Jeth

Thanks for the info. Looks like I should plan on going on the weekend. I'll be in Pompano Beach, is Clewiston the closest dz to there?

Thanks.

I'm gonna be in FL in January, and looks like not too far from this dz. Are there any fun jumpers that jump there? Is it just a tandem shop? Any jumpers on weekdays?

Thanks!

Ok, thanks to those who replied ABOUT MY THREAD. I think I will probably get the tie-dye. I like it. And, it's free this month!!

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I shouldn't get it cuz it'll go out of style

For that you would first have to give a fuck about what people thought about the colour of your rig. Don't buy with other people in mind, do it for yourself.

Ya, but if I ever want to sell it, then I will care if others like it.

So I'm getting a new container, and I'm having a really hard time picking the look. Right now I like it with a little tie-dye on it (reserve container and partial mid-flap). But many people have said that I shouldn't get it cuz it'll go out of style and/or I will get tired of it. But at the dz I see tons of rigs with tie-dye. So....

Those of you who got a rig with tie-dye back in 2001, 2002, or 2003... do you still love the tie-dye??

Thanks for the input.

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There's the middle ground. Choose the low porfile reserve handle. It's the same size as a pillow, but it's a D-Ring.

Coincidentally, it's what I have.

Oh, I didn't know about that, I'll look into it. Thanks.

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I like it... it's nice and colorful... mostly black rigs are so common that I enjoy the ones that stand out from the crowd...

Thanks.

Ok, another question -- do people generally have the leg pads matching the harness? Like, if I get a purple harness, should I also get purple pads? (I was thinking black pads at first.)

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Ok, U guys totally hijacked my thread!!

But you've settled on your rig design, what else do we have to talk about?

Well maybe someone else wants to totally rip my new design as much as you guys ripped my old one.

Ok, U guys totally hijacked my thread!!

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should the cut away and reserve handle be different colors for safety reasons? Maybe Im wrong but I read that before.

Ya, I thought about that. But I'm pretty confident that I will pull them in the right order. And anyway, I don't think it would help me to just have 2 different colors, I'd need the cutaway to be red to be helpful.

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I woUld strongly disagree, my rig is Purple and yellow and it looks
FANTASTIC you obviously have extremely poor taste

Thank you, Squeak. I love yellow and purple, too.

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I am sorry, I tried REALLY hard not to post this, but you DID ask! The purple looks like vomit for sure. The purple and yellow look awful together, but if you insist on putting those colours together, rather DON'T add the third colour,.. i.e. the blue, just go for the purple and yellow ( I mean, they are bright enough on their own).. what is the cost for FULL tie dye, instead of the free partial tie tye, as I think maybe the full tie dye will look better?

Sorry if I sound very critical, but the first thing I thought when I saw the purple tie dye, was VOMIT!

Also
why don't you give the yellow tie dye a try too?

would be interested to see a photo of the final rig!

xx

Sarah

Ok, people, you need to look down in the thread for my revised design! I now realize that the first one was hideous, thank you for setting me straight on that one.
But I do like my latest. So if you are going to comment, please comment on this one!

(But I don't mind the brutally honest comments, go ahead with whatever reaction you have.

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I like that a lot better. If it were mine, I'd make the reserve flap purple too, but that's just me.

Yep, I think we have a winner!!

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Here it is. I used that exact clip of Pinky as the model, and a dz.commer drew the rest in for me.

that's cool is that on your calf?

Yep. It's faded in nicely now, I can't imagine my leg without it.

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Ya, well, thats why I picked purple for most of it, it's a dark color. I'm sure I'll be horrified the first smudge I get on it, but thats the way it goes.

I don't want too much black, I like color.
Hey Squeak, did U steal my tattoo design for your avatar?

Umm no I stole it from WB where is your Tatttoo design, let me look see

Here it is. I used that exact clip of Pinky as the model, and a dz.commer drew the rest in for me.

Ya, well, thats why I picked purple for most of it, it's a dark color. I'm sure I'll be horrified the first smudge I get on it, but thats the way it goes.

I don't want too much black, I like color.
Hey Squeak, did U steal my tattoo design for your avatar?

Ok, how about this one? I'm liking it better. Got some black in it, no tie-dye (thinking of resale value on this one), and I like the purple harness.

Comments?

Thanks for the info. Those are sharp looking!

Ya, I bet a lot of color schemes could be thought of as endorsing a school. I don't care about that.

I think I like the yellow better than the gold. (Which would be the colors for the UW Huskies, if I cared. )

Thank you for that helpful feedback.

Ok, how about this? No more blue. I'm liking this better. Do you guys think the gray works?

Theres also another one where I tried the "gold" color instead of yellow. I can't decide if I like it better.

Thanks.

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What do U mean "adjacent" colors?

They mean something like this.....

Well that rig has different color pinstripes between 2 different color panels. But I guess the black looks better with the gray than my blue looked with the yellow.

BTW, is that main color the Wings "silver"? Is this a recent Wings rig?

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The contrasting pinstripes are part of what makes it look way too busy.

If you stick with the blocks of tie-dye preferably adjacent, and where there are two different colors adjacent having the pinstripes matching one of the colors, it'll look incredibly less busy.

Contrasting pinstripes look better when they divide same-colored blocks of fabric.

Wendy W.

Ok, that's a great tip! Thank you for that constructive design suggestion. That's what I'm trying to get -- ideas I haven't thought of. Thanks.

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do you like it or ar eyou just worried that you are not design friendly...

if you like it who gives a flying fuck if anyone else does...

oh yeah I forgot this is a sport where you have to look cool

Dave

Well I think I like it, but I am not good at design, so I'm just looking for something different that I might like better. I just really don't want to regret whatever I get.

My current rig is all black. This picking colors thing is really hard!

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All you haters can hate on the tie dye all you want, I'm proud of my rig. Jeth, feel free to steal this design if you want.

Uh, sorry, I find that pretty scary. (But I still like some tie-dye.

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It looks better without the tie dye, but I don't like the blue with the purple. I wouldn't buy it used because of the color as it is now.

Personal preference is one thing, but if you intend to resell it, go more neutral.

Ok, so then what should I replace the blue with?