freebird 0 #1 August 23, 2002 My reserve housing was pushing up or should I say bulgging out on the top of the container ( at the neck) My rigger suggested he push the housing out of view and thought that would help get the reserve pin flap to flatten out more. To make the story short. Now my reserve housing is out of sight and not as close to the pin the rings are in the middle. I think that since the pin is so far from the housing that if I had to pull the pin could get caught on the material at the top of the reserve flap. You can not see the reserve cable housing now unless you lift up the flap and the very top of the closing flap you can see the housing . I think the pin should be closer to the housing to avoid getting caught. Thats how it was. I do not care about a bulge if it is not going to hurt anything. Tif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 August 23, 2002 What is there for the pin to get caught on? Besides... thats how I packed my Jav and it felt and works just fine. (with it having a slight buldge)Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freebird 0 #3 August 23, 2002 You or I can plainly see its hard to explain it ....if your not looking right at it . It can get caught on some material at the top of the the hole to the housing is under. This is not how it came and its going back to the way it was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tlshealy 0 #4 August 24, 2002 If I understand you right, by the time the pin gets to the point your talking about, your reserve will already be open, and on it's way. If you have any doubts, you should be able to get your rigger to let you pull it, see how it works and reclose it. Blue Skies, Tad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #5 August 24, 2002 If the housing is pushed into the container, then the reserve ripcord will be pulled across the top of the top flap, increasing the friction, which will increase the pull force. The housing is tacked to the top of the reserve flap for a reason. Changing that for comsmetic reasons isn't a good idea. Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #6 August 24, 2002 First of all: this discussion would fit better on the GEAR AND RIGGING FORUM Secondly: what kind of container are you jumping? There are basicly two proven housing/pin configurations. The goal is to prevent anything from interfering with the pin before it clears the loop. Racers butt the end of the housing almost on the edge of the grommet. That way the shoulder of the pin is already inside the housing before you start to pull. The other - more popular - housing configuration is to sew it down so far from the loop that the pin clears the loop long before the pin gets near the end of the housing. Most manufacturers use a large plastic stiffener to hold the housing and last grommet in exact alignment. Many of them sew the end of the housing to the edge of the plastic stiffener. If you modify the rig so that you create slack between the end of the housing and the edge of the plastic, you introduce a whole pile of scary variables! You would be far wiser to stick with the factory configuration. If the reserve pin cover bulges up a little (i.e. Javelin) tough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
