Articulated???

[skydive4play 0]

Can someone please tell me what is ment when I hear, "I just bought me an articulated harness. I myself have just purchased a new Odyssey, and have no idea if it is this "articulated" thing people talk about. Any help???

[OmriMon 0]

atriculated harness means that u have both hip rings and chest rings
Free Skies,
Omri

[freaksister 0]

little OM is right!!!
it means you have those "rings" lol
sis
"What we're all really seeking is something where we can feel the rapture of being alive."J.Campbell

[wingnut 0]

an articulated harness is lots more flexible!!! lets ya move around in freefall so much more!
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[Cacophony 0]

Does it ever!! It really does make a huge difference. My new Vector 3 rocks all. Just thought I would throw that in there.
Safe landings,
Alex D-23912

[Geoff 0]

Do you thiink the chest rings add much rather than just the hip rings? Mirages only have hip rings (or did when I got mine last year).
Cheers
Geoff

[Aviatrr 0]

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Do you thiink the chest rings add much rather than just the hip rings? Mirages only have hip rings (or did when I got mine last year).

Mirage does not offer a fully articulated harness. From the few jumps that I do have on a fully articulated Talon 2, the chest rings do make a bit of a difference. For belly flying, I saw no real difference with chest rings - but for some of the body positions in freeflying they seem to help a bit. I jump a Talon 2 with hip rings, so I was comparing identical rigs with the only difference being the chest rings. More than likely, my next rig will be a Rigging Innovations Voodoo. If Mirage offers a fully articulated harness at that point, that will be a consideration as well.
I definitely like what Mirage plans on doing in the near future(or so I read not long ago) with container sizes. They are going to build containers for small mains and larger reserves. Something along the lines of a ZP120 main with a 143 or 160 reserve. I believe another one is for sub 100sqft ZP mains and 126 reserve. Great for the people that want a small main and don't want to have to go to a corresponding size reserve. Loading a high performance elliptical at 2.0 is one thing - a reserve is quite another. I hope other manufacturers follow suit. Reflex has been doing this for years - except they build a container to hold whatever sizes the jumper wants.
Mike

[Dutchboy 0]

Just a note on the fully articulated harnesses. One of the teams at my DZ uses fully articulated Javelins and they are always checking their reserve handles. It seems that the space between the rings is small enough that the reserve handles tend to work themselves out.

[mattb 0]

Articulated harnesses are a lot more comfortable. They may let you move around more in freefall (I'm not good enough to notice yet) but more importantly you are more comfotable in the plane and under canopy. If you are buying new, it is well worth the $$$.
my two cents,
-mb

[SkySlut 0]

Yep, if you can get the rings...they are way more comfortable and allow you to move more freely. The only thing that I have noticed with chest rings is that you need to loosen the chest strap a bit while you are under canopy to get comfortable. Worth the money though...
"I'll jump anything!"

[skybytch 273]

Yup, get the rings. I've only jumped standard harnesses and my hip ring only Reflex and I will NEVER go back to a standard harness. I haven't jumped a rig with chest rings but I can tell you that the hip rings alone add so much flexibility and comfort to the harness... well worth every extra dollar imho.
pull and flare,
lisa