avalon skydiving equipment container

[Garrythegoat 0]

Hello,
does any one jump an Avalon container? or know of any reviews?
Thank you
Garry.
http://www.avalonskydive.com/site/avalon-sport

[Deyan 31]

They don't have an FAA TSO, so if you are US resident, you can't jump it.
I'm not gonna comment about the gear itself.

"My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

[riggerrob 558]

I just repacked an Avalon Accuracy rig.
Materials are as good or slightly better than American-made rigs.
Quality of stitching is almost as good. The only wrinkles are on binding tape of difficult curves on the leg pads.
Design quality is high, but APS Bulgaria did not slavishly copy an American-made rig. For example, the reserve bottom flap is unique.
APS did all the drop-tests required for an FAA TSO but concluded that FAA paperwork was prohibitively expensive.
The manual is well-illustrated and easy to read in English.
Overall, Avalon quality matches American-made rigs, but the purchase price is significantly less.

[Garrythegoat 0]

ah k thanks for the reply yeah the price differnce is crazy. I will be jumping in the usa at some point so went for an Icon.

[JerryBaumchen 1,046]

Hi Rob,

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Materials are as good or slightly better than American-made rigs.

Are they using different materials than US-made rigs?

Jerry Baumchen

[riggerrob 558]

JerryBaumchen

Hi Rob,

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Materials are as good or slightly better than American-made rigs.

Are they using different materials than US-made rigs?

Jerry Baumchen

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For the most part, Avalon materials are the same MIL SPEC/PIA SPEC materials as American-made rigs. APS Bulgaria use top-grade 1000 denier Cordura. A few tapes are herringbone/chevron weave, tougher than the ribbon weave tapes used on American-made rigs.