councilman24 37 #1 September 3, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/Stong-Enterprises-26-Security-Backpack-Parachute-/310185888681?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4838850ba9 Obviously containe isn't Stong but I've never seen this one. Doesn't look like security either. This guy thinks a whole lot of his merchandise.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #2 September 3, 2010 An older style Softie? ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
percy 0 #3 September 3, 2010 Security Safety Chute Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,344 #4 September 3, 2010 Hi percy, Not a Security Safety Chute. This came out a number of years after they had been making the Safety Chute. I do not know what they called this one, though. I 'think' that they brought it out to be a less-expensive PEP. I do not have a manual for this rig. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fcajump 164 #5 September 3, 2010 Good f-ing... question. Did he reply back with any usable info? JWAlways remember that some clouds are harder than others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 636 #6 September 4, 2010 That looks like a PEP made by Hank Asquito(sp?) or Jim Handbury, circa 1980. It might contain a 26' Lopo reserve canopy made by Strong or Security, but my gut feeling is that the vendor does not a have a clue what he is trying to sell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zymurdoo 0 #7 September 4, 2010 While I am no expert in "old as dirt" gear values, all of his items seem seriously overpriced. (Unless, of course, you factor in the hysterical value)Blue Skies, Soft Docks and Happy Landings! CWR #23 (It's called CRW, add an e if you like, but I ain't calling it CFS. FU FAI!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,344 #8 September 4, 2010 Hi to myself, Thanks to a PM from 'percy,' Security did make a style like this & called it a Safety Chute. Guess they just liked the name. I still believe that this one is a Security PEP, JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
percy 0 #9 September 5, 2010 I think it's this container Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #10 September 5, 2010 Looks like we have the winning post, here.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #11 September 5, 2010 And here is another one for sale. http://www.parachuteshop.com/item_22807_983_gq_security_model.htm More reasonably priced.I had seen the 850 listed other places but had never seen a photo of one. Also, the photo on ebay confused me for awhile. The chest strap pads looked kind of like the lateral band stuctures on a 350. Now I see they are the chest strap pads. And yes this guy on ebay is drastically overpriced. A sucker born every minute. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NovaTTT 2 #12 September 5, 2010 I had two of these in my loft this season - GQ Safety Chutes. Both were old donkeys. One had been left packed so long the pilot chute barely had enough oomph to stand itself up. Nothing inherently wrong with them - except for being 30 year old orphan rigs that can't be updated. As far as I know, both pilots have new car covers."Even in a world where perfection is unattainable, there's still a difference between excellence and mediocrity." Gary73 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #13 September 5, 2010 Quote That looks like a PEP made by Hank Asquito(sp?) or Jim Handbury, circa 1980. It might contain a 26' Lopo reserve canopy made by Strong or Security, but my gut feeling is that the vendor does not a have a clue what he is trying to sell. I've got a red PEP with a 24' Phantom in it, made in Ca. in 1983 under license from Handbury (~ I believe). I got it for the wife when we were first dating, she had a seat pack in a great lakes which didn't work size wise for her. The PEP hasn't been re-packed in over 20 years, ~gotta couple of Strong rigs now, though the wife hasn't flown any aerobatics in years. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites