Brass grommets - are they still used on main dbags?

[sundevil777 93]

The "keep an eye out" article on  p. 61 of the magazine that showed up today (by Jim Crouch) says that the vast majority of us have brass grommets on the main dbag where bad interaction with rubber bands or tube stows is a real concern.

I had thought they were gone long ago.

 

Edited December 3, 2019 by sundevil777

[riggerrob 558]

Pure brass grommets need a couple of years to badly  interact with rubber bands.

Fortunately, most modern brass grommets are nickel-plated.

[pchapman 261]

Just looking at replacement main bags on skydiving gear sites reminds me that UPT uses brass looking grommets on their main bags, whether full stow or semi-stowless.