Jiggs 0 #1 September 23, 2011 Good Afternoon all. Can anyone recommend a good swivel that would be suitable for use for an RDS that is often taken to terminal? Currently I do not use a swivel with either of my rigs but am keen to put one on to save on the seemingly endless untwisting that comes after some jumps. Does anyone have a recomendation on what sort of strength would be required for the swivel to hold up to repeated openings? Where did people get their swivels? Any recommendations on load strength? Did you get it from a fishing shop - or elsewhere? Keen to hear on people's experiences, as at the last comp, a friend of mine used a swivel from a tackle place that bent/broke on his first jump - fortunately he could borrow a PC from another set of gear! Cheers!"Don't blame malice for what stupidity can explain." "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our despair, against our will comes wisdom" - Aeschylus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rem 0 #2 September 23, 2011 don't care about. i re-pack with the lanyard totaly twisted. i only do terminal opening except in comp, and it's fine. when the linyard was too bad, about 100jumps, i change the lanyard. with old line from a complete lineset changing, it's around 0$, 2min. niques tout, chies d'dans... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 369 #3 September 24, 2011 QuoteGood Afternoon all. Can anyone recommend a good swivel that would be suitable for use for an RDS that is often taken to terminal? Currently I do not use a swivel with either of my rigs but am keen to put one on to save on the seemingly endless untwisting that comes after some jumps. Does anyone have a recomendation on what sort of strength would be required for the swivel to hold up to repeated openings? Where did people get their swivels? Any recommendations on load strength? Did you get it from a fishing shop - or elsewhere? Keen to hear on people's experiences, as at the last comp, a friend of mine used a swivel from a tackle place that bent/broke on his first jump - fortunately he could borrow a PC from another set of gear! Cheers! Back in "the day", before collapsable pilot chutes, we used to put an over-sized grommet on our d-bag so it would slide down the bridle and collapse the slider. It worked well, but the heavy bag hanging on the end of the bridle would twirl like a prop. The fix was easy. We used heavy salt water fishing swivels to connect the bridle to the canopy so the bridle wouldn't twist up. http://www.tackledirect.com/samblacbalbe.htmlChuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jiggs 0 #4 September 26, 2011 Perfect - exactly what I was thinking of. Any idea's on what strength it would need to be? What sort of force does a pilot-chute at terminal exert?"Don't blame malice for what stupidity can explain." "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our despair, against our will comes wisdom" - Aeschylus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 369 #5 September 26, 2011 QuotePerfect - exactly what I was thinking of. Any idea's on what strength it would need to be? What sort of force does a pilot-chute at terminal exert? Can't really say, but we were jumping something similar to the swivel in the link provided and never experienced a break.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rem 0 #6 September 26, 2011 upt sell is rds whit the "No.3"? so small, hard to put the line on... PD sell is rds whit the "No.4"? easy.niques tout, chies d'dans... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nt8us 0 #7 September 26, 2011 the # 8 's look exactly like the swivels that para flite use to supply on the old pp-. cloud, and baby para plane.(back in the old ROPES and RINGS days)they would ocassionally fail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #8 September 27, 2011 QuoteQuoteGood Afternoon all. Can anyone recommend a good swivel that would be suitable for use for an RDS that is often taken to terminal? Currently I do not use a swivel with either of my rigs but am keen to put one on to save on the seemingly endless untwisting that comes after some jumps. Does anyone have a recomendation on what sort of strength would be required for the swivel to hold up to repeated openings? Where did people get their swivels? Any recommendations on load strength? Did you get it from a fishing shop - or elsewhere? Keen to hear on people's experiences, as at the last comp, a friend of mine used a swivel from a tackle place that bent/broke on his first jump - fortunately he could borrow a PC from another set of gear! Cheers! Back in "the day", before collapsable pilot chutes, we used to put an over-sized grommet on our d-bag so it would slide down the bridle and collapse the slider. It worked well, but the heavy bag hanging on the end of the bridle would twirl like a prop. The fix was easy. We used heavy salt water fishing swivels to connect the bridle to the canopy so the bridle wouldn't twist up. http://www.tackledirect.com/samblacbalbe.html Slider or PC? One makes more sense than the other, which is why I ask."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jiggs 0 #9 October 10, 2011 Just to close this off - I got some #8 Swivels (rated to 125kgs) and they have been working great. The larger (but not too large) sizing was perfect for running the lines through the eyelets. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Cheers"Don't blame malice for what stupidity can explain." "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our despair, against our will comes wisdom" - Aeschylus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites