PD STORM PACKING VOLUME

[tofou 0]

Hello

I am about to order a voodoo v2.

A spectre 150 can fit in this rig, but i would like to know if a Storm 150 will fit too???

What about the packing volume of a PD storm by comparison with a PD spectre of the same surface?

[phoenixlpr 0]

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A spectre 150 can fit in this rig, but i would like to know if a Storm 150 will fit too???

Why not? Thats a 7 cell with similar material too.
It packs smaller than a Triathlon 160.

[AggieDave 6]

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PD STORM PACKING VOLUME

CALL THIS NUMBER: 1 386 738 2224

Its a new canopy but PD will have the pack volume and that number will point you right with Voodoo.

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[JerryBaumchen 1,046]

Hi Dave,

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PD will have the pack volume

If you ever get PD to provide a pack volume, let me know & I'll buy you a beer.

JerryBaumchen

[Cloudi 0]

Here's who you should contact: http://www.rigginginnovations.com/

The makers of the rig will know what canopies will fit in their containers.

PD provides canopies to h/c manufacturers for sizing purposes at no charge.

If you're not sure why, please read this article from the PD website: Pack Volume: The Untold Story.

Kim
Watch as I attempt, with no slight of hand, to apply logic and reason.

[DSE 3]

Call Kit at RI. She'll tell you the straight story. I've got Voodoo with Storm 150 coming as well. It's not a problem. Call Kit.

[sdctlc 0]

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Call Kit at RI. She'll tell you the straight story. I've got Voodoo with Storm 150 coming as well. It's not a problem. Call Kit.

Spot, why did you go with the Storm? Just curious as I was thinking about trying one out soon..

Scott

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[LouDiamond 1]

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Call Kit at RI. She'll tell you the straight story. I've got Voodoo with Storm 150 coming as well. It's not a problem. Call Kit.

Spot, why did you go with the Storm? Just curious as I was thinking about trying one out soon..

Scott

Scott, there will be Storm Demos at the Eloy Wingsuit event if you want to give one a try.

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[erdnarob 1]

According Paragear catalog which uses the PIA method for canopy volume evaluation, the Spectre has 370 cubic inches of volume therefore, the Storm should have a comparable volume.

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[DSE 3]

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Call Kit at RI. She'll tell you the straight story. I've got Voodoo with Storm 150 coming as well. It's not a problem. Call Kit.

Spot, why did you go with the Storm? Just curious as I was thinking about trying one out soon..

Scott

Short answer, I really liked it compared to the Pilot, Safire, Crossfire, Sabre 2, and Spectres I've jumped in the same/similar sizes.

Long answer...
After having had 6 different Silhouettes ranging from 230 down to 150, I bought a Sabre 2, don't like how it opens with a lot of weight on my head. The Storm opens more like the Silhouette, not at all like the Spectre (although many claim it opens like a Spectre). It flies more like the Sabre 2, and is very responsive. I've jumped a Storm 170 and 150, wanted to try the 135 at Elsinore but the clouds grounded us for the one day I didn't have committed student jumps. Anyway, Kim sent a 150 out to someone else at our DZ, I really liked it. so went with it. I'm keeping the Sabre 2 as well, but waiting on two Storms to be delivered any day now.

[jumpwally 0]

why did you decide to abandon the silhouettes ? just curious,,,,,

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[DSE 3]

I wanted something with a little flatter glide, faster performance. I still very much love the Silhouettes, and have two with custom logo, etc that I'm keeping for demos.
IMO, the Silhouette is a fantastic canopy for beginning or intermediate jumping. You can get some nice little swoops if you push it, or have very docile landings.

[jumpwally 0]

Gee, i thought i read that the Storm had a steeper glide..now im confused....

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[skydiverek 54]

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The Storm opens more like the Silhouette, not at all like the Spectre (although many claim it opens like a Spectre).

How does it open, then?

[LouDiamond 1]

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The Storm opens more like the Silhouette, not at all like the Spectre (although many claim it opens like a Spectre).

How does it open, then?

This is totally subjective IMO. I have jumped the Silhouette from the 135 sq ft up to the 360 sq ft size(military version) and jumped the Spectre in varying sizes as well. If I had to compare the Storms openings to either of the 2 canopies mentioned I would say that it is similar to the Spectre but that it inflates quicker. Again, this is just my perception/ opinion based on experience.YMMV

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[AggieDave 6]

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I would say that it is similar to the Spectre but that it inflates quicker. Again, this is just my perception/ opinion based on experience.YMMV

I felt like it opened a bit like a Katana. This is in that the canopy has a "high speed" feeling snivel on the top end and you're looking at it waiting for the POP at the end, but the pop never comes and it opens very gently.

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[DSE 3]

I only have a couple jumps on a Katana, but I'd say your description is spot-on. You wait for a "whop" at the end, and it never happens. Silhouette is the same for me (I've got easily 1K jumps on various Silhouettes).

[LouDiamond 1]

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I felt like it opened a bit like a Katana

Dave,I would agree on the softness of the openings but I still found that the Storm 97 and 107 pressurizes faster than the Katana 107. The Katana tends to snivel longer and then quickly inflates, where as the Storm sits you upright softly and is already inflated by the time you look up at it.

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I only have a couple jumps on a Katana, but I'd say your description is spot-on.

You just said a few posts above that it opens like a Silhouette. Which is it?

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[DSE 3]

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I felt like it opened a bit like a Katana

Dave,I would agree on the softness of the openings but I still found that the Storm 97 and 107 pressurizes faster than the Katana 107. The Katana tends to snivel longer and then quickly inflates, where as the Storm sits you upright softly and is already inflated by the time you look up at it.

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I only have a couple jumps on a Katana, but I'd say your description is spot-on.

You just said a few posts above that it opens like a Silhouette. Which is it?

Dave's comment was

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the canopy has a "high speed" feeling snivel on the top end and you're looking at it waiting for the POP at the end, but the pop never comes and it opens very gently.

And in that, I agree with how the Storm opens... I don't have enough jumps on the Katana to feel like I can make any kind of a definitive comment.

[jumpwally 0]

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Gee, i thought i read that the Storm had a steeper glide..now im confused....

Im still confused...

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[Waldschrat 0]

I am willing to buy a new Storm 190 and will stuff that chute in a Atom Millenium 0

Would that fit?

The last chute in this rig was a 190 Electra which packed leanly in. Thats a half ZP, half lopo chute from PdF with 417 cbi (measured after PdF norm!) and 725 spectra lines.

Thanks