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1. Bubble gum on a container...   1 2

   By -Denys-, July 31, 2013
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   • hookitt
   • August 13, 2013

2. How often do you need to replace your double wrapped rubber bands?   1 2

   By JTH, May 31, 2018
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   • LeeroyJenkins
   • November 14, 2018

3. Sonic suits, 2nd hand info. Beware.   1 2

   By Foursprouts, September 19, 2006
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   • freeflysteve
   • October 19, 2006

4. Wonderhog?   1 2

   By Sangi, October 28, 2009
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   • Waldschrat
   • March 15, 2015

5. Sabre2   1 2

   By Freefly710, May 25, 2007
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   • lauraliscious
   • June 14, 2007

6. french rig allowed in the states?   1 2

   By frenchcloud, May 25, 2004
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   • Kerr
   • May 27, 2004

7. reserve size and vector 3 chart   1 2

   By spiccoli, September 19, 2006
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   • klafollette
   • September 22, 2006

8. Vigil misfire   1 2

   By SpeedyBee, July 28, 2006
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   • dorbie
   • August 7, 2006

9. Found in Classified   1 2

   By buff, February 17, 2009
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   • mjosparky
   • February 19, 2009

10. SkyTie alternative for Infinity?   1 2

    By shibu, June 3, 2014
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    • SkyJeaux
    • September 23, 2014

11. Slinks?   1 2

    By Lizard, October 9, 2002
    • 27 replies
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • October 15, 2002

12. feedback on Bonehead Mamba   1 2

    By skydive4u2, January 25, 2007
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    • regulator
    • April 9, 2009

13. Looking to downsize to a Jedi 136...   1 2

    By thatfreaksam, June 22, 2011
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    • Amazon
    • June 24, 2011

14. Question on Helmets: Mamba vs Gas   1 2

    By oliverw, August 11, 2009
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    • roostnureye
    • August 26, 2009

15. 26 ft lopo round   1 2

    By avenfoto, August 12, 2009
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    • RiggerLee
    • August 15, 2009

16. a question about old cutaway systems   1 2

    By Bob_Church, June 21, 2018
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    • Bob_Church
    • June 26, 2018

17. Atair Base Canopy   1 2

    By cobaltdan, October 10, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • October 27, 2002

18. AAD fire on airplane decent   1 2

    By PhreeZone, May 25, 2010
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    • Nelyubin
    • June 5, 2010

19. Aerodyne riser cable housing slipped out!   1 2

    By ernokaikkonen, January 3, 2005
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    • Casurf1978
    • January 6, 2005

20. Aerodyne Icon   1 2

    By RkyMtnHigh, September 19, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • October 3, 2005

21. Bad experiances with rig manufactures   1 2

    By crashtested, June 28, 2008
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    • Andy9o8
    • June 30, 2008

22. For Riggers: Square v Round Ratings   1 2

    By NovaTTT, October 8, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • October 15, 2011

23. ZPX for Reserves   1 2

    By glgflyer, August 23, 2010
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    • glgflyer
    • September 6, 2010

24. AAD?   1 2

    By dzjmg, December 16, 2002
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    • pds
    • December 18, 2002

25. Air to air mics? (rare dynamic?)   1 2

    By WrongWay, January 4, 2005
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • August 23, 2016

26. Vigils Suck   1 2

    By RIGGER160, May 19, 2009
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    • LloydDobbler
    • May 26, 2009

27. Helmet Help......   1 2

    By DustyP, November 29, 2006
    • 27 replies
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    • dontiego
    • December 27, 2006

28. The mystery rig on Ebay.......Scam   1 2

    By peckerhead, August 4, 2006
    • 27 replies
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    • Stumpy
    • August 30, 2006

29. Higher reserve pull force on dirty rig (& reserve loop)?   1 2

    By pchapman, January 24, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • January 31, 2014

30. Optima: on/off automatically?   1 2

    By WingFlyer, June 6, 2007
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    • JGarcia
    • June 14, 2007

31. PD Storm Wing Loading   1 2

    By elleof8ed, January 27, 2014
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    • Ben K
    • June 22, 2024

32. What is a Hornet?   1 2

    By YISkyDive, June 3, 2005
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    • nicknitro71
    • June 6, 2005

33. Katana or Mamba???   1 2

    By eli4247, February 10, 2008
    • 27 replies
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • February 24, 2008

34. Psycho Pro pack hybrid   1 2

    By shah269, December 13, 2010
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    • DBlank
    • February 16, 2011

35. Trouble with Stows   1 2

    By fundgh, May 15, 2003
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    • rigging65
    • May 20, 2003

36. New PD ... something   1 2

    By riddler, July 3, 2003
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    • billdo
    • July 8, 2003

37. Rig bought on internet, need expert advice !!!   1 2

    By AirPilot, February 12, 2008
    • 27 replies
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    • slotperfect
    • February 21, 2008

38. Colapsible slider   1 2

    By CrazyIvan, April 6, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • April 13, 2003

39. Dytter in a Protec helmet?   1 2

    By fmmobley, August 3, 2005
    • 27 replies
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    • ripcord4
    • August 12, 2005

40. Quick loop on a Vector III? What what what?   1 2

    By Unstable, March 9, 2009
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    • likestojump
    • December 12, 2009

41. Thieving Bastards in San Antonio   1 2

    By docdialtone, October 5, 2008
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    • xenaswampjumper
    • November 6, 2008

42. Sabre 2 190 from 2002 - too old?   1 2

    By Torch690, July 10, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • July 17, 2014

43. Pilot Chutes.   1 2

    By Strynx, January 4, 2002
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    • RemiAndKaren
    • January 8, 2002

44. Icarus World - press release   1 2

    By cpoxon, October 13, 2017
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    • Lucilulu
    • October 18, 2022

45. Wings Horrible customer service!!   1 2

    By scottd818, September 26, 2012
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    • hyper172
    • October 8, 2012

46. Any Mamba updates?   1 2

    By YISkyDive, January 18, 2006
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    • tso-d_chris
    • February 21, 2006

47. I'm after a new canopy.... suggestions please   1 2

    By shropshire, April 29, 2008
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    • pilot-one
    • June 18, 2008

48. stitchless canopy line sets (possible?)   1 2

    By freeflyfree, September 16, 2010
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    • Ronaldo
    • September 30, 2010

49. New Bonehead - shrunk a bit due to low temp?   1 2

    By vonSanta, December 23, 2003
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    • bch7773
    • December 31, 2003

50. 2 week turnaround on Cypress - yeah right   1 2

    By xlh883, July 16, 2014
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    • sundevil777
    • July 20, 2014

51. Re-use lost freebag?   1 2

    By baronn, November 3, 2011
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    • billvon
    • November 7, 2011

52. More of Sabre opening problems. It's no secret   1 2

    By TomSpoon, February 10, 2004
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    • TomSpoon
    • May 19, 2004

53. Riggers - Max Suspended Weight Reserve   1 2

    By sabr190, June 14, 2004
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    • sabr190
    • June 18, 2004

54. dolphin bridal protection   1 2

    By cherokee, January 22, 2006
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    • masterrig
    • March 12, 2006

55. Tempo Reserve   1 2

    By edjackson, June 15, 2004
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    • daleskydive
    • June 10, 2013

56. flag jumping prior to 1999   1 2

    By cobaltdan, January 23, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • February 15, 2006

57. Skyhook: 1 turn of thread (& a photo of 4 turns)   1 2

    By pchapman, December 3, 2009
    • 27 replies
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    • Beatnik
    • December 8, 2009

58. Wings container questions   1 2

    By andyr, May 26, 2003
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    • falxori
    • June 8, 2003

59. What is the lifetime of a rig?   1 2

    By parachutesj, August 21, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • August 25, 2003

60. Firebolt Canopy question for big guy   1 2

    By stimpy4242, October 16, 2006
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    • stimpy4242
    • November 4, 2006

61. AIRTEC CYPRES AAD FACT SHEET how many Cypres deaths are you aware of?   1 2

    By swoopguy, August 6, 2011
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    • RiggerLee
    • August 6, 2011

62. Pilot chute launch   1 2

    By JohnGraham, October 9, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • October 12, 2005

63. Which Reserve   1 2

    By Mozencrath, December 2, 2005
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    • josebaumanndez
    • December 4, 2005

64. Mr. Booth, Mr. Galloway. Chris. Dan   1 2

    By diverds, March 20, 2002
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    • diverds
    • March 25, 2002

65. Wrinkles in Mirage reserve Pack job?   1 2

    By Tonto, January 26, 2005
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    • parafredo
    • February 3, 2005

66. Student rig change up anxieties   1 2

    By MissyOutTheBox, January 30, 2006
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    • adventurechick
    • May 8, 2006

67. OPINIONS ON CROSSFIRE 2   1 2

    By TALONSKY, August 29, 2002
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    • Yoshi
    • September 4, 2002

68. Need jump suit advice   1 2

    By Tyjer, January 14, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • January 19, 2009

69. broken reserve seal   1 2

    By bmoore21184, June 26, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • March 14, 2016

70. Soft reserve handle?   1 2

    By Jadera, October 27, 2008
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    • RossDagley
    • November 13, 2008

71. Skyhook, what containers?   1 2

    By Euroman, August 4, 2008
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 5, 2011

72. Altimeter rant   1 2

    By sundevil777, December 31, 2022
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 29, 2023

73. Jumpsuits by FreeFall Skydiving   1 2

    By PastorPete, February 26, 2013
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    • ludikris
    • November 10, 2013

74. Lazy Bag   1 2

    By Squeak, March 10, 2008
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    • GeGe
    • March 18, 2008

75. Two Stong Pop Top rigging errors I'd never seen   1 2

    By councilman24, August 21, 2011
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    • councilman24
    • August 29, 2011

76. Non-slammin' Sabres ?   1 2

    By DYEVOUT, April 22, 2003
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    • DYEVOUT
    • April 25, 2003

77. New Crossfire Bulletin   1 2

    By Aviatrr, October 6, 2001
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    • Aviatrr
    • October 14, 2001

78. Why so many cells in a Velo?   1 2

    By Jkralovec, September 27, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • October 1, 2009

79. 3 ring circus type 8 - type 17   1 2

    By ibanfield, April 30, 2007
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    • crazydiver
    • May 4, 2007

80. Gear component load limits on rigs   1 2

    By cvfd1399, August 25, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • September 14, 2004

81. Packing with smaller rubber bands or just double loop?   1 2

    By vanessalh, November 5, 2012
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    • hookitt
    • November 6, 2012

82. How does one pack tandem line twists??   1 2

    By airathanas, April 12, 2010
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    • livnbored
    • May 15, 2010

83. New AAD from Altimaster ??   1 2

    By Dumpster, February 16, 2011
    • 27 replies
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    • rifleman
    • February 23, 2012

84. EXPERIMENTAL HARNESS/PARACHUTE” category   1 2

    By peterk, February 3, 2005
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    • mark
    • February 15, 2005

85. COLD...COLD....   1 2

    By bubaskydiver, May 10, 2005
    • 27 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • June 9, 2005

86. New to Sport   1 2

    By Bushmasta, February 7, 2002
    • 27 replies
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    • Aviatrr
    • February 11, 2002

87. Painting a G3   1 2

    By nutellaontoast, August 2, 2012
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 5, 2014

88. RSL Speed   1 2

    By Muppetdog, December 16, 2005
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    • sundevil777
    • December 18, 2005

89. My reserve closing loop ripped   1 2

    By dropzonebug, April 22, 2014
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    • JPDECHENE
    • April 28, 2014

90. Main Canopy was hard as a rock out of the d-bag.....   1 2

    By LawnDart21, April 5, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • April 7, 2004

91. Altimeter + Audible, Which Combo?   1 2

    By derrickiv, October 19, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • November 13, 2007

92. Sewing machine controllability at slow speeds   1 2

    By IJskonijn, August 21, 2017
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    • Veis
    • January 24, 2021

93. Maximize Cypress battery life   1 2

    By riddler, January 23, 2003
    • 27 replies
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    • skycat
    • January 26, 2003

94. Mr. Bill   1 2

    By Martini, October 11, 2003
    • 27 replies
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    • Martini
    • October 26, 2003

95. Rigs for Big Guys   1 2

    By slcooper, July 20, 2009
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    • Michael Cordell
    • June 28, 2019

96. 550lb vs. 825lb microline   1 2

    By jkwon, April 6, 2004
    • 27 replies
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    • pre7117
    • March 15, 2013

97. Looking to buy first rig....is this a good one?   1 2

    By wrespess, September 8, 2006
    • 27 replies
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    • sparkie
    • September 11, 2006

98. Bev Suits   1 2

    By Faicon9493, July 12, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • July 16, 2005

99. are icons set up for one pin or two pin cypress   1 2

    By Terminal-V, February 10, 2005
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    • wingnut
    • February 17, 2005

100. Are there any conerns or problems with the mars2AAD?   1 2

     By sheeks, November 5, 2019
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     • sfzombie13
     • December 9, 2019