Pocket Slider on Sabre

[tomblin 0]

I just became the proud owner of a Sabre 150 which was built in August of '92. I want to put either a larger slider on it or get a pocket sewn on to the current one.
The current slider is 19" by 30" (also see the attached picture if ya want).
I need to know if I should go with buying a larger slider or getting a pocket sewn on, which is my current inclination right now. I also need to know where I can send the slider to get a pocket sewn on as no one at my current DZ feel's like sewing????

[Hooknswoop 19]

I'll make ya one.
Hook

[freeflyfree 0]

I think the guys at www.bigairsportz.com sell pockets for you to install on your slider....give them a call...or your local rigger can make you one too.
Felipe.
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[weid14 0]

Hey Ben, how about Terry Pike? either that or roll the snot out of the tail and make sure the stows are tight!!

[tomblin 0]

Whenever I do jump Sabre's I roll the tail & get those stow's nice and tight; I'll even re-pack the damn thing myself if it wasn't my own pack job before jumping one. I want the pocket slider as extra "assurance" and with the hopes of getting it to slow down the openings even more.
I think both Hook or Terry would be good choices to get it done with and I'll contact them privately...
But does anyone have any experience jumping a Sabre or similar with a pocket slider? What should I expect?

[weid14 0]

yup, there are the pocket mods are not a unique thing especially on older sabres. they work pretty well.

[skycat 0]

I had one on my sabre 150 and my best friend has one on her sabre 135 (care of hook). With the pocket on the slider I didn't have to do anything with the nose, just stuff it and put it in the bag, had nice 500-700 ft snivles, my friend with the 135 says she has closer to 800ft snivles and loves it. Just remember when doing hop-n-pops it is going to take longer to open and don't dump low or you could get in trouble.

[billvon 3,116]

The best way to do it is with a larger slider; a pocket works well as a retrofit. I have a '93 Sabre 150 that took a slider from a Sabre 230 _and_ a pocket to slow it down.
-bill von

[ColdDuck 0]

I would try a larger slider first and if that does not work, then add pockets to the slider.
I have a slider from a Extreme FX on my Sabre 135, and I just recently had pockets put on the slider. And I have had nothing but awesome openings since.

[steve1 5]

Tomblin,
One place you might get a larger slider is from PISA. Hornet canopies come with a much larger slider. They are collapsible and have the larger rings. Their web-site is www.icarus.co.za. Tell them what you want and they'll e-mail you back a price. Steve

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

Or if you want to deal with PISA directly it's http://www.PISA.co.za
I've seen Sabre's with tandem sliders on to try and calm them down.
Let's go play chicken with a planet !!

[tomblin 0]

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Just remember when doing hop-n-pops it is going to take longer to open and don't dump low or you could get in trouble.

Oh yea, I learned my lesson with this when I got my modified Safire back from Hook. I went from 400 foot openings to about 800 foot openings. On at least two occasions I found myself looking at my altimeter having it read anywhere from 3000 to 2500 feet, pulling, and not being under a fully opened canopy til 1500 feet.
Thanks for all the suggestions so far.... :)

[Kirils 1]

You might consider a larger slider 1st. I jumped a 120 with a
large pocketed slider. It worked like a charm until it opened once with the pocket side folded underneath. I slammed so hard I had internal bleeding.
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