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Karnage Krew 1 2 3 4

By Lennie, March 24, 2011
- 85 replies
- 12,054 views
- justincolebriss
- June 1, 2011
CYPRES vs. VIGIL I do not which one to choose ... 1 2 3 4

By maLUCo, July 15, 2008
- 85 replies
- 8,784 views
- jurgencamps
- July 22, 2008
"Who" invented "what" in skydiving? 1 2 3 4

By Deyan, December 1, 2014
- 84 replies
- 19,484 views
- riggerrob
- February 27, 2015
Clean cutaway Cables Every 30-days? 1 2 3 4

By Hooknswoop, October 13, 2005
- 84 replies
- 5,196 views
- selwynj
- October 21, 2005
Wearing Vibram Five Fingers while Skydiving? 1 2 3 4

By hokierower, March 2, 2011
- 83 replies
- 12,200 views
- danielcroft
- May 16, 2011
Are "good" pins good enough? 1 2 3 4

By sundevil777, July 18, 2003
- 83 replies
- 13,347 views
- df8m1
- April 4, 2015
Cookie G3 Cutaway System 1 2 3 4

By cobar, April 9, 2013
- 82 replies
- 41,954 views
- chips26
- May 9, 2016
2-Stow Bag 1 2 3 4

By Hooknswoop, August 9, 2009
- 82 replies
- 16,350 views
- hookitt
- May 17, 2010
Sabre 2 opening 1 2 3 4

By koune, August 6, 2003
- 82 replies
- 6,484 views
- mustard
- February 29, 2004
AAD: cypres vs. vigil 1 2 3 4

By wee, November 7, 2004
- 82 replies
- 14,073 views
- Twinflower
- December 6, 2009
why do you NOT jump a pullout? 1 2 3 4

By Newbie, March 18, 2005
- 82 replies
- 4,265 views
- JumpRu
- March 28, 2005
Wing loading for first rig 1 2 3 4

By totalwreck, March 6, 2002
- 81 replies
- 7,943 views
- Engovatov
- March 12, 2002
Blind Faith 1 2 3 4

By cobaltdan, May 3, 2002
- 81 replies
- 9,609 views
- freeflir29
- May 14, 2002
Riggers, picture this!!! 1 2 3 4

By marinho, August 15, 2006
- 81 replies
- 15,250 views
- JPDECHENE
- August 22, 2006
Buying a Wings container... Opinions please... 1 2 3 4

By rhino, February 25, 2003
- 81 replies
- 7,026 views
- AggieDave
- March 18, 2003
Who should pay for SB's? 1 2 3 4

By Hooknswoop, January 16, 2005
- 80 replies
- 5,156 views
- mjosparky
- January 23, 2005
Argus failure - Gold Goast MS - USA 1 2 3 4

By PhreeZone, August 9, 2011
- 80 replies
- 8,588 views
- USPA
- August 17, 2011
Pull-out PC 1 2 3 4

By Airviking, November 18, 2010
- 79 replies
- 7,251 views
- mjosparky
- December 7, 2010
skydiving with ipod's? 1 2 3 4

By jephprospect, September 10, 2008
- 79 replies
- 12,253 views
- Skyper
- October 2, 2010
Uses for an Expired Cypress? 1 2 3 4

By Zenister, November 3, 2005
- 78 replies
- 8,810 views
- bob.dino
- October 23, 2006
Wings Reserve Boost vs. Skyhook 1 2 3 4

By wicodefly, December 29, 2013
- 78 replies
- 17,468 views
- skytribe
- January 6, 2014
20 year old reserve 1 2 3 4

By skygirl1, January 29, 2004
- 78 replies
- 5,175 views
- sundevil777
- February 11, 2004
Dash M Service Bulletin 1 2 3 4

By BadDog, December 31, 2001
- 78 replies
- 8,768 views
- wildblue
- January 7, 2002
Curv, CPX not working very properly 1 2 3 4

By eric.fradet, February 14, 2022
- 78 replies
- 9,305 views
- kleggo
- May 18, 2022
Detecting AAD misrouting (Was: Fatality - Zwartberg (Belgium)) 1 2 3 4

By RogerRamjet, December 28, 2006
- 78 replies
- 7,278 views
- irishrigger
- January 8, 2007
Icarus Canopies after-sale service - be carefully 1 2 3 4

By AndrzejC, February 18, 2011
- 78 replies
- 7,651 views
- g2gjump
- March 12, 2011
Question about Racer rigs 1 2 3 4

By jumpinfarmer, December 3, 2003
- 77 replies
- 7,503 views
- Hooknswoop
- December 4, 2003
No skyhook option 1 2 3 4

By r.panfil, October 13, 2011
- 77 replies
- 7,596 views
- raff
- December 3, 2011
Pilot vs. Sabre2 1 2 3 4

By helldog, November 11, 2004
- 77 replies
- 9,287 views
- JeepDiver
- December 26, 2005
Mirage Service Bulletin 1 2 3 4

By chutingstar, January 10, 2005
- 77 replies
- 6,104 views
- Hooknswoop
- February 11, 2005
What are these? Canopy Warts? 1 2 3 4

By JohnRich, November 29, 2004
- 77 replies
- 6,257 views
- dorbie
- December 11, 2004
Best setup for soft openings 1 2 3 4

By Braz933, December 3, 2008
- 76 replies
- 3,868 views
- likestojump
- December 17, 2008
Dealing with "Dealers"? 1 2 3 4

By SCR10480, September 15, 2003
- 76 replies
- 3,872 views
- skybytch
- September 18, 2003
Question for Mirage - SB 12-04 1 2 3 4

By BIGUN, January 15, 2005
- 76 replies
- 6,629 views
- BIGUN
- January 20, 2005
Tube Stows 1 2 3 4

By glgflyer, September 22, 2009
- 76 replies
- 10,208 views
- NWPoul
- October 1, 2009
parchutes des france - wheres my bloody rig 1 2 3 4

By crashtested, January 5, 2008
- 76 replies
- 6,275 views
- packing_jarrett
- May 13, 2008
Is this really safe? 1 2 3 4

By frontloop33, February 22, 2011
- 76 replies
- 7,498 views
- theonlyski
- February 27, 2011
Wings Reserve PC in tow 1 2 3 4

By Skydog0223, August 27, 2017
- 76 replies
- 18,258 views
- Skydog0223
- October 3, 2017
Reserve Spectra Rip Cord 1 2 3 4

By erdnarob, July 21, 2009
- 76 replies
- 16,962 views
- g3ninfinite
- September 15, 2009
Skyhook RSL Pictures 1 2 3 4

By billbooth, February 5, 2003
- 75 replies
- 10,308 views
- Praetorian
- March 1, 2004
Letter from John Sherman (Jumpshack) 1 2 3 4

By Unstable, March 25, 2011
- 75 replies
- 10,556 views
- BigMark
- May 2, 2013
PIA - If you're there - What's new? 1 2 3 4

By IanHarrop, February 5, 2007
- 75 replies
- 12,337 views
- billbooth
- February 16, 2007
DIY canopy project 1 2 3 4

By Tuiske, October 27, 2016
- 75 replies
- 21,946 views
- Tuiske
- July 12, 2017
Saw my first intentionally damaged rig 1 2 3

By pchapman, February 26, 2010
- 74 replies
- 11,613 views
- mcordell
- March 7, 2010
New stuff at the PIA 1 2 3

By flipper, January 18, 2005
- 74 replies
- 10,744 views
- lilchief
- June 15, 2009
Main Lines Entangling With Flaps 1 2 3

By billbooth, March 14, 2006
- 74 replies
- 14,180 views
- darnknit
- March 25, 2006
Pull our or BOC? 1 2 3

By ifics, March 23, 2004
- 74 replies
- 4,168 views
- jumpwally
- March 30, 2004
AAD Fatality Thought 1 2 3

By df8m1, January 22, 2015
- 74 replies
- 13,897 views
- df8m1
- February 18, 2015
Reserve not extracting 1 2 3

By irishrigger, October 26, 2013
- 74 replies
- 16,017 views
- JohnSherman
- November 1, 2013
What is wrong with people? 1 2 3

By peckerhead, March 6, 2006
- 73 replies
- 5,320 views
- masterrig
- March 8, 2006
Found a packing trick 1 2 3

By adventurechick, August 11, 2006
- 73 replies
- 7,188 views
- Hooknswoop
- August 18, 2006
Packer quality control? 1 2 3

By councilman24, April 19, 2007
- 73 replies
- 6,315 views
- JerryBaumchen
- May 3, 2007
Curv owners 1 2 3

By theplummeter, March 26, 2014
- 73 replies
- 30,487 views
- degeneration
- April 9, 2019
Which Container?? 1 2 3

By Nightingale, January 8, 2004
- 73 replies
- 5,280 views
- crutch
- January 13, 2004
Neptune or Pro-track 1 2 3

By Spatula, June 27, 2005
- 73 replies
- 9,805 views
- popsjumper
- November 17, 2010
New skyball (deploys load if not caught) 1 2 3

By SurfFlite, November 24, 2002
- 73 replies
- 14,440 views
- bigway
- October 25, 2008
Full-face helmets 1 2 3

By yobnoc, July 17, 2019
- 72 replies
- 10,875 views
- Zahnrad Kopf
- October 7, 2020
Vigil verses Cypress, which would you choose? 1 2 3

By MikeRMontagne, June 10, 2011
- 72 replies
- 18,886 views
- Abedy
- June 14, 2011
Aerodyne zpx experience? 1 2 3

By funfall, June 1, 2009
- 72 replies
- 25,959 views
- gunsmokex
- August 31, 2015
Could this really happen to/with any other rig (long) 1 2 3

By feuergnom, January 18, 2005
- 72 replies
- 16,112 views
- speedy
- July 24, 2005
Thow away a 13 year old cypres? why? 1 2 3

By huey, January 30, 2006
- 72 replies
- 4,942 views
- mjosparky
- February 3, 2006
'D' Bag orientation 1 2 3

By benpat, April 3, 2009
- 72 replies
- 6,021 views
- DSE
- April 10, 2009
Open question - main vs reserve size 1 2 3

By billvon, May 8, 2004
- 72 replies
- 6,331 views
- riddler
- May 13, 2004
what ya jump? 1 2 3

By 2shay, April 30, 2007
- 72 replies
- 6,911 views
- teason
- May 8, 2007
reline a reserve? 1 2 3

By linestretch, December 7, 2016
- 72 replies
- 9,433 views
- skytribe
- December 15, 2016
Optimum vs PDR reserve for a sub-par newbie 1 2 3

By Apollo87, July 9, 2013
- 72 replies
- 14,799 views
- 3mpire
- July 13, 2013
1st Canopies 1 2 3

By GentleTiger, March 1, 2004
- 71 replies
- 3,786 views
- skybytch
- March 5, 2004
Reply from a recent Vigil tech support query. 1 2 3

By PiLFy, June 16, 2011
- 71 replies
- 5,872 views
- Nelyubin
- June 24, 2011
Stretching lineset back to trim 1 2 3

By EOCS, December 28, 2012
- 71 replies
- 11,819 views
- jonathan.newman
- January 3, 2013
Were you financially impacted by the Argus Ban? 1 2 3

By Gravit8, July 4, 2011
- 71 replies
- 5,248 views
- piisfish
- July 8, 2011
Types of Canopies 1 2 3

By a97virago, February 13, 2003
- 71 replies
- 5,696 views
- Squeak
- February 19, 2003
Reverse engineering of gear, making a new copy of old equipment? 1 2 3

By yuri_base, August 29, 2018
- 71 replies
- 9,687 views
- JerryBaumchen
- September 8, 2018
Voodoo, Mirage, or Wings ?????? 1 2 3

By SkyChimp, August 28, 2009
- 71 replies
- 5,902 views
- spindlee
- September 14, 2009
How would you feel if your rigger smoked dope? 1 2 3

By Perche61, June 26, 2004
- 71 replies
- 5,393 views
- tattoojeff
- July 3, 2004
original sabre 1 2 3

By caspar, May 11, 2005
- 71 replies
- 4,461 views
- tso-d_chris
- May 23, 2005
Disconnected Skyhook 1 2 3

By bianuan, January 19, 2008
- 70 replies
- 8,347 views
- JerryBaumchen
- January 23, 2008
Vigil??? 1 2 3

By blueskiesbill, May 3, 2009
- 70 replies
- 6,086 views
- hackish
- May 26, 2009
Reserve characteristics? 1 2 3

By lyosha, January 15, 2014
- 70 replies
- 13,809 views
- riggerrob
- June 20, 2023
PC for Mirage/Cobalt Combo? 1 2 3

By JYorkster, December 19, 2003
- 70 replies
- 6,289 views
- VectorBoy
- January 1, 2004
What colors did you choose for your canopy & why? 1 2 3

By mattyblast, December 15, 2005
- 70 replies
- 5,640 views
- JohanW
- January 10, 2007
I had a malfunction and... 1 2 3

By marinho, November 17, 2006
- 69 replies
- 8,196 views
- ZigZagMarquis
- December 18, 2006
So many canopies, so little credit line... 1 2 3

By GrumpySmurf, May 2, 2002
- 69 replies
- 4,931 views
- skybytch
- May 7, 2002
Now I have to decide between Infinity and Wings 1 2 3

By badlock, July 17, 2003
- 69 replies
- 4,207 views
- dgskydive
- July 25, 2003
High-G Auto Cutaway Mechanism 1 2 3

By rsibbald, May 5, 2005
- 69 replies
- 4,107 views
- flighty
- May 20, 2005
Vector Reserve Pilot Chute Video 1 2 3

By billbooth, April 13, 2010
- 69 replies
- 13,614 views
- pchapman
- October 29, 2014
Holes in a reserve - to patch or not to patch? 1 2 3

By hackish, January 14, 2008
- 69 replies
- 6,392 views
- erdnarob
- June 9, 2008
Vigil AAD 1 2 3

By John4455, December 3, 2003
- 68 replies
- 7,636 views
- Dave1216
- December 16, 2003
Magnetic Riser Covers 1 2 3

By gontleman, February 11, 2007
- 68 replies
- 20,826 views
- diablopilot
- February 23, 2007
FAA ruling on life limits 1 2 3

By ActionAir, September 28, 2012
- 68 replies
- 22,611 views
- koppel
- October 12, 2012
THE MIRAGE G4 PROBLEM 1 2 3

By surfbum5412, March 25, 2009
- 68 replies
- 16,763 views
- surfbum5412
- May 28, 2010
hard opening help 1 2 3

By mcordell, November 14, 2013
- 68 replies
- 10,425 views
- DcloudZ
- December 17, 2013
R.S.L'S do you use one? 1 2 3

By livenletfly, June 13, 2003
- 67 replies
- 8,299 views
- sprtdth
- June 30, 2003
What brand canopy do you have? 1 2 3

By alterego84, January 22, 2007
- 67 replies
- 5,701 views
- jumpdr
- February 1, 2007
Is it time to work on 1 year repack cycles? 1 2 3

By bodypilot90, August 22, 2013
- 67 replies
- 10,636 views
- feuergnom
- September 2, 2013
BAD SELLER FROM ITALY - Ferdinando Villano, Be CAREFUL !!! 1 2 3

By Paraman, March 5, 2010
- 67 replies
- 13,564 views
- freeatlast
- November 26, 2010
Anodized hardware 1 2 3

By AggieDave, March 3, 2003
- 67 replies
- 8,792 views
- riggermick
- March 11, 2003
New Riggers Please Be Careful 1 2 3

By sducoach, March 28, 2004
- 67 replies
- 4,999 views
- masterrig
- April 2, 2004
Jeb's prototype Mirage 1 2 3

By CazmoDee, August 1, 2012
- 67 replies
- 15,545 views
- evan85
- January 5, 2014
Icon rigs grounded in Sweden Lifted (See Post #31) 1 2 3

By GalFisk, December 4, 2012
- 66 replies
- 19,714 views
- DivingWombat
- January 29, 2013
Good god. The gear industry has gone insane! 1 2 3

By ChrisL, June 26, 2008
- 66 replies
- 5,959 views
- slotperfect
- July 4, 2008

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