My Turn, New Gear :)

[javip82 0]

what options did you put in the container 1 and 3.
and yeah that is expensive

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[packerboy 3]

Rig 3 looks like you are trying to be a Golden Knight. Rig #2 is gorgeous, I would like to use that design if you don't mind. Of course I'm not buying a new rig untill end of next summer, and if you don't like me using that design.... well fuckit... I'll use it anyway, it's not like you have a copyright.

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[Squeak 17]

At least your've opted for the BEST rig in the world

As too the Lightening bolt I think they look great from a distance but not so much up close

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[nate_1979 9]

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$2,824 for 1 or 2
$2,624 for 3

Basicly a ton of $$$$

that is insane. I say keep the Mirage and blow some cash in the tunnel - at least it will make you a better skydiver.

rm

Those are the prices on the RWS website... I've been told it will be cheaper, I have yet to get dealer quotes on it....

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[RMURRAY 1]

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$2,824 for 1 or 2
$2,624 for 3

Basicly a ton of $$$$

that is insane. I say keep the Mirage and blow some cash in the tunnel - at least it will make you a better skydiver.

rm

Those are the prices on the RWS website... I've been told it will be cheaper, I have yet to get dealer quotes on it....

yes, you should get about 25% off retail I thought everyone knew that. I still say keep your existing rig - unless it is REALLY ugly and from your 1,2,3 choices, it probably is.

rm

[nate_1979 9]

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$2,824 for 1 or 2
$2,624 for 3

Basicly a ton of $$$$

that is insane. I say keep the Mirage and blow some cash in the tunnel - at least it will make you a better skydiver.

rm

Those are the prices on the RWS website... I've been told it will be cheaper, I have yet to get dealer quotes on it....

yes, you should get about 25% off retail I thought everyone knew that. I still say keep your existing rig - unless it is REALLY ugly and from your 1,2,3 choices, it probably is.

rm

There is other things to it, I got the Mirage second hand, and although I can get the harness adjusted (which is something I was considering) it's just not a rig that I got to pick out and get custom fitted to me... I'm at the point now that I know what size canopy I'm gonna stick with for quite awhile, I know i'm gonna stick with the sport for long enough to justify the $, so spending the money for a rig that is built around me just doesnt seem like such a bad idea, and I should also be able to recover some of the money from the Mirage which is loaded and has about 150 jumps on it.. The mirage is also not ugly, a bit plain, but not ugly.. I dont think that overall after its all said and done the amount that it will cost me to get "my own" rig is really going to be that unreasonable. It's a chunk of change still, but what in this sport isnt. I've got about 3 hours in the tunnel already as well, and right now I'd prefer to just do the real thing Unless I get some people together who really want to work on stuff there, I'm really just waisting my time when I fly it solo now.
And I'm still beating my head with the rig design program, I wanna make sure I get something nice, I'm finding it's really hard to choose a rig design

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[javip82 0]

Nate this vector you are talking about. What type of main and reserve are you planning to put on it?
Because, if I am not wrong the micron(the model you are putting on your rig) can only go up to a 150 main and reserve.

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[nate_1979 9]

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Nate this vector you are talking about. What type of main and reserve are you planning to put on it?
Because, if I am not wrong the micron(the model you are putting on your rig) can only go up to a 150 main and reserve.

It's the "M-Series" The Micron is the smaller version that you stated, the M-Series holds the larger canopies... It will have a safire 2 189 and PD-193R reserve.

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[billbooth 10]

It doesn' t matter which color pattern you choose...as long as it's a Vector. (Shameless plug)

[nate_1979 9]

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It doesn' t matter which color pattern you choose...as long as it's a Vector. (Shameless plug)

LOL

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I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[hexadecimal 0]

I could be remembering incorrectly... but I swear I read somewhere recently that RWS will now make the Micron for any size canopy.

You'll love it either way... my Micron is awesome

[Freeflysmiley 2]

Been discussed in other posts The RSL has flaws, flaws most of which have been fixed by Skyhook (atleast from what I have seen in videos / and read about) ... As far as the RSL, I choose not to use one because I have not needed it in two chops, and with the flaws it has I feel that its got a higher potential of hurting me then it does helping me, but that's just how I feel after proving to myself that I can do my EPs... I dont feel that the skyhook has the same draw backs. I dont know that anyone has found any real drawbacks to Skyhook unless your doing CRW, ....

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PD, Skybytch - Bill B has spoken of calling the Skyhook by another name than an RSL, I believe that's what nate is referring to.

edit: maybe not ... folks supplied other-than-RSL names for it but in just checking, I didn't see where Bill requested them, just contributed to the thread. In any case nate appears to be buying the Skyhook with his Vector 3.

This is the billbooth post you are talking about right? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1818609;#1818609

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Maybe Bill should have called it RDD (Reserve Direct Deployment)....

I like that. I had been calling it a MARDe System...Main Assisted Reserve Deployment.

[nate_1979 9]

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Rig 3 looks like you are trying to be a Golden Knight. Rig #2 is gorgeous, I would like to use that design if you don't mind. Of course I'm not buying a new rig untill end of next summer, and if you don't like me using that design.... well fuckit... I'll use it anyway, it's not like you have a copyright.

Go for it, I'm going with a cross between #1 and #2, with a couple other minor differences... I'll be ordering the rig attached to this post hopefully this weekend I just hope i dont ever see you running around with #2 and I realize that I would have rather designed it like that

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I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[windcatcher 0]

I like the first one the best, just be prepared to get your white spots a little dirty now and then!

What are your handles gonna say?

Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...

[nate_1979 9]

"Don't Worry" and "Be Happy"

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I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[windcatcher 0]

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"Don't Worry" and "Be Happy"

ooooh, me likey!!! Did you think of that on your own?

Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...

[nate_1979 9]

yup, never seen anyone else with it... although I'm sure there has got to be somebody..

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[windcatcher 0]

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yup, never seen anyone else with it... although I'm sure there has got to be somebody..

no that's cute!!! I might have to steal your idea when/ if I ever can afford to get my own custom gear...maybe after college.

Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...

[nate_1979 9]

New gear has arrived, I got to see it this weekend, .... It looks friggin awsome, despite the one flaw in the coloring

Guess that will keep it unique. Now I get to see how long the white parts stay white!

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

[RossDagley 0]

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New gear has arrived, I got to see it this weekend, .... It looks friggin awsome, despite the one flaw in the coloring

Guess that will keep it unique. Now I get to see how long the white parts stay white!

Er HELLO!!

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