Next

I had my next custom made and it fits perfect. I was thinking of buying a wings but didn't really like packing them the container doesn't seem to let the bag sit that well and when i compared price there was no comparison! You get a well made container(it is German) with alot of extras for alot less cash. The hardware is great and i love the anti slip pins on the leg strap buckle. Cut ins just wrap around you and its just very comfortable. My cut away and reserve pads are a bit lower than on most containers but i actually prefer them were they are, you can see them clearly and you can get a good grip easily. All pins are well protected and all flaps are well made and sturdy and you just know they'll stay closed. This is a fantasic container at an excellent price, I think it won't be long until we see alot more of them around.

I jumped the Next for a couple of months now and I'm really impressed by the design and quality of workmanship!
Everything detail is great.
The reserve- and especially the main-pin-cover protects the pin much better than any other design on the market.
I can lift up the rig at the main flap without the flap comming out.
The only design I can compare in this point is IMHO the Infinity.
Also the riser-cover: They stay shut if they have to and come out if they should.
Great!
This is a great rig for a great price.
The only cons I have are the fact that ParateC don't offer Anti-Twist-Housings yet.
Maybe in the future.
All in all a bombproof rig that provides me the safety that I wan't.
With the Next I can Jump without worry about my gear!

I don't own one, but i did like a hundred jumps on one this year ('03). It was built for someone slightly larger than me, why it was a bit squeezy in one or two places. Apart from that, it fitted nice.

Got to try one more of my size once, which really felt good. Only reason i didn't have one customized for me was that i moved to Canada and had wanted to go with "Ulysses journey". When they couldn't deliver in the time i needed, i'd have gone for the Next, but was in Canada. So to escape customs & transatlantic shipping, i got a different one. Which is fine too. ;o)

I didn't give it five stars because i didn't get it really comfy due to my wrong sized one (which was a demo, so not Paratecs fault).

I think it's only one of two european-based C/H-Systems you should go for. And it is _very_ reasonably priced.