Opinions on the new Mirage sizes

[ColdDuck 0]

I would like to ask those of you who have been jumping smaller canopies for a while, and especially any riggers out there. What do you think of the Mirage containers that allows you to jump a smaller main canopy while still have a larger reserve like a PD 160 or 143 for example.
At first I thought this was a good idea, but then I thought about the possibility of having two canopies out at the same time. A Velocity 94 and a PD 160 would be a bitch to deal with I think.
Anyway I am just curious as to what you folks think about this.

[prost 0]

I like it. That is exactly what I want in a rig. Chances are better that I will land in a bad spot under a reserve than having two canopies out. I like having the extra square foottage over my head when things are going wrong. Also I am not going to find a sub 100 square foot reserve that will fly well with my fx anyway.
William

[skymedic 0]

Then you come back to the issue....why were there two out???
I find the likley hood of me being under a big ass reserve far more likely than a Big ass reserve and a tiny main at the same time....
marc
BSBD

[prost 0]

My current set up has a reserve that is almost twice as big as my main. The reserve is so much slower that with a little help from me I think the main could be completely collapsed.
William

[eames 0]

To answer the original question: I jump a Mirage G3 M3X with a Xaos-21 98 and a PD160R. My exit weight is 235, so I didn't want to play around with a small reserve. I think the chance of having two canopies out is small, and is usually the jumper's own fault anyway, e.g. low pull, low spinnup, low.... Unless it's a Cypres firing under canopy, which is rare, at best. So as long as you keep your altitude awareness about you, you'll probably never have to deal with two out. And if you do find yourself in a low pull situation, maybe you shouldn't go for the main at all... why chance it? Having a decent sized reserve is a requirement for me. But $s!+ happens, and you may find yourself dealing with two out.
As far as looks go, I think it looks better than other new containers look even with similarly sized canopies. It also has that small container look, especially for a bigger guy. When I tell people that I have a PD160R in there, they hardly believe it.
As far as rigging goes, my rigger said it was quite easy to pack and that the 160 fit perfectly.
Jason