Honeybee

Thinking of buying a racer container and I'm wondering if this is a fair price. All comments and suggestions welcome

Good point.

Does anyone know if a Javelin '96container is worth $750? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So which brand is the inexpensive one you are going to buy?

Could I use a reserve parachute for a main and vice versa? why and/or why not?

I'm a beginner and know my parachute should be a little larger, but is that too big for a first rig? That's a .692 ratio.

Thank you for your answer. Finally someone who took the question seriously

I don't like where I think this is heading. By and large, rigs don't kill people--people kill themselves by misuse of their rigs. It doesn't matter what the rig is. Poor judgement or lack of awareness kills far more people than rigs. In recent years a huge number of our injuries and fatalities were under canopies functioning exactly as designed. I don't mean this in a mean-spirited way, but anyone who asks that question needs to rethink whether they should be jumping because, IMO, it indicates they are looking for a good luck charm. Walt I'm new to skydiving so I'm trying to find out if (like cars) some are more troublesome than others. I imagine there are some rigs that are more complicated and others that are more straightforward. I would like to know if there are some out there that people have noticed have the habit of catching on the main, not releasing the main and other such snags. It's an honest question from someone who wants to know if in addition to or inspite of jumpers error or lack thereof are there rigs that are less safe than others. Simple question. Jumpers with more experience than this newbie are welcome and urged to offer some insight.

Does anyone know which rigs had been used when most fatalities have occured, and which ones have the best ratings for safety? Whether it be the Container, the Main or the Reserve...Which ones do you want and which one's do you want to stay away from?

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I see all these brands and I have no idea which one would be best for me. I would like something reliable, dependable, and that's easy to control. Can anyone offer me any pointers? I'm just over a hundred pounds, so also wondering what size to get. thx

Thanks everyone for responding. So everyone seems to like Eloy, but has anyone gone to coolidge?

Hi Everyone. I'm looking at the different skydiving schools in the area and want to know if anyone has any ideas on who offers the best training. Are there any package deals I should know about? Thx :)