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Fitting bigger canopy in a small container

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Hey All
I want to test jump a large canopy but have a small container and remember somebody mentioning the use of a "foil" (I think thats what its called) for such a purpose.
Basically its a bit of box shaped fabric the shape of the bottom of your container but bigger with grommets etc. that fits around the harness laterals. You whack it on and can fit a bigger canopy into your rig. (Probably not recommended for freeflying but what the heck.)
So can anyone help....am I dreaming or does such a thing exist and any advise on where to get one from?
Thanks

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sounds like a 1 way ticket to a high speed malfunction to me. there has gotta be an old container lying around that you can use?
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Hey All
I want to test jump a large canopy but have a small container and remember somebody mentioning the use of a "foil" (I think thats what its called) for such a purpose.
Basically its a bit of box shaped fabric the shape of the bottom of your container but bigger with grommets etc. that fits around the harness laterals.



They seem to be extremely rare, and produced only on a custom basis, whatever their name may be.

I saw some members of the Australian style & accuracy team at the 2003 World Championships with such add-on main containers. The new container went around the backpad and main lift webs, using large areas of velcro to stay fastened. It provided a new bottom flap (plus BOC) and side flaps. The original top flap and pin cover flap of the rig stayed in use. The original side and bottom flaps were just tucked away underneath the main d-bag as far as I could tell, but I didn't inquire about exact positioning. The add-on containers' construction looked quite professional.

This arrangement allowed the jumpers to convert one rig (and one Cypres) between accuracy jumping, and style or fun jumping with smaller canopies.

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