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    There are a lot of subtle compatibility issues related to matching pilot chutes to different contianers. Those compatibility factors are only understood by a handful of people (i.e. Bill Booth, Mike Fury, Sandy Reid, John Sherman, etc.) I doubt if most of the manufactures of Javelin clones understand the finer points of pilot chute design, they just make close copies.(Advance Out, Dolphin, Concept, Conquest, Vortex, Wings, etc.).



    This must be one of the most non-sensical posts I have ever seen.

    Mike (Altico = Dolphin) and Harry (Sunrise = Wings) were the original designers of the Javelin.

    Offending other gear maufactures the way you do is a clear sign of your understanding of those "other" designs.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

  4. The ranger lied about his identity during the fist account...I don't know the first fuck about law...but somehow I thought this could be used in court in favor of the defendants...anyone?
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

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    tiny cessna dz



    tiny Beech 18 dz

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    Who can I thank spreading the good word?



    You can thank the Internet as well as Maggot who dispite the fact he started to skydive in the tiny red-neck dz he was able to make it to Arizona Airspeed.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

  6. This is one of my creations...just another Velcro rig, nothing like the ultra cool hybrids of yours. The only difference is the flap. I like the look of a plain flap like the Vision, SC, and the original Perigee.

    However with those designs there is the "possible" problem of the top of the flap peeling during terminal jumps and/or aerials. The P2 solved that problem with the triangular top piece that IMO can look pretty ugly if the rig is not packed right (80% of the ones I have seen).
    The Medusa design suffers from closure problems as well.

    I called my flap the "Tree Flap" named after the greatest and most humble rigger the world has ever seen. It's nothing but a double layer of type 17 with a lexan core, one per side. It can be retro-fitted to any conventional Velcro rig and it works like butter.

    As for pin rig I am working now on a design where the side flaps stay on top all way to closure giving the rig a very smooth profile. It seems that the hybrid from southsidebase implements this design but I cannot quite tell from the pics.

    Also those guys seem to build some pretty cool stuff. I like the real 4-point articulation using a ring instead of a d-ring.

    http://www.southsidebase.de/images/relaxbeing.jpg

    Does anybody in here jump their stuff?

    Edited to add:

    Did you guys see the anti-slip friction adapter in the pic? Some exotic hardware those guys use.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

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    Lets not forget getting me laid



    No doubt about that, Maggot rhymes with Faggot.

    Anyway, all that and no cokeHCL?

    I just talked to Maggot and that lady you slept with, ain't no lady at all...welcome to the city bro!
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  11. You sound like a savvy guy building hybrids and such. I'm actually quite impressed.

    Here is one of my creations. The good looking fella in the pic is my twin bro Otto.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

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    If your flying a tarp then you know nothing...is it made of latex or cornsilk?



    Neither, duck tape.

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    15 is most likely an understatement...



    No doubt.

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    yes



    Dumb, dumb and beyond dumb.

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    But it's soooooo fun! He is the self-proclaimed father of modern BASE you know...



    Wrong he is the father.

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    yes he does know his shit...but why does he keep on banning idiots from the dork zone? Oh yeah...he's grasping onto a tiny bit of (what must be quite embarrassing) useless power...



    Because only idiots get banned (Johnny, Shane, Nick, Trucker, etc.)

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    I'd say yes..Tom has taught us alot of what not to do in BASE...
    Classic Tom A first words after waking from a nasty BASE accident...
    "Is my accident on the BASE board???" (he truly is dedicated to the DORK zone - oh yeah...that was before DZ.com)



    Tom never hurt himself, AFAIK.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

  15. Builing stuff is fun!

    I do love the lines of the Pro. The thing is sexy almost as sexy as Maggot.

    I like how the Gargoyle closes but the contaier looks like a carton box and I don't like the one peice leg strap but I do like the ring they use for articulation.

    The DP looks like a pear or a fat chick, I don't dig fat chicks.

    They are all well built, no doubt. Just build a container that has all the features you want ripping off ideas from other ones, no shame in that, we all got to start some where. Once you have build a few you might come up with your unique design.

    The funny thing is that the thing that actually saves your life takes ten minutes to be built.

    Please post pics when you're done!
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  18. I feel the same about S/L!

    DB has come a long way since its origin. Modern d-bags are state-of-the-art cutting-edge work of rigging at its finest without a doubt and then you always get that feeling thinking your mate might be holding it wrong, got to love it.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

  19. That's sad.

    There is a great book out there called "Zen and the lost art of d-bagging" a must read for any jumper who got in the sport in the last 15 years.

    Hummm d-bagging...
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    That's definitely not true. Miles has told me that he asked Shane to "pump him up" on these forums.



    Definitely not true.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

  22. That's be cool. You might also want to jump on your back so you can take a good video of maggot and me. Maggot is extremely photogenic.
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    AND U GUY NEED TO STOP PICKING ON TOM A
    the guy knows his shit and other than baning idiots from the drok zone theres nothin to complian about



    I concur.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

  24. And I thought it was captn kangaroo! Now I know it was one of Miles' clones.
    You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points