Digitude suitable for CReW?

[fonz 0]

[edit: also posted in CRW forum]

Okay, here's the deal:

1. I'm planning to get into CRW.

2. My current altimeter is a Digitude and I really love it.

However, when I fieldpack or drop my rig in the hangar, I sometimes get a suspension line snagged under my Digitude. I sure wouldn't want that to happen when doing CRW...

So my question is twofold:

a) how big is the snag hazard when using a Digitude with CRW?

b) what can be done to reduce the risk of snagging with this particular altimeter, would a sleeve (if available) help?

Thanks for your thoughts,

Fonz

And five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes.
-- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[DJL 235]

I don't know what a digitude is, but put your alti on your chest strap. That'll keep it out of the way of snags.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[dragon2 2]

Fonz, why don't you bring that alti over and ask the CRW guru's at Teuge next time you're here for poker

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[fonz 0]

Because it's still sitting in a locker at a certain island...

Fonz (thanks for the suggestion though)

[edit]Thanks to DJL too, of course[/edit]

And five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes.
-- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[dragon2 2]

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Because it's still sitting in a locker at a certain island...

Fonz (thanks for the suggestion though)

I think the Case still has one for sale in the 2nd hand drawer.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[chuckbrown 0]

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I don't know what a digitude is, but put your alti on your chest strap. That'll keep it out of the way of snags.

I've seen chest mounts ripped right off. I got so tired of losing altimeters doing CRW that I stopped wearing one for a while.

[leapdog 0]

From the CRW forums-

Nothing on your hand except gloves.

as other have said put a pocket on your jump suit. Use spandex like a BOC pouch with a clear window so it streaches and gives with motion and won't tear. Put the pocket on your upper left arm. Generally wraps happen from the mid body and down. also you won't be bending over in bigger ways to see your digitude when you can just look left and there it is.

I have a neptune and I have a pocket built as I described but it is on the leg. It works well except that I sometimes have to look raise my leg and the whole thing about wraps may cover it if it is located there. I am going to make one for my arm.

Pm me for pictures of the current configuration I have if you like.

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[fonz 0]

Hmm, the arm vs. leg matter is certainly interesting. Thanks for raising the point!

Alphons

And five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes.
-- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy