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1. first base jump canopy/rig??  

   By rfarris, July 6, 2002
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   • Slappie
   • July 8, 2002

2. Value of an Argus?  

   By gowlerk, November 26, 2011
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   • popsjumper
   • December 6, 2011

3. i need help with javelin odyssey and cypres 2  

   By grega, February 1, 2005
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   • riggerrob
   • February 2, 2005

4. Dyeing a container  

   By baronn, January 12, 2010
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   • JerryBaumchen
   • January 15, 2010

5. Machine/Thread problems  

   By wildjump, December 29, 2005
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   • masterrigger1
   • December 31, 2005

6. Rigs Getting Too Complicated?  

   By popsjumper, September 22, 2005
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   • GTAVercetti
   • October 6, 2005

7. Looking for a used Pulse  

   By theQ, August 12, 2014
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   • theQ
   • August 12, 2014

8. Cobalt  

   By x3mcam, April 22, 2002
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   • zyzko
   • April 28, 2002

9. First Jumpsuit  

   By Tyfighter, July 14, 2016
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   • sundevil777
   • July 15, 2016

10. raven reserves  

    By point_code, October 29, 2005
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    • masterrig
    • November 1, 2005

11. Vector II, almost 20 years old.  

    By npgraphicdesign, May 6, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • May 7, 2009

12. Do Reserve Canopies lose TSO rating with age  

    By dgw, September 27, 2006
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    • billvon
    • September 30, 2006

13. Wings W-11 and Pilot 168 ZPX  

    By parkair, August 21, 2013
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    • throwaway242
    • August 24, 2013

14. Lines Catching on Reserve PC  

    By NathanL100, March 17, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • March 18, 2002

15. Cypress took 4 weeks!!   1 2

    By drdive, December 28, 2007
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    • piisfish
    • January 7, 2008

16. Pack volume Micro 150 reserve  

    By Scoop, May 27, 2008
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 27, 2008

17. MAIN TOO SMALL FOR CONTAINER  

    By SKYDIVE, September 23, 2006
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    • brianfry713
    • September 26, 2006

18. better landings with smaller parachutes?  

    By jephprospect, October 19, 2008
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    • mdrejhon
    • October 21, 2008

19. Cracked Vector 3 tuck tabs  

    By PhreeZone, May 12, 2011
    • 11 replies
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    • LouDiamond
    • May 14, 2011

20. Changing canopy to a more responsive one.  

    By degeneration, April 2, 2012
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    • sebcat
    • April 4, 2012

21. Spectre  

    By dmddave, May 8, 2001
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    • 174fps
    • May 9, 2001

22. Vengence - Pros/Cons/Tips?  

    By RkyMtnHigh, February 17, 2007
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • June 24, 2007

23. Stowing excess chest strap  

    By JustaBill, August 16, 2005
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    • Frenchy68
    • August 17, 2005

24. What did you pay for your Freefly suit???  

    By Txflier, April 19, 2010
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    • Txflier
    • April 28, 2010

25. Drop feed vs needle feed for container work  

    By alexey, October 28, 2005
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    • riggermick
    • October 30, 2005

26. Anybody Own This?  

    By Guest, April 22, 2015
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    • gowlerk
    • April 23, 2015

27. ouragan suits?  

    By Airborne03, December 15, 2003
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    • cornishe
    • April 4, 2007

28. Slider for Katana 170  

    By dalemeyer, May 24, 2009
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    • tdog
    • May 26, 2009

29. AIRGUN HELMET  

    By winglets, December 30, 2005
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    • pbla4024
    • December 31, 2005

30. Another Larsen & Brusgaard (L&B) Customer Service Story  

    By lowapproach, April 25, 2014
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    • Pobrause
    • September 30, 2016

31. Quick release chest strap  

    By George211, December 17, 2019
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    • Cloggy
    • January 7, 2020

32. Neptune IR Port  

    By EdC, January 13, 2004
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    • EDYDO
    • February 4, 2004

33. Boots  

    By samyueru, November 27, 2003
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    • TerryB
    • November 30, 2003

34. Jedi Mind Tricks  

    By DZBone, August 10, 2001
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    • ramon
    • August 14, 2001

35. Using a Vigil 2-pin Cutter on a 1-pin Rig  

    By chuckakers, August 30, 2012
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • August 31, 2012

36. tube stoes  

    By moth, September 19, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • September 21, 2006

37. Vigil 2-pin released today  

    By tso-d_chris, May 26, 2005
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    • tso-d_chris
    • May 31, 2005

38. Suggestions for buying gear  

    By mattskinner77, August 10, 2014
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    • 3mpire
    • August 11, 2014

39. My First Rig!!!!  

    By halfbaked66, April 1, 2001
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    • skybytch
    • April 3, 2001

40. Reserve closing loop tension  

    By skinnay, October 13, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • October 14, 2009

41. Freefall Data Systems Digialti  

    By ST0RMTROOP3R, January 26, 2021   

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    • ST0RMTROOP3R
    • February 9, 2021

42. help ordering a new G3   1 2

    By silvere, January 26, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • January 27, 2004

43. where do you get a dakine rags jumpsuit?  

    By Honoruru, November 4, 2009
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    • jdthomas
    • November 6, 2009

44. Rigging for flag jumps  

    By sky4meplease, April 22, 2008
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    • Rick
    • July 13, 2012

45. Viper Container  

    By pilotdave, August 23, 2002
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    • KellyF
    • August 28, 2002

46. Demo W/Flag Main Canopy  

    By spectreflyer, May 30, 2003
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    • spectreflyer
    • June 10, 2003

47. RDS mal  

    By crewkeith, January 24, 2005
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    • crewkeith
    • January 28, 2005

48. New Atair canopy?  

    By flyinryan, January 29, 2002
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    • flyinryan
    • February 1, 2002

49. ALTITRACK Vs VISO  

    By carve, October 11, 2007
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    • carve
    • October 11, 2007

50. Flight characteristics question  

    By rifleman, October 11, 2012
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    • Quagmirian
    • October 13, 2012

51. Pro-Tec Special Ops Helmet Question  

    By MDJ87, July 31, 2009
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    • poolmarty
    • August 4, 2009

52. Warp-III Container  

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

53. Should i get a Factory Diver?   1 2

    By Viking, August 5, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • August 8, 2003

54. Line types  

    By journeyman, March 24, 2015
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    • pchapman
    • April 1, 2016

55. Teaching Tool - Lockstitch graphic  

    By fcajump, May 14, 2010
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    • councilman24
    • May 18, 2010

56. Javelin reserve flap  

    By dot_txt, March 12, 2013
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    • Jordan82
    • May 3, 2018

57. Vortex II and crossbrace canopies  

    By brendakt, May 28, 2007
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    • tistouta
    • January 7, 2012

58. Sure grips - sense or nonsense?  

    By fonz, November 4, 2002
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    • quade
    • November 6, 2002

59. Bartacker  

    By mrfalconfixer, November 16, 2013
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    • councilman24
    • November 16, 2013

60. What would you do??  

    By baa75, May 26, 2004
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    • jeepnjump
    • June 5, 2004

61. 7 & 9 cells  

    By eml, February 20, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 25, 2002

62. Too Much To Soon?  

    By baa75, January 5, 2004
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    • GAskygirl
    • January 7, 2004

63. Question about first gear purchase  

    By Joshuamb, April 7, 2014
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    • Doug_Davis
    • April 8, 2014

64. Stiletto off heading openings  

    By JeffGordon, November 27, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • December 4, 2002

65. 2 questions  

    By Honoruru, May 27, 2009
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    • format
    • June 1, 2009

66. Charly helmets and communication systems..  

    By Vectracide, January 13, 2007
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    • LouDiamond
    • January 14, 2007

67. cypres battery  

    By jtfreefly, May 6, 2012
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    • fcajump
    • May 7, 2012

68. Packing Safire 2  

    By darrenspooner, February 26, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • March 1, 2006

69. fabrics for suit  

    By lordgreco, January 1, 2013
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    • BKW82
    • January 2, 2013

70. Reasonable price?  

    By Teigen, January 26, 2009
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    • Teigen
    • January 27, 2009

71. 2K3 Model......  

    By Unstable, August 12, 2003
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    • masher
    • August 25, 2003

72. Relining a Safire II with Dacron?  

    By BlindBrick, June 8, 2005
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    • Bandanarama
    • June 10, 2005

73. Why tack reserve softlinks  

    By airnutt, June 16, 2020
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 21, 2020

74. Different goggles?  

    By Cinders, September 7, 2010
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    • mt_skydiver
    • September 27, 2010

75. My new Icon  

    By karlm, April 30, 2004
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    • karlm
    • May 9, 2004

76. Need opinions on Sabre 2  

    By DickMcMahon, February 12, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 12, 2002

77. Riggers - how many reserve REPACKS and SAVES do you have?   1 2

    By skydiverek, February 26, 2006
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    • tlshealy
    • March 5, 2006

78. What Can Cause a Pilot Chute in Tow?   1 2

    By fpritchett64, April 17, 2008
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    • sovietskee
    • April 19, 2008

79. How much do you think I can sell this canopy for?  

    By Kalrigan, June 19, 2017
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    • sammielu
    • June 20, 2017

80. New Loop for Every Reserve Packjob  

    By jws3, August 25, 2015
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    • riggerrob
    • August 26, 2015

81. Gatorz with contacts??  

    By thatmaoriboy, September 15, 2006
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    • Zenister
    • September 18, 2006

82. Velocity Sports and Vigil Customer Service  

    By barefut, March 2, 2017
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    • erdnarob
    • March 6, 2017

83. Main Lift Web Question  

    By BlitzPuppet, September 18, 2018
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    • riggerrob
    • October 1, 2018

84. Master rigger wanted...  

    By MikeD10834, October 27, 2006
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    • marinho
    • November 1, 2006

85. Parachute Riggers Reference Library?  

    By Harmless, December 8, 2009
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    • ripcord4
    • December 9, 2009

86. Good way to fix common stab damage?  

    By hackish, August 1, 2015
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    • hackish
    • August 4, 2015

87. Cypres2 Cutter Sheath Crack?  

    By pilecki2000, August 27, 2012
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    • koppel
    • August 29, 2012

88. My new packing tool!  

    By RiggerLee, October 18, 2012
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    • Squeak
    • October 19, 2012

89. Is there anything wrong with having gear thats  

    By PilotLevi, February 1, 2007
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    • dragon2
    • February 7, 2007

90. Irvin BPU  

    By ripcord4, October 5, 2010
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    • kenton
    • December 19, 2012

91. Army rigger trying to get civilian ticket  

    By AirborneDaddy, April 1, 2004
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    • AirborneDaddy
    • April 6, 2004

92. Main canopy for 6'6" and ~265 lbs  

    By ski_powder, September 23, 2011
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    • rwieder
    • October 3, 2011

93. engineering question for riggers   1 2

    By phildthedildo, July 2, 2008
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    • VTmotoMike08
    • July 3, 2008

94. Parachute ink - ink pads  

    By andyhughes, October 16, 2009
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    • skybill
    • October 29, 2009

95. Iheat glove liners  

    By DBCOOPER, October 18, 2014
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    • costanza
    • October 18, 2014

96. outdated cypri(?)  

    By andy2, June 7, 2003
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    • rigging65
    • June 10, 2003

97. Pilot ZPX fabric, production year help!  

    By Jeff5050, October 22, 2014
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    • DHemer
    • October 23, 2014

98. Voodoo Curv rig size and Pilot ZPX pack volume  

    By prahphecy, March 4, 2017
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    • anomie168
    • March 10, 2017

99. Custom Canopy  

    By Andre1, August 2, 2005
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    • dencha
    • August 5, 2005

100. Best Fullface for large heads!  

     By adamsr, April 21, 2004
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     • usskydiver
     • April 23, 2004