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1. Nylon tape for collapsible slider channels?  

   By hackish, August 6, 2015
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   • highspeeddirt
   • August 7, 2015

2. leg strap bungee + wing suit  

   By 3mpire, March 12, 2012
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   • Ronaldo
   • March 14, 2012

3. My Turn, New Gear :)   1 2

   By nate_1979, September 20, 2005
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   • RossDagley
   • December 19, 2005

4. Vector 3 V348 container, RMax 188 reserve  

   By Milo, May 28, 2009
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   • klingeme
   • May 28, 2009

5. Singer 112W140 Thread Tension Disk Release  

   By skytribe, December 13, 2015
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   • hackish
   • December 18, 2015

6. making a comeback  

   By ChrisL, July 19, 2017
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   • mrubin
   • July 20, 2017

7. Cypres 2 with 0 jumps?  

   By Hellis, March 13, 2012
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   • Hellis
   • March 13, 2012

8. Javelin Hard housings - A little clarification   1 2

   By Chris-Ottawa, March 7, 2007
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   • Danne
   • March 9, 2007

9. Atiar Tandem Canopies  

   By prost, April 2, 2002
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   • Hooknswoop
   • April 3, 2002

10. Rigger seal lookup  

    By theonlyski, December 10, 2019
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • August 4, 2021

11. Packing volume for PD 176 vs Smart 175  

    By katzurki, April 13, 2005
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    • BBKid
    • April 15, 2005

12. What caused this mal?  

    By Bill_K, April 26, 2010
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    • JohnRich
    • May 3, 2010

13. Incident while wearing a Bonehead Mindwarp  

    By AndyU, September 20, 2003
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    • AndyU
    • September 23, 2003

14. I'm a beginner, what gear should I buy?  

    By bigfritz, August 9, 2003
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    • bigfritz
    • August 12, 2003

15. Safest way to rig a banner for freefall photo?  

    By hackish, November 19, 2009
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    • PhreeZone
    • November 22, 2009

16. transistion sabre -> katana ok?  

    By skydivingdutch, February 13, 2004
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    • hkf
    • February 16, 2004

17. Should I get a Factory Diver?  

    By Isfrael, October 28, 2008
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    • BadNinja
    • November 3, 2009

18. Packing a Triathlon  

    By Austin, July 18, 2001
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    • rogue108
    • July 30, 2001

19. Cypress question  

    By 12bhi, June 18, 2004
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    • 12bhi
    • June 18, 2004

20. www.pittzamerica.com  

    By maurice1369, July 23, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • July 24, 2007

21. beginner  

    By julia.germany, November 2, 2010
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    • erdnarob
    • November 4, 2010

22. Get Stainless or Not... About to Order a New Wings...   1 2

    By flyer299, October 20, 2004
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    • hookitt
    • December 25, 2004

23. Three Rings  

    By John4455, January 13, 2004
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    • crazydiver
    • December 6, 2004

24. Upper amputation  

    By computerdoc, September 12, 2011
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    • computerdoc
    • November 4, 2011

25. grommet in type 8 risers  

    By highspeeddirt, September 24, 2015
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    • leapdog
    • September 29, 2015

26. Downsizing canopies  

    By samp76, December 28, 2002
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    • weid14
    • December 28, 2002

27. Help us pick stock color patterns   1 2

    By dgskydive, January 26, 2006
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    • grasshopper
    • March 22, 2006

28. Are these correct?  

    By xijonix, July 20, 2013
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    • xijonix
    • July 21, 2013

29. Senior Rigger Ticket  

    By piercewhat, January 15, 2006
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    • inextremis
    • January 19, 2006

30. looking to buy first canopy... advice please!  

    By lov3skydiving, February 19, 2013
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    • Whamie
    • March 14, 2013

31. Which line i need ?  

    By Venom1986, September 14, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • September 15, 2011

32. Helmet Bags  

    By iluvtofly, January 21, 2007
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    • MikeForsythe
    • January 21, 2007

33. Firebird Chilli  

    By downtoearth, August 28, 2009
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    • JanuszPS
    • February 10, 2012

34. Question on historic bridle attachment comet from the 80s  

    By E-Rach, August 23, 2016
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • August 27, 2016

35. cypres missfire ?  

    By alain, October 13, 2003
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    • USPA
    • October 16, 2003

36. How do you tell the difference?   1 2

    By huka551, June 29, 2005
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    • freelyflyn71
    • June 30, 2005

37. Stalking the elusive FreeZR  

    By Vapor, January 14, 2004
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    • coticj
    • June 2, 2007

38. To roll the nose or not?  

    By c2278222, March 27, 2003
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    • bunge
    • April 2, 2003

39. Juki 1900 New Eprom - More Patterns  

    By masterrigger1, December 11, 2008
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    • masterrigger1
    • December 11, 2008

40. Using reserve as main  

    By djro, February 20, 2011
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    • Unstable
    • February 24, 2011

41. Dropped Stitches Reserve Canopy  

    By thutch, October 31, 2014
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    • thutch
    • November 1, 2014

42. Best transition canopy?   1 2

    By packing_jarrett, September 1, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • September 3, 2005

43. Riggers: I repack Racer reserves   1 2

    By riddler, April 9, 2004
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    • masterrig
    • January 12, 2005

44. Argus battery problems  

    By billvon, January 10, 2009
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    • joebubba
    • February 8, 2009

45. Crossbraced Canopies  

    By FallingDuck, March 23, 2007
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    • Elisha
    • March 23, 2007

46. Canopy operning forces  

    By mark, September 24, 2012
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    • CrazyL
    • September 28, 2012

47. Altimeter Combos  

    By 6185, August 24, 2018
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    • AtrusBatleth
    • August 29, 2018

48. BASE? ground launch? water rig?  

    By sross205, January 26, 2013
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    • sross205
    • January 29, 2013

49. Good source for retired reserves?  

    By ManagingPrime, November 8, 2012
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    • Rdutch
    • November 16, 2012

50. Rig design and misrouted bridles  

    By ernokaikkonen, January 28, 2003
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    • lazerq3
    • January 29, 2003

51. PD Storm steering lines to long ?  

    By Venom1986, May 27, 2011
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    • DSE
    • May 29, 2011

52. Halloween Costume Jumpsuit  

    By tucoxn, October 28, 2005
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    • tucoxn
    • October 28, 2005

53. first canopy  

    By samanthacullen, December 22, 2007
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    • jee
    • December 24, 2007

54. Closing loop length for Infinity???  

    By stayhigh, October 22, 2006
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    • KellyF
    • October 23, 2006

55. SPOT CLEAN rig with some resolve carpet cleaner?  

    By camaroluvr447, March 4, 2014
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    • camaroluvr447
    • March 6, 2014

56. Crystal Ball ?  

    By piisfish, October 18, 2006
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    • skydiverek
    • November 7, 2006

57. Pack volume of SmartLPV vs Optimum?  

    By jenc0322, April 26, 2020   

    • rigging
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    • Joellercoaster
    • May 20, 2020

58. Vector 2 Freeflying  

    By scottbre, December 13, 2001
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    • AggieDave
    • December 14, 2001

59. ZP EXE - any thoughts?  

    By skydivejersey, June 5, 2003
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    • Skystorm
    • June 12, 2003

60. Best Helmet Available  

    By richardandro, March 23, 2021
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    • tstar
    • March 27, 2021

61. first rig wing loading  

    By fasterisbest, August 16, 2005
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    • EvilLurker
    • August 16, 2005

62. Multiflex or F.A.S.T.?  

    By mikkey, February 14, 2003
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    • Grumpy
    • February 16, 2003

63. Full Face Helmet with Different Shell Sizes?  

    By AllisonH, February 14, 2008
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    • hottamaly
    • February 15, 2008

64. Javelin Product Improvement Notice  

    By skydiverek, January 22, 2014
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    • drop-bear
    • January 24, 2014

65. I don't want a full face helmet!  

    By JoeBobinNC, June 11, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 14, 2005

66. Need camo-rig pics!  

    By Hille80, June 27, 2007
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    • piisfish
    • July 11, 2007

67. Who makes a decent half-shell helmet?  

    By tkhayes, June 2, 2007
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    • seal_S49
    • June 17, 2007

68. Safire 2 129 in Javelin RSK-1  

    By jmsw, April 18, 2011
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    • mchamp
    • May 10, 2011

69. Line over-cutaway?  

    By spidermonky, November 13, 2002
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    • weid14
    • November 13, 2002

70. Paraavis equipment  

    By davidlee, January 15, 2004
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    • paracaidismo
    • January 31, 2005

71. MC-5 System?  

    By ParaStrike, May 24, 2011
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    • LouDiamond
    • May 26, 2011

72. cool canopy  

    By timpearson, May 11, 2001
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    • BenW
    • May 15, 2001

73. Best place to buy packing tool.  

    By itsokrelax, September 29, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 4, 2008

74. Mirage Frustrations  

    By skydiverkeith, June 10, 2010
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    • kkeenan
    • September 20, 2010

75. Flying with a rig  

    By timherman, January 17, 2011
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    • timherman
    • January 24, 2011

76. Alternative to a Sabre2 170?  

    By ifics, October 12, 2003
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    • ypelchat
    • October 14, 2003

77. Do military rounds have the ability to cutaway?  

    By soulbabel, September 24, 2012
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    • Deyan
    • September 26, 2012

78. STOLEN GEAR!!!!  

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

79. Wings FAQ  

    By HeatherB, August 30, 2002
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    • skymedic
    • May 5, 2005

80. Neptune Delays  

    By PilotMike, August 8, 2003
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    • kevin922
    • August 13, 2003

81. Stiletto Inflating Too Quickly (170 w/ approx 800 jumps)  

    By Shawtown939, July 17, 2016
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    • bjbkkb
    • July 18, 2016

82. Codura BOC question   1 2

    By PhreeZone, January 4, 2003
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    • rigging65
    • January 10, 2003

83. Pencil Packing  

    By SkyDaemon, April 1, 2006
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    • SkyDaemon
    • April 2, 2006

84. Skypoint Digital Skydiving Altimeter  

    By spiritquest, November 19, 2016
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    • spiritquest
    • November 23, 2016

85. Raw material suppliers?  

    By Treejumps, November 4, 2004
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    • randomdude
    • December 17, 2004

86. Chemicals and parachute materials  

    By ernokaikkonen, December 12, 2002
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    • darkwing
    • December 13, 2002

87. Not the typical "rig for a newbie" question (I think).  

    By Deimian, November 30, 2012
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    • EOCS
    • December 5, 2012

88. Freebag recovery science?  

    By reyno_gr, June 25, 2007
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    • peggs82
    • June 27, 2007

89. Cypres 1 turnoff problem, I finally caught one  

    By peek, September 15, 2009
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    • hackish
    • September 18, 2009

90. Cutaway cables  

    By phorty, May 24, 2001
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    • screwbag
    • May 31, 2001

91. Flightsuit Repair Advice Needed  

    By wan2doit, April 23, 2017
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    • wan2doit
    • April 23, 2017

92. 11 minute reserve packing  

    By erdnarob, March 23, 2011
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    • billvon
    • March 23, 2011

93. Vector Tru-Lock problem  

    By FlyingBlueJay, November 27, 2007
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    • tdog
    • November 29, 2007

94. Old canopy release photos  

    By billbooth, February 2, 2011
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    • skydiverek
    • March 25, 2011

95. Neverendless question - Wings,Javelin,Javelin Odyssey   1 2

    By extreme, May 10, 2004
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    • JGarcia
    • May 12, 2004

96. Gear suggestions for a newbie?  

    By Mleadley, October 4, 2015
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    • virgin-burner
    • October 13, 2015

97. Setup of old Perris Valley 2-AAD AFF rigs?  

    By pchapman, April 12, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • April 18, 2007

98. JAVELIN TJN: size of the reserve tray?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 27, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 30, 2006

99. Have you ever used your hook knife in in-(canopy)-flight emergency?  

    By phoenixlpr, April 23, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • May 2, 2007

100. How loud is an audible?   1 2

     By Mostly_Harmless, November 28, 2005
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     • tbrown
     • November 30, 2005