Carryon-SL

[Faber 0]

posting this after a mail from BASE689

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From my computer here at home I have problem in transferring big files, plus in these days it seems that the BASE Board is down, so please, feel free to post my 3 pictures either on the BASE Board or on the Dropzone forum, just mentioning my name (BASE #689) and that it is my personal setup, with all errors and omissions that could be.

Sorry i couldnt upload it to Blinc(dunno why) but have made a link to here.

also sorry i had to cut your pics down

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[base698 20]

That thing looks excessive

[base515 0]

yeah no doubt, KISS my man

May we live long and die out

[base689 0]

> yeah no doubt, KISS my man
> Keep It Simple and Stupid
Actually, my set up is quite simple.
Once you have manufactured the Special Bridle and the SL-carry-with-you, what you have got to do is to tie a loop of break cord once on site (=on the exit point).
I think it is simple: one knot you have to tie it anyway, once on exit point.
I jump and I leave no trace

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com

[czechbase 0]

Could you post a picture of your special bridle and SL-carry-with-you?

Thanks

www.motavi.com

[base689 0]

> Could you post a picture of your special bridle and SL-carry-with-you?
See the above post by Faber. Faber posted my photos for me. I think for Dropzone setup, he could not post my original high definition photos. If you are interested in the high definition photos, just drop me an e-mail ( base_689@yahoo.com )

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com

[DexterBase 1]

The setup is really quite simple. I think you're being distracted by the coil and multi-colored rope.

The setup is similar to something I posted a while back.

click me

[bor 0]

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Once you have manufactured the Special Bridle...

Why are you not using standard bridle?

[czechbase 0]

Thanks!

www.motavi.com

[base689 0]

> The setup is similar to something I posted a while back
In fact, I created my setup using EXACTLY your drawing of the time, using dyneema 4mm rope for the ruggedness of its sheath and fastening it to the loop on the bridle taking into the account the suggestion of CRWPER about attaching it to the bridle through a loop of break cord (instead of girth hitching it): so, in case of any entanglement, it would become feree breaking the (second) loop of break cord. Losing the precious piece of equipment, yes, but flying free towards landing area.


Post by bor: “Why are you not using standard bridle?”
Good question. I made my Special Bridle (special in the sense that I use it ONLY for SL jumps) using 5.5mm dyneema climbing rope (whose break load is 1800 kg - 3968 lb) having the terminal loops sewn by a rigger. About 30 cm - 1 foot off the loop end (where the PC is girth hitched) I made a knot “of-which-I-do-not-know-the-name-but-it-is-very-used-among-sailors” forming a small loop to WHICH I attach my “carry-with-you” SL via the (second) loop of break cord and to WHICH I attach the (primary) break cord loop. I decided to use such a cinfiguration after a post on the BASE Board a couple of years ago by a chap that was using this setup. The idea of having the loop where you attach EVERYTHING to be a separate one from the loop where you girth hitch your PC is that this way you have your back PC hanging a little away from where you tie your anchor to your fixed object, location in which there could be some “mess”. And actually I think it is not a bad idea, even when you tie your knot on exit point you do not have the PC “bothering” you.
Why I don’t use standard bridle? Now I come to answer you. When we do SL jumps our break cord breaks at 80 lb - 36 kg, that in absolute terms it is NOT a great force, but it is exerted in a very “sharp” way. You pass from zero force on your bridle to 80 lb - 36 kg in few thousands/hundredths of second, that (in my mind) COULD cause some “damage” (or excessive wear, if you prefer) to the standard bridle/to the sewings/seams in the standard bridle.
Our standard bridle, expecially when you deploy at terminal, withstand forces for sure greater, for few instants, than 80 lb - 36 kg, but such forces are exerted on the bridle much more gradually, think when PC inflates, it does not exert the force so abruptly as a fixed point (a 80 lb - 36 kg break cord) would do.
Our sport, apart from consolidated techniques/equipment/gear/whatever, is made also by what we call “mind wanks”, maybe stupid things that make you worry a lot until you “fix” them someway somehow. After that you have solved/fixed these small things (in fact, we call them “mind wanks”/”mental wanks”), we show up at our exit point with a bigger smile and with more peace of mind.
My Special Bridle used in ALL my SL jump is what, in this case, make me smile feeling very confident in my gear, giving me a good peace of mind (apart from all the sh!t coming from the jump itself) and in the end solves my “mind wank” about possible excessive wear of standard bridle used for SL jumps.
Just my 0.02€.

Stay safe out there
Blue Skies and Soft Walls
BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com

[DexterBase 1]

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> The setup is similar to something I posted a while back
In fact, I created my setup using EXACTLY your drawing of the time, using dyneema 4mm rope for the ruggedness of its sheath and fastening it to the loop on the bridle taking into the account the suggestion of CRWPER about attaching it to the bridle through a loop of break cord (instead of girth hitching it): so, in case of any entanglement, it would become feree breaking the (second) loop of break cord. Losing the precious piece of equipment, yes, but flying free towards landing area.

I think that's a very good idea. I plan on jumping a couple variations of this and getting video of just the release system. I'm curious to watch the break/release frame by frame to see just how the sling reacts.