Pricing - Main Cutaway and Reserve Handles

[Elisha 1]

Just curious how much they cost. If I have a cutaway, I'm not sure I'd be able to remember to hold on to the handles. Thanks.

[crwpj 0]

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If I have a cutaway, I'm not sure I'd be able to remember to hold on to the handles.

they cost much much less than the entire rig. so if you're not concerned about misplacing your rig you should have no concern about dropping your handles.
p.j.

pulling is cool. keep it in the skin.
options: it does a body good.

[airgord 1]

you need to contact the manufacturer of your rig as the prices are different between each company. you might get a better price from a dealer as opposed to the builder. don't worry about trying to remember to hang on to your handles, save your life first, handles are not worth your apprehension.

[diablopilot 2]

Between $15 and $30 for a cutaway handle, and $25 to $50 for a reserve handle.

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[PhreeZone 20]

Thats Odd... Sunpath charges $55 for a cutaway handle and anyway from $60-85 for the reserve. RWS is $60-80 for a ripcord and $55 for the cutaway handle.

Jumpshack is the cheapest with thier parts and they are asking $30 for the cutaway and $35 for the 2 pin reserve ripcord.

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[meltdown 0]

I paid like $110.00 for both (total cost) when I lost mine. This was for a Javelin.

[JohnRich 4]

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Just curious how much they cost. If I have a cutaway, I'm not sure I'd be able to remember to hold on to the handles.

Don't wait until it happens to find out. Because then you might lose a weekend of skydiving while awaiting new handles to arrive for your rigger.

Go ahead and order spares now, and keep them in your gear bag. Then if you lose one, you just hand them to your rigger at the same time you give him your rig for a reserve repack. That gets you back in the air again, ASAP.

[Elisha 1]

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Just curious how much they cost. If I have a cutaway, I'm not sure I'd be able to remember to hold on to the handles.

Don't wait until it happens to find out. Because then you might lose a weekend of skydiving while awaiting new handles to arrive for your rigger.

Go ahead and order spares now, and keep them in your gear bag. Then if you lose one, you just hand them to your rigger at the same time you give him your rig for a reserve repack. That gets you back in the air again, ASAP.

Good idea. Thanks JP and others. I think my container is a Talon that is about 7-8 years old. Yes, I know I shouldn't worry about holding on to them, but if it were to happen, I think that it would be hard to remember to hold on so I was just curious. Thanks again.

[diablopilot 2]

What's odd? That handles from Sunpath are expensive? I mentioned what I have seen and would pay for them.

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[PhreeZone 20]

I'd love to know where you got TSO'd reserve handles for $25.

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[skymedic 0]

jumpshack can make cheaper handles for other rigs. they made my last reserve handle after my pin got bent by an overacheiving rigger... I think I paid 35 bucks.

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otherwise known as Mr.Fallinwoman....

[GravityGirl 0]

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Go ahead and order spares now, and keep them in your gear bag. Then if you lose one, you just hand them to your rigger at the same time you give him your rig for a reserve repack. That gets you back in the air again, ASAP.

I might have to disagree with you here John. The average jumpers gear bag may not be an appropriate place to store those spare parts.

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[bmcd308 0]

As an aside, I do not really understand the whole dropping of the handles thing. The one time I pulled mine, I am surprised I did not damage them from the grip I had on them. Once I calmed down, it would have been easy to have dropped them, but until the reserve was flying, those things were getting the crap squeezed out of them.

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[Elisha 1]

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Go ahead and order spares now, and keep them in your gear bag. Then if you lose one, you just hand them to your rigger at the same time you give him your rig for a reserve repack. That gets you back in the air again, ASAP.

I might have to disagree with you here John. The average jumpers gear bag may not be an appropriate place to store those spare parts.

Cables get kinked, bent, dirty...

Considering that I don't have one yet....

but what do you think of FliteSuit gearbags? I have a 50% off coupon that I won in absentee from that I need to pickup and use sometime.

[JohnRich 4]

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Go ahead and order spares now, and keep them in your gear bag. Then if you lose one, you just hand them to your rigger at the same time you give him your rig for a reserve repack. That gets you back in the air again, ASAP.

I might have to disagree with you here John. The average jumpers gear bag may not be an appropriate place to store those spare parts.

Cables get kinked, bent, dirty...

I keep mine coiled up neatly inside a plastic sandwich bag, which is stowed in a compartment inside my gear bag. That keeps them from getting bent and dirty. In addition, the bag contains other things like spare closing loops, extra hook knife, elastic keepers, and so on.

Does this get you back into agreement with me?

You make a good point though: it's probably not a good idea to just have them laying in your gear bag on the dirty bottom, loose, with stuff piled all over them.

[firstime 0]

***I'd love to know where you got TSO'd reserve handles for $25.

Yeah me too, I paid $95 for reserve handle..mirage
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[JohnRich 4]

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***I'd love to know where you got TSO'd reserve handles for $25.

Yeah me too, I paid $95 for reserve handle..mirage
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Jump Shack: $30 to $36: Here

[tso-d_chris 0]

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I do not really understand the whole dropping of the handles thing. The one time I pulled mine, I am surprised I did not damage them from the grip I had on them.

Many instructors teach a two handed cutaway along with a two handed reserve pull. If you cutaway with both hands, and immediately need to pull your reserve with those hands, it is very easy to throw a handle away, as well as fairly probable.

Also, when one finds themselves low after a reserve deployment, it can be pretty easy to lose track of trivial items like handles, even when they won't seem so trivial when you are trying to get your rig repacked later.

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[masterrig 1]

You make a good point though: it's probably not a good idea to just have them laying in your gear bag on the dirty bottom, loose, with stuff piled all over them.

[JohnRich 4]

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Martin - Baker ripcord handles? I haven't seen those in use in years!

Yeah, and they're for my main canopy deployment.

I've also got an old nylon version MB ripcord from way-back, still ready to serve temporarily as a replacement if needed.

That's two more things you probably haven't seen in years.

[masterrig 1]

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Martin - Baker ripcord handles? I haven't seen those in use in years!

Yeah, and they're for my main canopy deployment.

I've also got an old nylon version MB ripcord from way-back, still ready to serve temporarily as a replacement if needed.

That's two more things you probably haven't seen in years.

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The Nylon version, I'm sure you know, get real brittle. I've heard some really ugly stories about them.


Chuck

[sundevil777 102]

I think the manufacturers should offer spare parts at a reduced price at the time you order your gear, and not just the handles, but a freebag and PC also.

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

[GravityGirl 0]

I agree that it's good for you. Just not everyone. I see a lot of gear bags, and they are not all pretty!

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[SpecialKaye 0]

cutaway handles are around $40-45, especially if you feel inclined to keep custom colors, plus shipping.

you can get them from paragear any color (as long as it's red) for $33-35 plus shipping.

reserve handles are a bit more.

Kaye

[JohnRich 4]

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I've also got an old nylon version MB ripcord from way-back, still ready to serve temporarily as a replacement if needed.

The Nylon version, I'm sure you know, get real brittle. I've heard some really ugly stories about them.

Supposedly they got brittle in really cold temperatures. Since I was jumping Florida at the time, that didn't worry me too much. It was replaced with a metal handle, and the nylon one is now just a temporary spare for short time use if needed.