cvfd1399 0 #1 February 11, 2004 I constantly get this from only my right leg strap on opening. Had to crop the pic b/c it's near the no fly zone. The bruise is about the size of 2 quarters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #2 February 11, 2004 I get all sorts of bruises from the leg straps. Some of them look like bowties, some like lines, some like big square bruises, etc. etc.. It's nothing compared to the bruises the ground can give ya. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 February 11, 2004 Yup, used to get those all the time until I bought a rig that fit me correctly. Something you can do in the mean time is to get some seatbelt pads (try Wal-Mart) and put those on the leg straps, it works like a champ.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #4 February 11, 2004 Cool. I just don't understand why it is only one leg that gets bruised. The straps are always even. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helldog 0 #5 February 11, 2004 Used to get them all the time on the student gear. Haven't had one since getting my new gear. Nothing fancy just a dolphin made to fit me. Sooooo much more comfy..... Blue ones Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #6 February 11, 2004 I might be getting a inside deal on some army gear. The competition team is getting sponcered wings rigs with your name on it worth 3700 and they are getting them for 850. I have 2 weeks to decide what I can do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankiebrina 0 #7 February 11, 2004 When I was a student with student rental rigs I used to get them every week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 0 #8 February 11, 2004 *slightly offtopic* A Wings for 3700? H/C alone?? I can hardly imagine you can push a Wings to such a high price without covering every inch in custom embroidery... i have three pieces of custom embroidery, tiedye and all options, and it cost me about 3k straight. And don't even feel my legstraps anymore... Used to get bruises like that on my old container (same manufacturer as your current rig) when i had slammin' openings...The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #9 February 11, 2004 yep, thanksgiving weekend i made four jumps in the big ass student rigs.... i had fist sized bruised that lasted over 2 weeks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivellama 0 #10 February 11, 2004 That's nothing-- the student gear i used to jump had big ugly riser flaps that used to come open all the time in freefall and whack me on my upper arm, at one point producing the lovely picture below. The colors were much more impressive in real life. Edited to add: it was about 3 inches long. My problem with leg strap bruises is that I get them a lot but they never become visible, so I don't even have proof when I complain about them "Perhaps she saw before her a lifetime of walking on the ruined earth and chose instead a single moment in the air." -Carolyn Parkhurst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoadRash 0 #11 February 11, 2004 At one point when I was on AFF, I had 4-inch bruises on my inner thighs. Talk about painful, and since I was in Florida and wearing shorts, everyone kept asking about my sex life..."Like it rough I see..." haha... ~Now I have a brand new rig that fits like a dream...::runs and hugs rig::...ahhhhh...~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Fly the friendly skies...^_^...})ii({...^_~... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #12 February 11, 2004 I even have bruises on my upper arms today from Sunday's dirt-diving, when we were going over the moves or exits without the jumpsuits up. Keep in mind that I am quite small, thin and bruise easily. i always have someone's finger marks on my arms the next day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #13 February 11, 2004 yep, had some like that too... about 2" across... doesn't stop me from jumping!!! bruises heal, eventually. just can't wait for gear that FITS me!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #14 February 11, 2004 Wow you call that a bruise? You big pussy. j/k Those will go away when you get off student gear in the mean time suck it up and jump. blue skies jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanglesOZQld 0 #15 February 11, 2004 Jeez!! Thats a pea! Try being a Tandem master for the first 6 months to a year! Look on it like someone who is used to sitting in a chair all day and then suddenly gets a job where they have to stand all day long. Legs ache like hell for the first two weeks or so but then you get used to it. You legs also toughen up around the legstraps after a while as well. You also fine tune the position and tension of the straps to more suit what is comfortable for you. Don't expect to go from 180km/hr plus to almost nothing and not get the odd bruise though! BSBD! -Mark. "A Scar is just a Tattoo with a story!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #16 February 11, 2004 also its agood idea not to keep anything in your pockets,,even a rolled up pull up cord will leave a mark................smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jas8472 0 #17 February 11, 2004 QuoteI constantly get this from only my right leg strap on opening. Had to crop the pic b/c it's near the no fly zone. The bruise is about the size of 2 quarters. Is that all, when I was doing AFF the student rig didn't fit proberly and I had massive black bruises 3 inches wide all round the inside of my thigh's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #18 February 11, 2004 It already has mains and reserves. I did not find out what else it has yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygirl1 1 #19 February 11, 2004 I am still a student.......and I got them every jump. Sometimes they were so bad I could barely walk after a day of jumping........ When I moved to florida and continued they put me on a vector 220...........and have never had a bruise since................thank god!!!!skygirl1" Mean people SUCK!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #20 February 11, 2004 We need to get the rig companies to reinvent the leg straps like a diaper or something to disperse or displace the shock force. I thought about wearing barefoot wetsuit shorts but have not bought any yet.I'm also worried about keeping things pouched out so they don't get smashed during opening. I think a bra-like chest strap could be a good option for the ladies too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #21 February 11, 2004 QuoteI think a bra-like chest strap could be a good option for the ladies too. okay, jeff... put down the whiskey and back away very slowwwwwwwwly. teeheehee. Pbt! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #22 February 11, 2004 Quote Cool. I just don't understand why it is only one leg that gets bruised. The straps are always even. Are you right-handed? Just a guess, but it may be that during deployment you're leaning more toward the right to absorb the opening shock on the stronger side of your body.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycurlycat 0 #23 February 11, 2004 oh yeah, its normal to get bruises especially if the rig isn't fit right for you. When I was going thru AFF and using the student rigs which had huge leg straps, I would get bruises all over my inner thighs... one other thing, expect to get bruises if you get SLAMMED on your openings. Comes with the sport...PMS #113 PMTS #19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #24 February 11, 2004 The only time my legs get the mysterous brusies is when I jump Eclipse Tandem Harnesses (Strong, Vector, Sigma don't...go figure!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfrese 0 #25 February 11, 2004 Two things: 1) Is the bruise happening near where the friction adapter rests when your legstraps are tight? I have a tendency to occasionally bruise there as well, it just tends to happen when steel and flesh get together. 2) Most people have different size legs, depending on whether you're right or left-handed, what sports you play, and many other factors. I don't know if container manufacturers account for this when making a custom rig (after all, they should have the measurements), but if not, you may actually be over-tightening the straps on that side. I bought my Mirage off the rack a few years ago, and finally had to measure my leg to realize my right upper thigh is almost an inch bigger than my left. I now adjust the legstraps accordingly, and seldom get these bruises.Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
