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  1. 12 hours ago, base615 said:

    Most second hand gear over here seems to get sold on the Facebook group 'Skydiving Gear 4 Sale (New & Used) AUSTRALIA'. I understand Facebook is blocked in China but, if you have access to a VPN to access Facebook or if your Australian-based friend can get on it then the best bet is to join that group and post an ad asking for whatever you want. I think you'll have a good response.

    For new gear, as Greekos said above, Parachutes Australia can get you a rig pretty quickly while Precision Rigging, Downward Trend or Mee loft can help with rigs from the US-based manufacturers although the wait times are astronomical if you order a Vector or Javelin. Canopy wait times are also very long. I don't think anything new is an option if you're looking to have it brought back next month.

    fortunately, I have VPN to access Facebook and many other blocked sites, but maybe i don't have enough time to buy from other skydivers. having their gear sent to a rigger( I don't know any rigger lol), getting gears checked, then send to my friend's place, could take few weeks.

    Ordering a new container from stores seems very unlikely, i might have to choose from whatever they have in stock(if they have any).  

    thank you and Greekos for the info, i will contact those stores shortly.

     

  2. 17 hours ago, Greekos said:

    If you can find what you're looking for then why not, what you can do is have the container or canopy sent to a rigging loft to be inspected and then if your happy purchase the gear. do you know what size container your looking for?

    Mee Loft Rigging

    Downward Trend

    Parachutes Australia >  if your looking for new, they make the Talon FS

    I‘m a rookie of  80KG weight,  so i wish the container can hold main size 190 Max to 150 Minimum.

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    Hi guys,

    I live in china, it's not easy to buy skydiving gears because the skydiving community is relatively small.  Used gears are expensive and dealers often told me to wait for a year if i order a new container...

    my friend is returning from Australia next month so i'm thinking that i should take a look at Australia, i guess australia has a much larger skydiving community.

    Are there any well known shops/websites in Australia for buying new/used gears? 

    thanks.

     

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