building Racer knockoffs (in England in the 80's), my own "private" stash of "racers" made over the years and the much more complicated Reflex that I designed and built. Those Racers are "minimilist" design rigs. They are the simplest quickest and least expensive H/C to produce, that's one reason the were copied so extensivly. The parts count for the Racer is about 1/4 of the pieces needed for the Vector.

I'm not trying to diminish the Racer here, hell I have thousands of jumps on them, the're the reason I designed the Reflex (love the pop top), but from a production point of view they really are the easiest and quickest to get out the door. So yes they are minimilist rigs.

Mick.

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Racers have not changed much in 20 years. Still rigger un-friendly and basically annoying. Friends don't let friends jump racers.

Not a correct statement about the Jump Shack Racer. Here are some facts.

Teflon cutaway cables: maintenance-free (who really remembers to oil their yellow Lolon cables once a month?)

Extendable, non-compressible cutaway housings to resist compression (and the loop being pulled up into the housing), during a difficult cutaway (caused by un-oiled cables or out-of-tolerance 3-rings or spinning malfunctions that result in excessive loop load as the rings themselves twist and side-load)

Speed bag to prevent line dump and parachute failures

Ergonomically shaped ripcord handle, which reduces the force necessary to pull

The most protected ripcord pins in the world (they're against your back).

The fastest reserve deployment WITH or WITHOUT rsl. The Skyhook is only as fast as the Racer has always been. The Racer produces 2 second reserve deployments even at low speed without an rsl. Remember, rsl's are not appropriate for everyone (i.e. camera jumpers, CRW jumpers, users of high performance canopies that will send you tumbling and spinning from a cutaway). The Racer pilot chute has the most drag of any reserve parachute in the industry (tested in NASA wind tunnel). Furthermore, the Racer's 3" wide free bag bridle is probably the only bridle with enough drag to actually extract a bag from it's container. Other’s use 2 " bridles. Still haven't figured out why they haven't made that improvement.

The Racer's harness is stronger yet lighter because Jump Shack uses better material, (Type 13 for the MLW is 7000 lb tensile strength vs. Type 7 which is 6000 lb tensile strength; Type 13 is slightly thicker and makes all the difference in preventing slippage of webbing in the hardware.

Fewer Reserve flaps open wider and more freely after the reserve ripcord is pulled, resulting in quicker bag extraction from container.

And who brought line stows to the center of the bag! Jump Shack again.

I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving.

[Jeffrey 0]

***I don't know about the newest model Racer, but I can speak from volumes of experience building Racer knockoffs (in England in the 80's)

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Really, so did I. Where in England?

Jeff

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