Rig Measurement, "Feel" Question

[Kennedy 0]

OK, so it's not like I can afford a second rig, or even a new one, but I;ve been wondering.

Some rigs feel like their holding you up by your crotch, and others feel like you're sitting on the leg straps (far more comfortable). I've flown Older Javelins that felt good and bad, and Mirages bothways as well.

My question is "what measurement affects how the leg straps feel?"

It's not a constant manufacturer thing (as they all go both ways), so it must be something that changes.

What is it?

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[towerrat 0]

any rig can feel like that if your not in it properly.If you feel like you are hanging by your crotch, lift one leg at a time and slide the straps down a little.

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[Kennedy 0]

Define "in it properly."

You mean leg straps too tight? Too loose? Down how? On which side?

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[FrogNog 1]

He means how close to your sacrum the legstraps are. If they are wedged way up into your crotch, they can feel bad. Slipping them a teeny bit toward your knee while under canopy can make them feel more like sitting on a sling. (But I reckon having them like that during deployment could be harder on your pelvis.)

Personally, I like 'em as high as they go. I also have double-wide legstraps, which a friend of mine complains makes him have to "fly like a whore" under canopy - crossing his legs with these straps hurts. Well, I guess I like flying like a whore with my bits cooling in the breeze. So maybe leg position could influence your comfort as well.

Oh, and legstraps whose pads don't cover the inside front of my crotch (I would say sartorious area) generally leave me hurting. Especially if they're hooked via the MLW and risers to an original Sabre.

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