Odyssey OJK - What size canopy have you safely put in there?

[Chris-Ottawa 0]

Hey Everyone,

I'm looking for some info on the OJK. Sunpath says it is made for a pd143 and 135 main. It doesn't say how small though. I called Sunpath and spoke to a rigger and they said a 105 should be "ok" but they cannot recommend jumping it. I know I can get a smaller crossbraced canopy in there, but I'm not interested in a crossbraced canopy at this point.

Has anyone "safely" put a canopy smaller than a 120 in there?

Is a pillow a "safe/acceptable" option for the dbag?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Chris

"When once you have tasted flight..."

[hjumper33 0]

If you are thinking another spectre, it might be a little loose. I had a katana 120 packed in my J-1 which is basically the next size up, ie rated for a 150 max. It was a little loose and didnt look the best, but I would definately say it was "safe" to jump IMO.

[Chris-Ottawa 0]

Hey,

Thanks for the info. I am probably getting rid of my Spectre, I really want to make the move to a 9 cell. Any ideas on a 9 cell, like Sabre2, Cobalt, Safire? I think I read somewhere that the Cobalt packs small, and I'm not really sure about the Safire's or Sabre2's.

Thanks!

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[Deyan 36]

Safire 2 119 will be OK

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[Brains 2]

When i went down to a 109 in my OJ it was too small. I could slide my hand between the pin and the flap. A few people told me to just not pack as tight, or don't shorten my closing loop so much. . . I didn't feel comfortable with that at all. YMMV

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[Chris-Ottawa 0]

Hey everyone,

I just thought I'd post an update to my dilemma. I have good news!

After calling Sunpath, I had the feeling that it was going to be WAY too small. So, this weekend, I put the 105 in there and to my surprise, it fits FANTASTIC.

I was jumping a Spectre 135 in the OJK and it was pretty tight but not impossible to get in. When I put the 105 in, it was barely smaller. After packing it up and closing the container, it worked great. Didn't even have to shorten the closing loop. I didn't purposely pack it big and don't think I can get it much tighter/smaller. The container is all filled out and doesn't look like I have a micro canopy in there. I'm so happy I don't have to buy a new container/reserve.

To get an idea of the canopies I had in there, the Spectre 135 ha2 120 jumps on it, and the Cobalt has 700.

So, if anyone wants to know, a Cobalt 105 fits great in an OJK. My rigger even looked at it and asked me if I shortened the closing loop (which I didn't), and the pin is as tight as the Spectre.

SWEET!

"When once you have tasted flight..."

[jheadley 0]

In my experience I've found Javelins have a huge size range of main canopies that can fit in the container. With my own, a J4k, it's made for a 190 but I've put everything from a 135 (on the loose side) to a Raven IV 282 in it. My usual canopy is a 150 and I've used it in that configuration for 500 jumps.