quesera 0 #1 October 11, 2009 Okay, obviously I am newwww to skydiving (I'm on jump 10). I want to buy my own jumpsuit, but I got quickly overwhelmed looking at websites. Currently, I don't really care about much except a little warmth and some grass stain prevention, but I don't want to buy something that I quickly "out grow" because it doesn't have the features I find I suddenly need. I'm at the "I don't know what I don't know" stage, but also at "I want to stop wearing other people's fear-sweat soaked clothes" phase Anyway, I'm female, approximately 130 lbs, and can probably assume I won't be doing anything too fancy. I would like to stay in a moderate price range, and I've found that the jumpsuits at the drop zone have a major gap between sizes, making the small kind of tight but the medium huge. Does anyone sell jumpsuits in the 2/4/6/8 sizing? Thanks for any advice! And sorry for such a newbie question Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #2 October 12, 2009 Quote Okay, obviously I am newwww to skydiving (I'm on jump 10). I want to buy my own jumpsuit, but I got quickly overwhelmed looking at websites. Currently, I don't really care about much except a little warmth and some grass stain prevention, but I don't want to buy something that I quickly "out grow" because it doesn't have the features I find I suddenly need. I'm at the "I don't know what I don't know" stage, but also at "I want to stop wearing other people's fear-sweat soaked clothes" phase Anyway, I'm female, approximately 130 lbs, and can probably assume I won't be doing anything too fancy. I would like to stay in a moderate price range, and I've found that the jumpsuits at the drop zone have a major gap between sizes, making the small kind of tight but the medium huge. Does anyone sell jumpsuits in the 2/4/6/8 sizing? Thanks for any advice! And sorry for such a newbie question S-M-L-XL...is pretty much all ya can get 'off the rack'. Look through the classifieds on this site, you may get lucky...um maybe I should rephrase that. Or you can do what most do and custom order a new one, yeah they may seem pricey... but at least it'll wear out quick! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilot-one 0 #3 October 12, 2009 Call Julio at Liquid Sky. Hands down the best looking jump suit especially for a girl. He really takes the time with the details. You can probably have one in just a few weeks. www.liquidskysports.com Forget about any pre made jump suit. I guarantee you won't be happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites g3ninfinite 0 #4 October 12, 2009 Im a pretty new jumper as well. just got my A license last month. If you are looking for new/custom my vote goes to liquid-sky. Julio got me my all black suit within a week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #5 October 12, 2009 Figure out which discipline you want a suit in and go to that forum and ask about features. Be on guard for the RASH of people pushing specific brands. RW - you want a custom fit with all the comp features right away since it's not great to add them later. Lots of good vendors out there. I think buying from a localis a great idea. If there is one. But there is nothing wrong with any of the major dealers, so it comes down then to cut, price and delivery time. FreeFly - you can get away with a used one for awhile as the fit isn't such a big deal until you get more experience (and some people never get to that point). Get the custom RW right away, you can use a simple coverall for FF until you are ready to make that step later. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GravityGirl 0 #6 October 13, 2009 Basic female RW suit: Bev Suit's Hot Bod Suit. Hands down the best fit for a small female frame that shows off your curves! Her prices have stayed moderate for the 12 years I've been selling gear. I've had 3 of her suits. Still have the original I got 15 years ago. I can't get rid of it, like my favorite pair of worn in jeans ;) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilot-one 0 #7 October 13, 2009 Quote FreeFly - you can get away with a used one for awhile as the fit isn't such a big deal until you get more experience (and some people never get to that point). This is really bad advice. The fit is more important than ever for an inexperienced free flyer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilot-one 0 #8 October 13, 2009 QuoteBasic female RW suit: Bev Suit's Hot Bod Suit. Hands down the best fit for a small female frame that shows off your curves! Her prices have stayed moderate for the 12 years I've been selling gear. I've had 3 of her suits. Still have the original I got 15 years ago. I can't get rid of it, like my favorite pair of worn in jeans ;) I beg to differ. The Hot Bod suit is OK but the difference is in the details. Granted Liquid Sky or Ouragon cost a few more bucks but there's really no comparison. You get what you pay for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #9 October 13, 2009 Quote I beg to differ. The Hot Bod suit is OK but the difference is in the details. Granted Liquid Sky or Ouragon cost a few more bucks but there's really no comparison. You get what you pay for. Yes, you get what you pay for. If you want an RW suit I recommend paying for an RW suit. If you want a freefly suit, pay for a freefly suit. Do you have any RW suits you'd recommend for a woman over the Bev Hot Bod? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #10 October 13, 2009 Quote Quote FreeFly - you can get away with a used one for awhile as the fit isn't such a big deal until you get more experience (and some people never get to that point). This is really bad advice. The fit is more important than ever for an inexperienced free flyer. up to a point, but if it's comfortable and not loose, I don't see the issue - if it's a super crappy fit, I totally agree with you - hopefully a new buyer isn't that clueless. (I've had 3 different FF suit fits - and generally, the more form fitting (torso especially) the better I fly my body - also, if the drag is brought to the extremities - using layers, not volume - I have bettter control and responsiveness - key is to get a suit that you fly rather than a suit that flies you - this ABSOLUTELY can be found used if one is persistent) but compared to RW where the fit of the booties and torso is absolutely essential, I'll prioritize accordingly (and this usually is VERY rare to find used) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #11 October 13, 2009 QuoteDo you have any RW suits you'd recommend for a woman over the Bev Hot Bod? well the poster hasn't told us which type of flying she wants to do now but, while I like my wife's suits best - I think Bev's female cut suits are about the best out there for a 'bigger' manufacturer ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LyraM45 0 #12 October 14, 2009 QuoteQuoteDo you have any RW suits you'd recommend for a woman over the Bev Hot Bod? well the poster hasn't told us which type of flying she wants to do now but, while I like my wife's suits best - I think Bev's female cut suits are about the best out there for a 'bigger' manufacturer Bev suits really fit a female body well for RW, and for Freefly I would hands down go with Liquid Sky. I've already posted some stuff recently on my experience with Julio and the company and it's exactly as everybody else said. Super customer service, and I got my custom suit within a week. REALLY comfy. Definitely get what you pay for!Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... 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airtwardo 7 #2 October 12, 2009 Quote Okay, obviously I am newwww to skydiving (I'm on jump 10). I want to buy my own jumpsuit, but I got quickly overwhelmed looking at websites. Currently, I don't really care about much except a little warmth and some grass stain prevention, but I don't want to buy something that I quickly "out grow" because it doesn't have the features I find I suddenly need. I'm at the "I don't know what I don't know" stage, but also at "I want to stop wearing other people's fear-sweat soaked clothes" phase Anyway, I'm female, approximately 130 lbs, and can probably assume I won't be doing anything too fancy. I would like to stay in a moderate price range, and I've found that the jumpsuits at the drop zone have a major gap between sizes, making the small kind of tight but the medium huge. Does anyone sell jumpsuits in the 2/4/6/8 sizing? Thanks for any advice! And sorry for such a newbie question S-M-L-XL...is pretty much all ya can get 'off the rack'. Look through the classifieds on this site, you may get lucky...um maybe I should rephrase that. Or you can do what most do and custom order a new one, yeah they may seem pricey... but at least it'll wear out quick! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #3 October 12, 2009 Call Julio at Liquid Sky. Hands down the best looking jump suit especially for a girl. He really takes the time with the details. You can probably have one in just a few weeks. www.liquidskysports.com Forget about any pre made jump suit. I guarantee you won't be happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g3ninfinite 0 #4 October 12, 2009 Im a pretty new jumper as well. just got my A license last month. If you are looking for new/custom my vote goes to liquid-sky. Julio got me my all black suit within a week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #5 October 12, 2009 Figure out which discipline you want a suit in and go to that forum and ask about features. Be on guard for the RASH of people pushing specific brands. RW - you want a custom fit with all the comp features right away since it's not great to add them later. Lots of good vendors out there. I think buying from a localis a great idea. If there is one. But there is nothing wrong with any of the major dealers, so it comes down then to cut, price and delivery time. FreeFly - you can get away with a used one for awhile as the fit isn't such a big deal until you get more experience (and some people never get to that point). Get the custom RW right away, you can use a simple coverall for FF until you are ready to make that step later. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #6 October 13, 2009 Basic female RW suit: Bev Suit's Hot Bod Suit. Hands down the best fit for a small female frame that shows off your curves! Her prices have stayed moderate for the 12 years I've been selling gear. I've had 3 of her suits. Still have the original I got 15 years ago. I can't get rid of it, like my favorite pair of worn in jeans ;) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #7 October 13, 2009 Quote FreeFly - you can get away with a used one for awhile as the fit isn't such a big deal until you get more experience (and some people never get to that point). This is really bad advice. The fit is more important than ever for an inexperienced free flyer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilot-one 0 #8 October 13, 2009 QuoteBasic female RW suit: Bev Suit's Hot Bod Suit. Hands down the best fit for a small female frame that shows off your curves! Her prices have stayed moderate for the 12 years I've been selling gear. I've had 3 of her suits. Still have the original I got 15 years ago. I can't get rid of it, like my favorite pair of worn in jeans ;) I beg to differ. The Hot Bod suit is OK but the difference is in the details. Granted Liquid Sky or Ouragon cost a few more bucks but there's really no comparison. You get what you pay for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #9 October 13, 2009 Quote I beg to differ. The Hot Bod suit is OK but the difference is in the details. Granted Liquid Sky or Ouragon cost a few more bucks but there's really no comparison. You get what you pay for. Yes, you get what you pay for. If you want an RW suit I recommend paying for an RW suit. If you want a freefly suit, pay for a freefly suit. Do you have any RW suits you'd recommend for a woman over the Bev Hot Bod? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #10 October 13, 2009 Quote Quote FreeFly - you can get away with a used one for awhile as the fit isn't such a big deal until you get more experience (and some people never get to that point). This is really bad advice. The fit is more important than ever for an inexperienced free flyer. up to a point, but if it's comfortable and not loose, I don't see the issue - if it's a super crappy fit, I totally agree with you - hopefully a new buyer isn't that clueless. (I've had 3 different FF suit fits - and generally, the more form fitting (torso especially) the better I fly my body - also, if the drag is brought to the extremities - using layers, not volume - I have bettter control and responsiveness - key is to get a suit that you fly rather than a suit that flies you - this ABSOLUTELY can be found used if one is persistent) but compared to RW where the fit of the booties and torso is absolutely essential, I'll prioritize accordingly (and this usually is VERY rare to find used) ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #11 October 13, 2009 QuoteDo you have any RW suits you'd recommend for a woman over the Bev Hot Bod? well the poster hasn't told us which type of flying she wants to do now but, while I like my wife's suits best - I think Bev's female cut suits are about the best out there for a 'bigger' manufacturer ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #12 October 14, 2009 QuoteQuoteDo you have any RW suits you'd recommend for a woman over the Bev Hot Bod? well the poster hasn't told us which type of flying she wants to do now but, while I like my wife's suits best - I think Bev's female cut suits are about the best out there for a 'bigger' manufacturer Bev suits really fit a female body well for RW, and for Freefly I would hands down go with Liquid Sky. I've already posted some stuff recently on my experience with Julio and the company and it's exactly as everybody else said. Super customer service, and I got my custom suit within a week. REALLY comfy. Definitely get what you pay for!Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
