VectorBoy 0 #1 August 8, 2002 I have been invited to do some crew by the local dogs. I have a vector 2 sized for a 190 that I have been told ( because of the longer thicker lines and risers) might be right for a lightning in the 143 range. So far all of the feedback has been positive about this combo, but I'm curious about what you guy's think? Is the Vector 2 harness, pin protection etc, at least a decent rig for starter crew pup status? If not what are some desirable crew container features? Thanks in advance....... Glen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #2 August 8, 2002 Are you jumping with Mustwrap and Russ on the 17th? Your rig should be okay, but check with the dogs. I "squeezed" a 143 into my Eclipse sized for a 170-190. I've even shoe-horned my 193 into it. If it can hold for 3-5 seconds it should be okay... but what do I know. Hopefully Wendy, in her infinite wisdom, will provide a better, more detailed answer.I'm going to try and be there later, but I'm doing some AFF work-ups at 'Snore most of the day. Shark CCS-1242 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 33 #3 August 8, 2002 Quote Is the Vector 2 harness, pin protection etc, at least a decent rig for starter crew pup status? If not what are some desirable crew container features? Thanks in advance....... Glen Yep. That should be fine as a starter rig. If you want to get into CRW on a regular basis, I'd advise at your next reserve repack (if you're jumping with mustwrap .... :-) get your (master) rigger to sew a CRW flap onto the reserve container. That's basically a triangular flap which just lays overtop of the reserve flap to keep lines from snagging on your reserve pins. Its an easy mod. The biggest thing you'll notice quickly with CRW is the legstraps. You'll know very quickly how comfortable they are! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #4 August 8, 2002 Thanx guys this sounds promissing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #5 August 21, 2002 I went through a CReW camp at my dz with a Vector 2 with a Spectre 190. I got my 4 stack award. blue ones"Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #6 September 11, 2002 I have done a LOT of CRW with a Vector 2, since it was all I had at the time. The only time the reserve flap became an issue was during fast-ish rotations. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites