headoverheels

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Gear Reviews posted by headoverheels


  1. I ordered my freefly suit to fit pretty tight, as I'm 5'10" and under 140 pounds. Not only was the delivery much longer than promised, it was not a trim cut. So too slow and too much floppy material. The arms are also a bit long, as are the legs, but the real oversize is the torso length, which is much too long. The torso length would not so critical for skydiving, since the legstraps pull up the slack, but with no rig (for the tunnel) it just hangs on me. It seems that their philosophy is just make it too big and hope for no complaint, rather than make it fit and risk making it too small.
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    The most disappointing thing, so far, is that the face shield cracked after 6 jumps, starting just above the hole for the latch. The chin strap cuts into my neck, which I knew before I bought it --not too bad, but I don't fasten it until just before exit. Downward visibility toward the handles is a bit limited, such that seeing a chest mount altimeter takes an effort. This is also true on the other full-face helmets I've tried.
    I have to open the face shield quickly after canopy opening, or my eye glasses will fog. It makes for warmer jumping in the winter, but I don't jump in extreme cold.