Tonto 1 #1 February 16, 2005 Anyone else get this? When I unzip my arms, I do it fast. Since it's summer here I normally have only a T shirt/shorts under the suit.... and I get nipped. Pictures are crappy, from my phone, and the purple is reflected light. I'm getting to feel like a real junkie... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #2 February 16, 2005 It happens from time to time but usually the wounds you have are from lifting your arms up and the zippers not being un zipped all the way. Which is why I am guessing those are on your upper arm from the elbow and above. It's usually not a big deal but apparently your SA flesh is easily bruised"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #3 February 16, 2005 Never had the problem with my wingsuit. But this one time when I came out of the toilet.......JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 0 #4 February 16, 2005 Ha! That happened just this weekend for me and I couldn't figure out what it was from. Now I know. I had about 500 linetwists (maybe a bit exaggerated) and unzipped faster than I ever have before to fix the situation. :) Usually I unzip slow I guess, so this doesn't happen... EDIT: Geez, while I posted this two other people posted replies. Perhaps Scott is right. I really don't think I got the zippers 100% open, just enough to reach my risers. So it probably happened when I was untwisting myself... :)www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bartje 0 #5 February 16, 2005 Hmm, speed holes in your arm?? A FreeFly Gypsy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #6 February 16, 2005 Hi Scott, I can PROMISE you, it's from unzipping. The skin gets caught in the zipper and I need to zip down to clear it, and then up again. Trust me. You'd notice that kind of thing. If it were once I were reaching for toggles, I'd never get to them with the zippers only undone to the elbow. I do bruise easily. I also don't have a lot of fat on my arms. I guess we'll hear from others as to how common it is. I've worn long sleeved T's before, and they never get caught. It's like I have flesh eating zippers. Been nipped on the outside of the knees too... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leoholanda 0 #7 February 16, 2005 QuoteIf it were once I were reaching for toggles, I'd never get to them with the zippers only undone to the elbow. I do bruise easily. I also don't have a lot of fat on my arms. This sometimes happens to me not near the elbow, but near the armpit. QuoteI also don't have a lot of fat on my arms. This is not my case... Leo Holanda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pbla4024 0 #8 February 16, 2005 I jump without shirt and I have similar bruises. It's from 3-ring when I grab risers after unzipping. Fido Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites unclecharlie109 0 #9 February 16, 2005 I took a buddy up for his first flight a few years back. Flight went sweet. When we got down I asked him if he enjoyed it. He responded: " The flight was great - but look at my arm!!" He had unzipped in a rush, catching his skin. Then, rather than taking the zip back down to release the skin - decided to do the band-aid all in one removal technique It was not pretty, he drew blood! I find pulling the zip away from my arm slightly as I unzip helps avoid this problem. Long pain free flights, J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #10 February 16, 2005 Thats what yours are from. I know what mine are from. Do your 3 rings break the skin and draw blood? tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pbla4024 0 #11 February 16, 2005 Of course. It's nothing without blood. Fido Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 15 #12 February 16, 2005 I've had it happen to me a few times too. Now I pull out and down on the zipper as I open up. If the arm is somewhat tight on you I think it has a much better chance of grabbing then a loose fitting arm. Hence why it catches on the bicep and not on the forearm.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #13 February 16, 2005 Dang Thin Skins.... Maybe you can just deal with it by putting some makeup on your tracks? Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TomAiello 25 #14 February 16, 2005 Have you considered sewing in a small flap of slightly stiffened material behind the zipper? Perhaps only at the "snag" points? That's what they do on, for example, high end sleeping bags to avoid binding the material in the zipper. Ought to work pretty well for flesh, too.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 135 #15 February 16, 2005 one of the advantages of the waterproof zippers on the S-FLY the blood just pearls on them... no stains scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #16 February 16, 2005 My suit is red and white. I live for stains... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites katiebear21 0 #17 February 17, 2005 I've done it a few times - always on my right arm which I unzip first - which indicates to me that it's probably from hurrying to unzip. As long as I extend my arm fully away from my chest instead of straight in front of my chest (which fails to make the zipper straight) I'm Ok. Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #18 February 17, 2005 Quote Dang Thin Skins.... Maybe you can just deal with it by putting some makeup on your tracks? Ed Ed. You are so much weirder than I ever imagined. Tonto: Try the UnderArmour Heat gear or one of thier competitors. It lets jumpsuits of any kind and harness straps slide over the skin without bruising, and keeps zippers at bay. I used to be even heavier than I am now, and zippers and strap bruising used to be a problem. The under armour stuff and compression shorts fixed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SCARYPERRY 0 #19 February 17, 2005 Wow!! I thought of those as marks of glory.First time I met Chris Martin, he pulled up my sleeves to see if I was truly a wingsuit flyer!!!!Keep all movement as smooth and I have found that if I point my fingers at ground and bend my elbow.....Only he can be happy,who can make his the present hour,for today he has lived Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #20 February 17, 2005 QuoteYou are so much weirder than I ever imagined. Whatchoo' talkn'bout Willis? Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 135 #21 February 17, 2005 if you reall have to unzip THAT fast, that's what wing cutaways are made for... Wonder why noone mentionned it...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #22 February 17, 2005 And which way is faster to do up again? C'mon. Don't knock me for wanting to be in control of my canopy. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 135 #23 February 17, 2005 better loose a couple of minutes on the ground than seconds in the air dontcha think ?? OMG my safety-nazi post . I must be getting old and reasonable...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FeetFlyer 0 #24 February 17, 2005 when I after a flight where walking towards the manifest, some of the other wingsuitflyers started yelling "birdmancut" and pointing at my arms <> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VectorBoy 0 #25 February 18, 2005 Ed. You are so much weirder than I ever imagined. I'll second that! First he's got that post with the straight jacket and black urethane restraining gear found in dark corners of Frisco's other,other nightlife just a few miles to the west. And now a post about cartoon boys dressing up as girls. Its all fun and games until he grows a mustache and dresses up like a motorcycle cop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbla4024 0 #8 February 16, 2005 I jump without shirt and I have similar bruises. It's from 3-ring when I grab risers after unzipping. Fido Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unclecharlie109 0 #9 February 16, 2005 I took a buddy up for his first flight a few years back. Flight went sweet. When we got down I asked him if he enjoyed it. He responded: " The flight was great - but look at my arm!!" He had unzipped in a rush, catching his skin. Then, rather than taking the zip back down to release the skin - decided to do the band-aid all in one removal technique It was not pretty, he drew blood! I find pulling the zip away from my arm slightly as I unzip helps avoid this problem. Long pain free flights, J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #10 February 16, 2005 Thats what yours are from. I know what mine are from. Do your 3 rings break the skin and draw blood? tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbla4024 0 #11 February 16, 2005 Of course. It's nothing without blood. Fido Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #12 February 16, 2005 I've had it happen to me a few times too. Now I pull out and down on the zipper as I open up. If the arm is somewhat tight on you I think it has a much better chance of grabbing then a loose fitting arm. Hence why it catches on the bicep and not on the forearm.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #13 February 16, 2005 Dang Thin Skins.... Maybe you can just deal with it by putting some makeup on your tracks? Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #14 February 16, 2005 Have you considered sewing in a small flap of slightly stiffened material behind the zipper? Perhaps only at the "snag" points? That's what they do on, for example, high end sleeping bags to avoid binding the material in the zipper. Ought to work pretty well for flesh, too.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #15 February 16, 2005 one of the advantages of the waterproof zippers on the S-FLY the blood just pearls on them... no stains scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #16 February 16, 2005 My suit is red and white. I live for stains... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #17 February 17, 2005 I've done it a few times - always on my right arm which I unzip first - which indicates to me that it's probably from hurrying to unzip. As long as I extend my arm fully away from my chest instead of straight in front of my chest (which fails to make the zipper straight) I'm Ok. Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #18 February 17, 2005 Quote Dang Thin Skins.... Maybe you can just deal with it by putting some makeup on your tracks? Ed Ed. You are so much weirder than I ever imagined. Tonto: Try the UnderArmour Heat gear or one of thier competitors. It lets jumpsuits of any kind and harness straps slide over the skin without bruising, and keeps zippers at bay. I used to be even heavier than I am now, and zippers and strap bruising used to be a problem. The under armour stuff and compression shorts fixed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCARYPERRY 0 #19 February 17, 2005 Wow!! I thought of those as marks of glory.First time I met Chris Martin, he pulled up my sleeves to see if I was truly a wingsuit flyer!!!!Keep all movement as smooth and I have found that if I point my fingers at ground and bend my elbow.....Only he can be happy,who can make his the present hour,for today he has lived Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #20 February 17, 2005 QuoteYou are so much weirder than I ever imagined. Whatchoo' talkn'bout Willis? Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #21 February 17, 2005 if you reall have to unzip THAT fast, that's what wing cutaways are made for... Wonder why noone mentionned it...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #22 February 17, 2005 And which way is faster to do up again? C'mon. Don't knock me for wanting to be in control of my canopy. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #23 February 17, 2005 better loose a couple of minutes on the ground than seconds in the air dontcha think ?? OMG my safety-nazi post . I must be getting old and reasonable...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeetFlyer 0 #24 February 17, 2005 when I after a flight where walking towards the manifest, some of the other wingsuitflyers started yelling "birdmancut" and pointing at my arms <> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #25 February 18, 2005 Ed. You are so much weirder than I ever imagined. I'll second that! First he's got that post with the straight jacket and black urethane restraining gear found in dark corners of Frisco's other,other nightlife just a few miles to the west. And now a post about cartoon boys dressing up as girls. Its all fun and games until he grows a mustache and dresses up like a motorcycle cop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
