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erdnarobDragging the container to the D-Bag gives you the chance to keep the lines taut and you can adjust accordingly.
I chuckled a little, too when I read this. You sure as hell wouldn't catch me dragging my container, but I digress. -
when stowing lines on the d-bag of a main canopy, I see some people set one stow, then place the d-bag down by the container, and stow the remaining lines while sitting in one place. Any disadvantage? Maybe some of the line tension is being distributed towards the container, which may leave a spaghetti mess in between the risers and the last stow?
The alternative being the more traditional method of walking the d-bag closer towards the container with each individual line stow being completed. -
QuoteI wonder if it could be a cervical spinal nerve involvement. Sometimes the harsh "jolt" of the chute deployment (especially on a tandem or first jump when you're not prepared for the snap of the sudden deceleration) can cause a headache or even migraine. Do you have any history of neck or back problems? Definitely see a physician if you plan to continue skydiving. They may suggest NSAIDs (Motrin, Aleve, etc.) or imaging studies.
Best of luck!
My god...your're an idiot ;-)
Rule #1 to OP, don't ask questions like this on the internet because some moron, like the one above, will come up with some crazy theory as to why you have headache. Thank god that guy is not a doctor or else medicare rates would be through the roof for America!! Lol,
Take an advil, drink water/eat, rest...sit and spin...sit...and...spin. -
QuoteYep my mirage when sitflying lifts of my back by quite a lot, the harness was built for me so it is the right size !
Not that i notice but it does make me wonder how much of an effect that gap causes with air obviously having a big area to push against ??
It may make me want to pick a different container manufacturer this time.
Thank you. Everyone I know that has a G4 says their rig does this. Seems to happen less on rigs with no chest ring and laterals sewed onto the MLW; G4 hip rings only and Vector. I actually have a G4 and I'm happy with it. -
QuoteYou can only try for so long to protect some idiots from themselves...
Clearly a random advice giver right there. You're probably that dumb shit that walks around and asks people what they're loading their canopy at. According to this douche, all people are idiots and he has to protect them. Hahahaha. -
great observation. what's the results of the different combos? -
QuoteIf you think about how a harness fits, if it is tight fitting while in a seated position it would be real hard to stand upright while wearing it.
It's not the fit, it's the geometry of the unisyn harness. Other articulated harnesses don't have a chest ring. In a sit position with the other rigs, the MLW may kink a little when the rig catches air and pulls on it, but the container will remain snug on the back. With the unisyn, that ring on the chest allows the harness to rotate backwards; the container lifts off the back.
Example in pic...
Jumper on left with Jav you can see MLW kink a little, but container stays snug. Jumper on right (with his new custom rig) you can see MLW doesn't kink, but container pulls harness with it. -
QuoteNot to sound like a spoiled brat, but my parents are kinda filthy rich
...too late. -
QuoteQuoteBut I still think you get best value for your money by buying good condition used gear for your first rig if you can find one.
Not to sound like a spoiled brat, but my parents are kinda filthy rich and are helping me pay for my first rig...HELPING, not totally paying for it...
Ive had a job since I was 14 and I pay for my own schooling and paid for everything to get my A License and now they're rewarding me and helping me buy for first rig, which is why Im choosing to get a new container
TMI man...TMI. No one gives a shit why you can afford a new rig. -
QuoteI just wanted to let you all know that I am really surprised by the fit of my G4! I put around 50 jumps on my new G4 and I am 100 percent satisfied! The harness fits perfectly and moves with me no matter which position I am flying due to its improved geometry. It really fits like a glove, I am really happy with it, thanks Mirage, thanks Ward!
I attached a pic of me and my teammate over Empuriabrava, Spain. As you can see, my harness stays in place 100 percent. My teammate's rig is a Odyssey, same container size, also brandnew an custom made.
Blue skies and safe landings
Dom
Another clear example of why the unisyn harness sucks; HUGE amounts of lift off the back in a sit. -
1.Freeflyers and video cameras on the DZ are worse than a middle aged Dad at his daughters 13th birthday. Just because you have one, doesn't mean you should film a whole bunch of stupid shit.
2.Apparently TRON has made its way into sports fashion; Liquidsky.
3.Not sure when it became cool to wear metal framed glasses with colored lenses; Gatorz. I remember the first, and last time I took ecstacy...
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QuoteFar be it for me to deny any asshole to form as large a crater as they possibly can with their newly aquired mad skillz.
Random advice giver attitude right there! keep away from me.
Looking back, there were times I sought advice and times I received random advice from random strangers. 100% of the random advice, looking back, was not great advice and just some asshole on his high horse getting off on giving what he thought was the best way...his way of course. So shut it. -
QuoteJavelins are known to ride high on the back
No they're not. Jav's are UNANIMOUSLY known to be longer and wider! Vector and mirage are shorter and fatter! Lol. -
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuotewhen UPT invented main riser covers with magnets
you are going to take some heat on that one! UPT did not invent them.
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While Atari may hold a vague patent on the use of magnets on parachutes, UPT was the first company to install magnets in PRODUCTION parachutes.
Doesn't mean they invented them. No more back peddling.
ha. Yes, you are correct in that they didn't "invent" them, but stop splitting hairs on subjects. You know what he's saying.
Meaningless post.
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Quoteyour not actually trying to get this back on topic are you?
didn't read any posts. Was just answering original question -
QuoteIt's a simple question...most of you old turds are assholes to new people on here
There is a totem pole is ALL sports that I have played. Men create hierarchies and are continually trying to one-up their male counterparts.In skydiving, experienced jumpers will one-up a newbie by advising him on how to participate in the sport. Do not be naive and think this is an altruistic gesture. The person with the information (superior) gives info to person without info (inferior). Try refusing the superiors info and watch him get irritated and gossip how you are unsafe (do not adhere to rules of group); you will see that his motives were not altruistic.
In a nutshell, just walk away from random advice givers and get your info from someone you trust and like. -
QuoteIs it just me or is it obvious to everyone else to that Kynan and Surfbum are the same person hahahaha Good luck with your videos however you might want to advertise in a mag or something.
Btw The freefly series by Skydive u is fantastic and worth every penny. And The new dvd head down is out and the best of the bunch.
Dude, you're so smart. Ever think to look when the profiles were created? Kynan's was created 4 years ago, and mine; 3 years. Congrats! You uncovered a conspiracy. -
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuotewhen UPT invented main riser covers with magnets
you are going to take some heat on that one! UPT did not invent them.
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While Atari may hold a vague patent on the use of magnets on parachutes, UPT was the first company to install magnets in PRODUCTION parachutes.
Doesn't mean they invented them. No more back peddling.
ha. Yes, you are correct in that they didn't "invent" them, but stop splitting hairs on subjects. You know what he's saying. -
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteI suppose one thing I should have mentioned is I've narrowed it down to the three Mirage, Infinity, and Vector. Would people mind expressing their opinions on the three containers? Thanks
If I had to choose; I'd get a Micron. I own a Mirage G4, and it's so similar to a Micron, except that the laterals on the G4 are sowed onto the hip rings instead of the MLW. This causes the G4 to lift off the back considerably when in a sit position. Although, I think the G3 does have the laterals sowed onto MLW.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
the lateral to MLW junction has an articulation ring if you choose the Unisyn harness (articulated at at top and bottom). The bottom only articulation places the ring below the lateral/MLW junction (identical to the Vector), and choosing no articulation obviously leaves the lateral sewn in the the MLW as well
in a very un-dropzone-like tradition I will back my statement with facts by attaching pictures. Both containers are G4.1
Thanks for clarifying. So anyone looking to get a G4, don't get the lame unisyn harness...hip rings only if you're freeflying.
bzzzzzzzzzz... again.
I find that hard to believe that all the people that are currently freeflying are hating the unysin harness as much as you do. I certainly felt it was a good fit and safe when I spent 3 seasons jumps a Mirage G4 with unysin.
Objectivity anyone ?
Not worried about it being a safety problem; it's preference. I don't like anything on my body flying for me, so I certainly don't want a rig floating off my back creating huge amounts of lift. other things like big baggy jumpsuits I don't prefer either. -
QuoteA vector with a skyhook is still not as fast as a racer with rsl, all while being more complex and intricate, with more systems to possibly go wrong. As an engineer, I understand that the best solution to a problem is the least complex while still getting the job done. I would never trust my life that low to the ground with a relativly unproven device like sky hook over a proven design like the racer pop-top. Less than 10 years in service with fatalities on record against over 30 years of proven design with less total fatalities.... You are clearly not mechanically inclined.
Also, check the reserve deployment with embedded stopwatch on the Jumpshack website:
2.017 seconds from main to reserve, http://www.jumpshack.com/default.asp?CategoryID=Video%5FGallery
Ummmm do you know who Bill Booth is? Go and do your research little one...go along now. -
QuoteYes!
Definitely ask your local rigger which brand he prefers packing.
Yeah, and let me ask my mechanic which car he prefers fixing, then I'll buy that! great idea! You turd. -
Quote"What type and size canopies?"
Blue Skies!!!
Why does that matter when choosing a rig? To the op, don't listen to this babbling retard. And always be wary of someone that ends a post with "blue skies!" More than likely they're a liberal-Birkenstock wearing-fag -
QuoteQuoteQuoteI suppose one thing I should have mentioned is I've narrowed it down to the three Mirage, Infinity, and Vector. Would people mind expressing their opinions on the three containers? Thanks
If I had to choose; I'd get a Micron. I own a Mirage G4, and it's so similar to a Micron, except that the laterals on the G4 are sowed onto the hip rings instead of the MLW. This causes the G4 to lift off the back considerably when in a sit position. Although, I think the G3 does have the laterals sowed onto MLW.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
the lateral to MLW junction has an articulation ring if you choose the Unisyn harness (articulated at at top and bottom). The bottom only articulation places the ring below the lateral/MLW junction (identical to the Vector), and choosing no articulation obviously leaves the lateral sewn in the the MLW as well
in a very un-dropzone-like tradition I will back my statement with facts by attaching pictures. Both containers are G4.1
Thanks for clarifying. So anyone looking to get a G4, don't get the lame unisyn harness...hip rings only if you're freeflying. -
QuoteQuoteQuoteI would go elsewhere regardless of who I voted for.
Personally, I want my physicians to care more about medicine than politics - or at least make me think that they do.
As someone who works in the medical industry... A physicians practice is his private business. He is responsible to to keep it afloat and turn a profit just like any other small business owner. Many physicians don't take patients that are apart of the state funded program medicaid. Why? Too much paperwork and too little reimbursement; if they even get reimbursed.
And your point is?
dude, my point is that you're gay.True story.
1 point for This guy! Bow to your sensei.
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Using a drag mat or a rubbermaid lid averts any crisis.
You sure as hell wouldn't catch me dragging my container, but I digress.