Alex92 0 #1 May 13, 2008 Hello, What are chest rings? Thanks for your help. Happy skydiving!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jsaxton 0 #2 May 13, 2008 Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites smooth 0 #3 May 13, 2008 They're like nipple rings - only bigger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Alex92 0 #4 May 13, 2008 Whats the idea behind them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #5 May 13, 2008 Quote They're like nipple rings - only bigger. *groans at REALLY bad joke* *smacks smooth around with a large dead fish*Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #6 May 13, 2008 QuoteWhats the idea behind them? It moves a little easier with you and can be more comfortable.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpbum 0 #7 May 14, 2008 Could be rings that you would attach a Chest Type Reserve to. Older guys know what those are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #8 May 14, 2008 Quote Could be rings that you would attach a Chest Type Reserve to. Older guys know what those are. ..... mostly they were called "d-rings", cause of their shape.... could chest rings refer to the main ring component of the 3 ring circus.??? ( that's what the 3 ring release was called when it first arrived on the gear scene...the chest ring would be the biggest rings, on the harness, near the chest,,, and the two smaller rings, are on the risers.. or not...jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites phoenixlpr 0 #9 May 14, 2008 QuoteIt moves a little easier with you and can be more comfortable. And the harness can move around you easier. I've read about a case when someone got serious trouble to deploy reserve from a twisted harness.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #10 May 14, 2008 QuoteQuoteIt moves a little easier with you and can be more comfortable. And the harness can move around you easier. I've read about a case when someone got serious trouble to deploy reserve from a twisted harness.... I'd certainly like to read that, if you still have the site marked. I can't see any way it could get twisted simply from having chest rings, unless the chest strap was so loose that it would have happened without the rings. (This, of course, excludes the possibility of inattention and having a twist in the harness when it was donned)Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ZigZagMarquis 8 #11 May 15, 2008 Quote Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. ummmm... unless you're talking gutt-gear, then chest rings would be where your reserve risers hook up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #12 May 15, 2008 Quote Quote Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. ummmm... unless you're talking gutt-gear, then chest rings would be where your reserve risers hook up. Never heard of Mirage's unisyn harness? How about RI's multi-flex harness on the Talon and Voodoo? Maybe you've heard of the Javelin? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ZigZagMarquis 8 #13 May 15, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. ummmm... unless you're talking gutt-gear, then chest rings would be where your reserve risers hook up. Never heard of Mirage's unisyn harness? How about RI's multi-flex harness on the Talon and Voodoo? Maybe you've heard of the Javelin? Yeah, I kinda remember some of that stuff from rigging school, but its been awhile... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #14 May 15, 2008 Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 2,380 #15 May 15, 2008 >I'd certainly like to read that, if you still have the site marked. Rick Horn, cutaway from a spinning Stiletto. He could not find his reserve handle. Fortunately he had an RSL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #16 May 15, 2008 Quote>I'd certainly like to read that, if you still have the site marked. Rick Horn, cutaway from a spinning Stiletto. He could not find his reserve handle. Fortunately he had an RSL. Thanks, Bill - I'll search for it. Was this proven to be harness distortion due to chest rings, as the other poster implied?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 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. 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jsaxton 0 #2 May 13, 2008 Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smooth 0 #3 May 13, 2008 They're like nipple rings - only bigger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex92 0 #4 May 13, 2008 Whats the idea behind them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 May 13, 2008 Quote They're like nipple rings - only bigger. *groans at REALLY bad joke* *smacks smooth around with a large dead fish*Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #6 May 13, 2008 QuoteWhats the idea behind them? It moves a little easier with you and can be more comfortable.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpbum 0 #7 May 14, 2008 Could be rings that you would attach a Chest Type Reserve to. Older guys know what those are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #8 May 14, 2008 Quote Could be rings that you would attach a Chest Type Reserve to. Older guys know what those are. ..... mostly they were called "d-rings", cause of their shape.... could chest rings refer to the main ring component of the 3 ring circus.??? ( that's what the 3 ring release was called when it first arrived on the gear scene...the chest ring would be the biggest rings, on the harness, near the chest,,, and the two smaller rings, are on the risers.. or not...jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #9 May 14, 2008 QuoteIt moves a little easier with you and can be more comfortable. And the harness can move around you easier. I've read about a case when someone got serious trouble to deploy reserve from a twisted harness.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #10 May 14, 2008 QuoteQuoteIt moves a little easier with you and can be more comfortable. And the harness can move around you easier. I've read about a case when someone got serious trouble to deploy reserve from a twisted harness.... I'd certainly like to read that, if you still have the site marked. I can't see any way it could get twisted simply from having chest rings, unless the chest strap was so loose that it would have happened without the rings. (This, of course, excludes the possibility of inattention and having a twist in the harness when it was donned)Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #11 May 15, 2008 Quote Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. ummmm... unless you're talking gutt-gear, then chest rings would be where your reserve risers hook up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #12 May 15, 2008 Quote Quote Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. ummmm... unless you're talking gutt-gear, then chest rings would be where your reserve risers hook up. Never heard of Mirage's unisyn harness? How about RI's multi-flex harness on the Talon and Voodoo? Maybe you've heard of the Javelin? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #13 May 15, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Some rigs have "articulated" chest straps that are sewn around rings that are attached to the main lift web. ummmm... unless you're talking gutt-gear, then chest rings would be where your reserve risers hook up. Never heard of Mirage's unisyn harness? How about RI's multi-flex harness on the Talon and Voodoo? Maybe you've heard of the Javelin? Yeah, I kinda remember some of that stuff from rigging school, but its been awhile... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #14 May 15, 2008 Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,380 #15 May 15, 2008 >I'd certainly like to read that, if you still have the site marked. Rick Horn, cutaway from a spinning Stiletto. He could not find his reserve handle. Fortunately he had an RSL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #16 May 15, 2008 Quote>I'd certainly like to read that, if you still have the site marked. Rick Horn, cutaway from a spinning Stiletto. He could not find his reserve handle. Fortunately he had an RSL. Thanks, Bill - I'll search for it. Was this proven to be harness distortion due to chest rings, as the other poster implied?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
