justinb138 0 #26 November 17, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteJust be sure to fill the tube with something so you don't get a finger stuck. I know someone this happened to. She cleared it before it became a problem, but that right there is some scary shit. This happened to a guy at my home DZ a couple years ago. He couldn't get his finger freed so he popped his reserve. Wow! Goes to show you what you never think of as an issue... has presented itself to other as one several times before. Out of curiosity, with what would you fill it? (dear liza dear liza) A cork or something similar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #27 November 17, 2005 QuoteI can still remember, in 1974, rummaging through a bin of discarded plastic pieces at Miami Plastics looking for something I could use as a temporary handle for my new hand deploy pilot chute. I found a couple of one foot long orange plastic wands used to direct airplanes to the gates at Miami International Airport, and thought; "If I cut these into one inch pieces, it'll probably do for a while, until I can think of something better. I think it's great that 30 years later, someone is still arguing if anything is better. Reading this makes me wonder how different things might have turned out had you been dumpster diving behind a different store, and what now crazy sounding result could have been. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr027 0 #28 November 17, 2005 You could also try cutting the top half the the pipe handle off to make it a half-pipe handle. Very minimalist, with no finger-snagness. Just a thought."The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #29 November 17, 2005 Quote You could also try cutting the top half the the pipe handle off to make it a half-pipe handle. Very minimalist, with no finger-snagness. Just a thought. That would solve the finger problem, but creates the biggest problem of all. Being able to get a grasp on your handle at all. The reason handles are in the shape of a pipe, ball or teardrop is so that the fit the palm of your hand and allow as much hand contact as possible. Cutting the pipe in half dimishes its purpose all together, not to mention, creates edges. For pete's sake people, if its that big of an issue to you, just shove a wine cork in there. Its the #1 used piece of material for solving the finger problem because of its weight. ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twibbles 0 #30 November 18, 2005 Quote You could also try cutting the top half the the pipe handle off to make it a half-pipe handle. Very minimalist, with no finger-snagness. Just a thought. How would attach the half pipe handle to the pilot chute? E "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #31 November 18, 2005 QuoteQuote You could also try cutting the top half the the pipe handle off to make it a half-pipe handle. Very minimalist, with no finger-snagness. Just a thought. How would attach the half pipe handle to the pilot chute? E You wouldn't. Don't do this mod, its not a good idea. ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman32 0 #32 November 18, 2005 How about not putting your finger in it? Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twibbles 0 #33 November 18, 2005 I wasn't thinking about using this mod, i'm quite happy with the hackey i have. Just pointing out that all the tube handles i've seen are attached with a tape running through the pipe and can't see how a half pipe hackey is going to be attached. E "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martini 0 #34 November 18, 2005 I watched a friend try to deploy with the tube handle several years ago. when he reached back his thumb pushed the handle into the boc. He managed to extract it but it took a few seconds of "oh shit" struggling. I was laughing my ass off, it was pretty funny to watch. About five jumps later it happened to me only I didn't see any humor in it then. I'm much happier with a hackey and it isn't slippery like the pipe either.Sometimes you eat the bear.............. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #35 November 18, 2005 Quote How about not putting your finger in it? It's not something you do on purpose.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #36 November 18, 2005 Orange plastic handles have worked great for more years than I can remember. I tied a monkey-fist handle for my second rig, but the labor far out-weighed any benefits. Leather hackey handles are an up-start, fashion statement for sissified yuppies who have more dollars than they know what to do with. The worst handles were the soft drogue handles installed on first-generation Strong tandems. With winter gloves, I could not tell them from a fold in the Spandex. Thank god, Strong changed that to a tubular plastic handle wrapped in Cordura. At least now they feel like something familiar. Far more important that your Spandex BOC is in good condition and that you pack it neatly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #37 November 18, 2005 Quote Far more important that your Spandex BOC is in good condition and that you pack it neatly. There ya go! Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #38 November 18, 2005 Quote Leather hackey handles are an up-start, fashion statement for sissified yuppies who have more dollars than they know what to do with. geez...so on a $5000 rig, it's those last $30 for the hackey that makes em sissy yuppies with more money than brains? a round ball feels the same no matter what its orientation. A pipe...no. Nothing to do with fashion, though a orange pipe is pretty fugly, even by our standards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hexadecimal 0 #39 November 18, 2005 I jumped a rented rig with one of these for a day once... not very confidence inspiring, and not something I want to do again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
