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19,237 topics in this forum

1. XFire vs Crossfire 3... Any comments on which is best?  

   By kgroves233, October 27, 2017
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   • Jaysus
   • November 28, 2017

2. Where To Get Used Gear? First Rig  

   By berkoz912, September 23, 2018
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   • 9XOUTOF10
   • October 8, 2018

3. Travelling with rig on aircraft post 9/11  

   By shbuda, January 10, 2002
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   • TheMarshMan1
   • January 11, 2002

4. Cubic feet per minute?  

   By Harksaw, February 11, 2004
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   • mjosparky
   • February 12, 2004

5. Downsizing from a Pilot 168 - Pilot 148  

   By Evelyn, June 15, 2004
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   • diablopilot
   • June 15, 2004

6. Great Service From PD  

   By NewGuy2005, December 14, 2006
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   • DSE
   • December 14, 2006

7. How to find the size of a Javelin container  

   By lacouf, September 21, 2010
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   • Para5-0
   • September 21, 2010

8. Icarus trim specs  

   By parafredo, May 3, 2006
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   • parafredo
   • May 3, 2006

9. Funny comment on ram-air reliability  

   By billvon, June 21, 2010
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   • rehmwa
   • June 22, 2010

10. super evolution canopy  

    By johnie, November 28, 2005
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    • johnie
    • November 28, 2005

11. Whatever happened to ...  

    By riddler, September 4, 2009
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    • jumpwally
    • September 18, 2009

12. Poron XRD / Sky Systems helmets  

    By AttmfC, November 9, 2011
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    • skydiverek
    • December 6, 2011

13. Vengeance question.  

    By R00tj00se, January 11, 2002
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    • ramon
    • January 17, 2002

14. Buying first canopy  

    By Yossarian, January 23, 2006
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    • GravityGirl
    • January 23, 2006

15. Neptune - New version available  

    By always, September 15, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • September 26, 2007

16. Gear bag  

    By ojf1982, May 22, 2002
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    • SkydiveMonkey
    • May 22, 2002

17. What's invovled with getting FAA approval to test an experimental rig?  

    By BlindBrick, October 5, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • October 5, 2005

18. Zute suit  

    By skydiverbry, June 25, 2007
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    • BillyVance
    • June 26, 2007

19. Vector semi stowless bag size.  

    By Bip, September 25, 2013
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    • Bip
    • September 26, 2013

20. Temp Storage Bag for Bagged Main  

    By dpreguy, January 25, 2016
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    • dpreguy
    • January 25, 2016

21. homemade suits?  

    By adamjenner, May 22, 2003
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    • Snowbird
    • May 23, 2003

22. Question about the Northern Lite lll  

    By aquaflamz, June 15, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • June 18, 2004

23. Mirage MO  

    By baseknut, December 7, 2007
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    • Buffdiver
    • February 6, 2008

24. Do riggers charge extra for packing Skyhook/staging loop  

    By likestojump, December 3, 2009
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    • hackish
    • December 4, 2009

25. Purchasing harness only  

    By 460, September 23, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • September 24, 2010

26. Used rig pricing and age question (<-- n00b)  

    By sunkenstate, February 21, 2012
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    • riggerrob
    • February 22, 2012

27. Rigger training aids?  

    By riggerrob, January 27, 2016
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    • hackish
    • February 1, 2016

28. H-Mod for PISA Heatwave?  

    By Jaco212, May 22, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 22, 2003

29. PD Storm  

    By arcane, October 12, 2008
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    • FreeFlyer2100
    • June 9, 2011

30. Putting together a new (to me) rig, so confusing!  

    By mereanarchy, February 27, 2014
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    • mereanarchy
    • March 5, 2014

31. pull-out deployment problem scenerio  

    By payback462, March 19, 2004
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    • riggermick
    • March 30, 2004

32. Russian gear (flamingo)  

    By haden, September 17, 2007
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    • likestojump
    • March 1, 2009

33. Pulse lines - help needed quick!  

    By T_P, June 15, 2009
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    • sfgroschwitz
    • June 24, 2009

34. where can i get a custom tube streamer thing?  

    By Gobig, January 31, 2013
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    • FrancoR
    • January 31, 2013

35. What companies color code there lines?  

    By Spear66, July 27, 2014
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    • skydiverek
    • July 30, 2014

36. 4 Boomerang questions  

    By rbagg, October 27, 2002
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    • skycat
    • October 29, 2002

37. Demoing Gear  

    By andy2, April 11, 2003
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    • Kris
    • April 12, 2003

38. Torsan Goggles  

    By tomleone, July 11, 2003
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    • flyer299
    • July 15, 2003

39. Jumpsuit sewing question  

    By Tailgate, February 12, 2004
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    • Tailgate
    • February 12, 2004

40. Reserve used as a main?  

    By Daizey, March 20, 2004
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    • faulknerwn
    • March 21, 2004

41. Audible Altimeters  

    By ripcord4, August 11, 2005
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    • tso-d_chris
    • August 16, 2005

42. Spot cleaning my container  

    By glgflyer, June 16, 2009
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    • glgflyer
    • June 17, 2009

43. UPT Magnetic Riser Covers  

    By g3ninfinite, December 4, 2009
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    • VideoFly
    • December 5, 2009

44. Repack Cycles  

    By EvanA61915, December 24, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • December 26, 2014

45. Jumpsuit Adjustments  

    By Ravenfly27, April 13, 2020
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    • nate_1979
    • April 14, 2020

46. Suuto watches  

    By allrightscud, August 20, 2002
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    • AndyMan
    • August 21, 2002

47. riser length  

    By SkydiveNFlorida, September 25, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • September 26, 2003

48. 20 year container, is it still usable ?  

    By speedformula, August 11, 2021
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    • riggerrob
    • August 26, 2021

49. Pd linesets  

    By tetra316, December 17, 2006
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    • tdog
    • December 20, 2006

50. Kevlar Closing Loop  

    By AdamGardner, December 9, 2007
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    • fcajump
    • December 12, 2007

51. Advice on canopy  

    By padu, July 22, 2008
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    • padu
    • July 29, 2008

52. Packing an NB-8  

    By THier, April 29, 2004
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    • markbaur
    • April 30, 2004

53. Canopy size.  

    By GeordieSkydiver, October 5, 2004
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    • rmcvey
    • October 5, 2004

54. Flight Concepts - Rage ???  

    By HoldtheIce, January 14, 2011
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    • matthewcline
    • January 17, 2011

55. Military PEP/ non-TSO'd  

    By hajnalka, September 1, 2016
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 2, 2016

56. going to buy. help to see if i'll be safe  

    By lordtime, May 23, 2002
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    • lordtime
    • May 23, 2002

57. New Rig (Aerodyne)  

    By taz9420, March 20, 2004
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    • ACMESkydiver
    • March 21, 2004

58. Bonehead HalfRak  

    By WrongWay, August 9, 2004
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    • hottamaly
    • August 10, 2004

59. SKYLARK JUMPSUITS  

    By dennyvollmar, September 27, 2010
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    • Maksimsf
    • March 13, 2012

60. The Unorthodox Uses for Rigging Tools Thread  

    By NovaTTT, November 12, 2011
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    • Abedy
    • November 13, 2011

61. Vector 348 canopy guidelines  

    By Mleadley, February 3, 2016
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    • erdnarob
    • February 12, 2016

62. genera  

    By trippin, June 9, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • June 11, 2001

63. Sabre 1 vs sabre 2  

    By JoeT, October 6, 2005
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    • spoons
    • October 6, 2005

64. Neptune II problem?  

    By Roy49, May 5, 2008
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    • pilotdave
    • May 5, 2008

65. Altimaster ll  

    By Sheppardb., July 31, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • August 1, 2011

66. Canopy size comparison  

    By Sky_doggy, June 28, 2012
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    • tbrown
    • July 1, 2012

67. What kind if Digital Video Camera?  

    By davedlg, October 5, 2004
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • October 6, 2004

68. First used rig after AFF  

    By eightate8at8, June 17, 2009
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    • eightate8at8
    • June 17, 2009

69. Bonehead mudflap Alti mount  

    By DexterBase, March 13, 2010
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    • DexterBase
    • March 15, 2010

70. Formulae for weights on flags??  

    By SKYCAM, February 5, 2016
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    • SKYCAM
    • May 7, 2016

71. Waiting for my ticket  

    By BlindBrick, March 18, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • March 19, 2002

72. Slinks on Diablo ?  

    By mindcool, April 14, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • April 14, 2003

73. Warp-III Container  

    By ranger04, November 9, 2003
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    • jimjumper
    • May 26, 2011

74. TSO to build main?  

    By Kimblair13, January 25, 2006
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    • PeteS
    • January 25, 2006

75. Best way to ship a rig with unpacked reserve?  

    By grue, August 19, 2006
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    • grue
    • August 20, 2006

76. Scotchgard  

    By Bokito, September 10, 2009
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    • kunosoura
    • September 11, 2009

77. Flat gliding canopy with long recovery arc  

    By Sabrekakkonen, May 14, 2017
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    • CrashProne
    • May 16, 2017

78. Hard Opening = Torn Canopy  

    By AirborneCon, October 24, 2018
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    • AirborneCon
    • October 25, 2018

79. Jumpsuit for skinny newbie  

    By mujie96, August 22, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • August 23, 2002

80. Report - gear that kept me warm  

    By RandomLemming, December 18, 2006
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    • diablopilot
    • December 20, 2006

81. Rigger in Torrance  

    By VikingDiver, May 23, 2013
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    • VikingDiver
    • May 25, 2013

82. How much can you lengthena harness?  

    By Gentryb, February 22, 2019
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • February 27, 2019

83. Mirage G3 v G4  

    By PrairieDoug, November 9, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • November 10, 2003

84. MT-1 packing: reserve loop length, & flat vs pro-pack  

    By pchapman, June 27, 2007
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    • bigfall
    • July 16, 2007

85. VisoII  

    By mtbriles, December 5, 2009
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    • sagan
    • December 8, 2009

86. When's the best time to buy?  

    By uponone, August 13, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • August 16, 2005

87. Anatomy and function of a parachute...  

    By Tiger6513, September 11, 2009
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    • bullin82
    • September 11, 2009

88. Another rig question  

    By ifics, September 28, 2003
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    • ifics
    • September 30, 2003

89. Pro-Track....tips?  

    By Zoter, November 9, 2003
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    • phoenixlpr
    • November 11, 2003

90. Buying without getting scammed  

    By SARLDO, August 20, 2006
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    • SARLDO
    • August 20, 2006

91. Vigil problem - or am i just being think?  

    By brabzzz, December 14, 2007
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    • jurgencamps
    • December 18, 2007

92. Need Z1 visor  

    By Boeris, October 14, 2008
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    • Boeris
    • December 30, 2008

93. Atair Aerodynamics Phone #  

    By karenmeal, March 15, 2010
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    • gearless_chris
    • March 17, 2010

94. Alti Lag?  

    By Geoff, January 15, 2002
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    • billvon
    • January 16, 2002

95. New Gear recommendations  

    By baseknut, March 16, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • March 17, 2006

96. New to Skydiving...need help...  

    By jjones72, July 2, 2012
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    • jjones72
    • July 2, 2012

97. Buying stock gear  

    By dwright86, August 5, 2014
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    • Hovergirl
    • August 6, 2014

98. Audible placement in a g3?  

    By metaxzen, June 30, 2015
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    • NWFlyer
    • July 3, 2015

99. Rapid Transit System (1980s)  

    By kkeenan, May 18, 2017
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    • stratostar
    • June 6, 2017

100. PD Sabre2  

     By Phil, January 16, 2002
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     • Aviatrr
     • January 18, 2002