f1freak 0 #1 July 29, 2002 Is anyone else having the problen of the slider creaping back up the risers...HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #2 July 29, 2002 Quote Is anyone else having the problen of the slider creaping back up the risers... I was until I started rolling it and tucking the drawstrings into the container. Also, lately the slider has been hanging up just above half-way a lot also... easily fixed by a quick tug on the rear risers. I'm under a lightly loaded 150 though... -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobbes4star 0 #3 July 29, 2002 the one i demo had that same problemif fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 July 29, 2002 Quote Is anyone else having the problen of the slider creaping back up the risers... Uh, that has absolutely nothing to do with the type of canopy that is attached to the end of the lines. What pulls a slider up the risers is wind. How you keep it down varies. I kill my slider then wrap it on itself forward, then stow it back behind my neck with a keeper of my design. Others use little blocks of fabric low on their risers which the grommets kind of "lock" over once you kill it and pull it down. Another big help to keep it down is loosening your chest strap. If you don't kill then pull down your slider, then there is absolutely no benefit to loosening the chest strap, but if you DO pull it down, loosening the chest strap will help to keep it down, even if you don't stow it with any other device. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #5 July 29, 2002 I thought that early cobalt sliders were different than the newer ones, they were more prone to this happening???HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #6 July 30, 2002 Think about what you are saying. Sliders come down because of outward opening force on the canopy. What keeps them down is either more outward force (by loosening a chest strap) or some mechanical means of stowage, or both. Grommets come in brass or stainless and a variety of different sizes on different mains. Most companies give you a choice of grommet type. I have jumped a LOT of different mains and cannot say I have ever noticed any difference whatsoever when it comes to a slider "working it's way back up the risers". If my slider stow comes undone, the slider is going to get up behind my head or a bit higher, but outward riser force will not let it any higher. You simply cannot expect any slider to stay behind your neck without some sort of restraining measure. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #7 July 30, 2002 Thanks chuck, I havent been loosening the chest strap. I will give it a try. See yaHAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
