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19,237 topics in this forum

1. min safe voltage for an original cypres?  

   By ljwobker, September 24, 2010
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   • mjosparky
   • September 25, 2010

2. Vector 2 falcon 235 1987 orion reserve  

   By AZskies, January 12, 2011
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   • stayhigh
   • January 13, 2011

3. Polaroid Glasses / Goggels ?  

   By Skybums, March 20, 2004
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   • Skybums
   • March 25, 2004

4. pack volume: sabre2/katana  

   By ljwobker, June 26, 2007
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   • ZigZagMarquis
   • July 3, 2007

5. Lighter container  

   By ZephyrDiver, February 2, 2024
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   • Deyan
   • February 2, 2024

6. Crossfire2 speeding up the opening  

   By roostnureye, November 7, 2017
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   • roostnureye
   • November 21, 2017

7. Is the Icarus Omni just a PD Spectre?  

   By Viking, August 21, 2002
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   • Viking
   • August 24, 2002

8. Who manufactures the Bogie reserve?  

   By kenmckee, August 20, 2003
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   • kenmckee
   • August 21, 2003

9. Parachute Equipment Corp  

   By Spatula, March 10, 2005
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   • voorvector
   • March 12, 2005

10. Voodoo/Safire  

    By gread, October 14, 2006
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    • payback462
    • October 19, 2006

11. Vectran Closing loop?  

    By everymansaved, December 17, 2006
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    • beezyshaw
    • December 17, 2006

12. fabric difference between cells on safire 1  

    By jee, April 12, 2007
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    • darkwing
    • April 15, 2007

13. 140 sized main in Icon I5  

    By xcalout, October 13, 2008
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    • DougH
    • October 15, 2008

14. Do you know a practical way to measure canopy volume at home?  

    By freeflyfree, October 5, 2004
    • 3 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • October 15, 2004

15. looking for a up to date canopy volume chart  

    By thegreekone, August 12, 2005
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    • IanHarrop
    • August 12, 2005

16. Parachute de France Prime 210 line trime chart  

    By wlkslavekzbk, March 17, 2020
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    • jerolim
    • March 25, 2020

17. Can you wear an audible without a helmet??  

    By TKATC, August 12, 2005
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    • cpoxon
    • August 12, 2005

18. Pro-track question  

    By ChrisL, May 5, 2006
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    • Buried
    • May 5, 2006

19. Pricey Much  

    By Squeak, July 22, 2008
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    • airtwardo
    • July 22, 2008

20. javelin harness sizing  

    By tylerexpress, January 3, 2009
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    • upndownshop
    • January 9, 2009

21. Micro Sigma...?  

    By AndyMan, January 14, 2011
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    • Fledgling
    • January 20, 2011

22. Double Shackle Identification  

    By apikoros, May 21, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • May 23, 2013

23. Pilot chute in tow NOT malfunction.  

    By BigMark, May 12, 2017
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    • base283
    • May 14, 2017

24. Wire Crimping Tool  

    By jerolim, November 10, 2017
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    • jerolim
    • November 12, 2017

25. Re: Buying Older Used Gear  

    By somethinelse, February 17, 2007
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    • somethinelse
    • February 17, 2007

26. first canopy....recommendations  

    By ailithir, January 3, 2009
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 3, 2009

27. Metal D-ring compatibility  

    By sebinoslo, April 13, 2011
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    • Spike09
    • April 21, 2011

28. How old is too old?  

    By scottymccomas, October 8, 2012
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    • scottymccomas
    • October 9, 2012

29. DOM - date of manufacture, does that matter for canopy?  

    By CoolBeans, June 6, 2019
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    • skybytch
    • June 6, 2019

30. Vector3 owners manual  

    By f1freak, May 25, 2002
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    • BadDog
    • May 26, 2002

31. Input On A New Rig for Student  

    By dresherr, August 9, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • August 10, 2004

32. Katana vs. Crossfire 3  

    By Alborne, November 25, 2022
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    • Deimian
    • August 3, 2023

33. Safire-1, with low jump numbers. What's it worth these days?  

    By degeneration, February 24, 2012
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    • TheCaptain
    • February 24, 2012

34. STOLEN GEAR!!!!  

    By iluvtofly, October 8, 2012
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    • iluvtofly
    • October 8, 2012

35. new suit  

    By skybytch, May 25, 2003
    • 3 replies
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    • adamjenner
    • May 26, 2003

36. altimiter help please  

    By namgrunt, November 23, 2004
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    • EDYDO
    • November 23, 2004

37. Mirage Container  

    By Etch5, March 24, 2009
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    • aheavenlytiger
    • March 26, 2009

38. what is model and maker of this google ?  

    By drago76, November 13, 2017
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    • Zydrius
    • December 2, 2017

39. LED for protrack ??  

    By piisfish, June 17, 2004
    • 3 replies
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    • Chrisky
    • June 17, 2004

40. Atair Dragon  

    By Raistlin, August 9, 2004
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    • Raistlin
    • August 11, 2004

41. question about new and used gear  

    By superman0710, March 11, 2005
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    • Peej
    • March 11, 2005

42. Rigger alert  

    By Tink1717, March 24, 2009
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    • Tink1717
    • March 25, 2009

43. OLd times or wintage Canopies  

    By emrah, September 29, 2010
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    • erdnarob
    • October 2, 2010

44. Chest strap almost hits neck and chin on deployment  

    By kgp4death, April 13, 2011
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    • aeroflyer
    • April 17, 2011

45. how to cleanse the orange label?  

    By mostwanted, May 6, 2006
    • 3 replies
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    • feuergnom
    • May 8, 2006

46. Attaching new main canopy  

    By Mudge, June 28, 2007
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    • Mudge
    • June 28, 2007

47. Power tool & cypres cord?  

    By velocityphoto, June 17, 2009
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    • stratostar
    • January 4, 2013

48. Voodoo  

    By mrshockwave, August 3, 2011
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    • DSE
    • August 4, 2011

49. Aerodyne AR-11 140  

    By captainredbeard, October 2, 2013
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    • captainredbeard
    • October 4, 2013

50. Buying canopy jumped in the desert?  

    By flyingketty, June 7, 2019
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    • skybytch
    • June 8, 2019

51. Old school freefly pants?  

    By skybytch, November 2, 2020
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    • betzilla
    • November 4, 2020

52. MIL-C-5040 Paracord Inner Strands  

    By parajumper1, May 2, 2004
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    • parajumper1
    • May 4, 2004

53. Different Line types  

    By skydiver8282, November 24, 2004
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    • gus
    • November 24, 2004

54. Slider grommet diameter Icarus  

    By grosfion, March 11, 2005
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    • johnny1488
    • March 14, 2005

55. Eclipse Packing Instructions needed  

    By usskydiver, April 24, 2005
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    • usskydiver
    • April 24, 2005

56. Getting a Neptune to talk to an Apple ?  

    By RandomLemming, February 18, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • February 18, 2007

57. Rubber bands  

    By loch1957, February 25, 2012
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    • Skydivesg
    • March 1, 2012

58. Excellent service from PD  

    By RoyBatty, October 3, 2013
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    • jtiflyer
    • October 5, 2013

59. Color of your jumpsuit or clothes ?  

    By callahan, February 13, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • February 13, 2004

60. Newbie Question  

    By Kristan, April 15, 2007
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    • billvon
    • April 15, 2007

61. New Jumpsuit manf. in Canada?  

    By Blink, June 28, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • June 29, 2007

62. Any idea what this rig is worth?  

    By tkmww, June 17, 2009
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    • davelepka
    • June 18, 2009

63. Pilot 188 owners experience  

    By abean3, February 25, 2012
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    • abean3
    • February 28, 2012

64. Sailrite  

    By cosmicgypsy, August 14, 2019
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    • cosmicgypsy
    • August 22, 2019

65. Getting A Rig Inspected  

    By Scoby, October 29, 2002
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    • Michele
    • October 29, 2002

66. The question about blade runner  

    By Tatusik, August 21, 2003
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    • potatoman
    • June 14, 2004

67. rigger manual  

    By huckfinn, November 24, 2004
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    • councilman24
    • November 24, 2004

68. Changes to the Pilot?  

    By MB38, May 7, 2006
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    • deepseaskydiver
    • February 25, 2009

69. Vigil Recall  

    By DFWAJG, March 25, 2009
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    • DFWAJG
    • March 26, 2009

70. Cutaway fro Z1 Fullface / any Idea ?  

    By CaptnCrunch, August 7, 2014
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    • chuckakers
    • August 8, 2014

71. Getting Legstraps extended  

    By PalmettoTiger, January 16, 2002
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    • freaksister
    • January 18, 2002

72. Mirage Freebag  

    By sonnylounsbury, January 1, 2004
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    • Kris
    • January 1, 2004

73. Tetrachloroethylene anyone use this?  

    By cvfd1399, May 3, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • May 3, 2004

74. Mirage G4  

    By Dr.Freedom, January 26, 2006
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    • Dr.Freedom
    • January 26, 2006

75. Sabre2 135 in Atom legend r size 0  

    By k30lls, October 1, 2010
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    • dragon2
    • October 20, 2016

76. Vector V353 with a Pulse 190  

    By PIXIP, November 15, 2017
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    • PIXIP
    • November 22, 2017

77. foreign jumpers in USA - gear issues?  

    By bryanburke, November 5, 2018
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    • chuckakers
    • November 7, 2018

78. Binders - different types  

    By alexey, October 8, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • October 10, 2005

79. After flaking and before S-folds, setting the canopy down  

    By sheeks, September 25, 2020
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    • CoolBeans
    • September 27, 2020

80. Parafoil - slowing the opening?  

    By fcajump, July 13, 2003
    • 3 replies
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    • Kinaa
    • July 13, 2003

81. Pull Test Revisited  

    By ZigZagMarquis, February 19, 2007
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    • potvinj
    • February 21, 2007

82. Swift Manual  

    By tsalnukt, April 16, 2011
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    • gowlerk
    • April 16, 2011

83. Jumps/year to be worth buying used gear or new gear?  

    By mixedup, August 6, 2011
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    • sundevil777
    • August 6, 2011

84. Vector 2 main container flap closing sequence  

    By kleggo, February 28, 2012
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    • sprtdth
    • March 4, 2012

85. BH Mindwarp "pimp daddy" or BH guner  

    By hunter81, July 2, 2015
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    • hunter81
    • July 2, 2015

86. First jump with 'booties' (new jumpsuit)  

    By lintern, March 12, 2005
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    • kallend
    • March 13, 2005

87. Selling gear - a couple of questions  

    By mattb, August 15, 2005
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    • inextremis
    • August 18, 2005

88. Astra AAD - Revisited  

    By Unstable, February 29, 2008
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    • sundevil777
    • February 29, 2008

89. Will this fit me?  

    By BobbyR1990, September 12, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • September 13, 2009

90. Military Airborne Rig.  

    By Jergy13, October 7, 2013
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    • ripcord4
    • October 7, 2013

91. Slider stowes on the risers  

    By TommyBotten, March 12, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • March 13, 2014

92. Cut away cable length & RSL  

    By DHemer, February 14, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • February 15, 2016

93. reflex pack volume question  

    By grasshopper, October 31, 2002
    • 3 replies
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    • skycat
    • October 31, 2002

94. Ram air reserves-rigger requirements  

    By PROGRESSIVE, January 3, 2004
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • January 4, 2004

95. Advice for new container  

    By aviatoredb, August 11, 2004
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    • aviatoredb
    • August 11, 2004

96. Tear Drop packing instruction?  

    By RTB, October 8, 2004
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    • RTB
    • October 8, 2004

97. barigo altimeter  

    By Fab, January 24, 2005
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    • Fab
    • January 24, 2005

98. Bottom wall of reserve container on Javelin  

    By alexey, June 16, 2005
    • 3 replies
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    • riggermick
    • June 17, 2005

99. FreeZR-Visor  

    By Eagle7, March 18, 2006
    • 3 replies
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    • chunkybunky
    • March 19, 2006

100. Recent Vector 3 / Sigma mod.  

     By MooChooser, March 26, 2009
     • 3 replies
     • 1,112 views
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     • riggerrob
     • March 27, 2009