supafly 0 #1 October 6, 2004 Today I ordered my first BASE container, a shiny new Vertex2. I can't wait for it to get here. I ended up buying stock from BR, because the container had exactly what I was looking for in terms of options and color. Plus, my last minute decsion to buy a container for Bridge Day leaves no time for custom order. Gotta love those impulse buys! The measurements were real close to what I (a very untrained individual) came up with. Only the waist measurement varies significantly (5 inches too big). I measured with light clothing (t-shirt) on so I imagine I can take up some slack there. BR was great and said they'd resize the harness (which sounds like a fair amount of work) after Bridge Day if I wasn't happy with the fit. I'd like to save them the work and myself the 4-6 week wait (wanna get my feet wet ASAP). Does anyone here have experience jumping a container with a larger than needed waist measurement? I'm thinking it should just be a comfort issue for BD, but may be a risk factor for other jumps. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks! --KeithArizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #2 October 6, 2004 If you do get it resized, don't get it too small. Allow for clothes including a jacket. Allow for some body armor too. If you wear good body armor... and you should ... the spine protector will take up some room. If you happen to get a Safety Jacket by Dainese, the chest protector will take up some room as well. My first rig fit perfect with out the body armor. I wore it anyway. Then when I bought my new rig, it was made a touch bigger to allow for the body armor. It fits a lot better. It has to be quite a bit to large to make a lot of difference. Too big will put the chest strap under your chin and could possibly hurt you at opening, and the toggles will be harder to reach. I don't know how big you are or the harness measurements so it's tough to say if it will matte a lot. If it's too large around the waist, it's a pretty quick fix. They will unstitch the lower junction, cut the laterals down a bit and resew the lower junction. It's an hours work at most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supafly 0 #3 October 6, 2004 Thanks for the heads up. It sounds like the measurements are closer to where they need to be then I thought. Now if the thing would only get here. It's been 12 whole hours since I ordered it Arizona Drive 4-Way VFS - www.DriveVFS.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
