Emmie 0 #1 November 29, 2002 Hi I'm just getting into freeflying. Christmas is coming up, and I'm thinking about getting either a freefly suit or freefly pants. I was wondering if anyone could tell me of the advantages one has over the other. What would you reccomend i get? Up to now I just used tight jeans and a baggy longleaved shirt, but since I wont have to pay for it I might as well get some freefly gear. Thanks for your help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sonic 0 #2 November 29, 2002 Get a suit. Pants are cheaper, but as it's a pressie.... ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #3 November 29, 2002 Go for the 2 piece option. I had a one piece suit that I used for a year. Then I got a 2 piece suit. Its so nice having the same pants on and jumping in a t shirt this load, tacking on the top the next, taking the top off to pack and talk for a while then deciding what is best for the next jump. With a one piece suit its easy to cook in it on hot days and if you take it off you either have to go find jeans again or jump in shorts. Thats slightly different things to adjust on and its a pain while learning to always have to adjust. Also tying the arms around your waist can some times get in the way while packing. I wore my Firefly pants for 7 days straight at WFFC and it was so nice to have that constant drag factor and only have to adjust for tshirt/top (I had a camera top so it was more tshirt/long sleeve shirt) My opinion is go 2 piece... and check out FireFly's suits since they have some really cool designs and the Support is way cool. They talked to me for 35 minutes on a possible problem with the suit and how I fly. Turns out 30 seconds on the sewing machine and it was fixed.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ColdDuck 0 #4 November 29, 2002 I also recommend a Firefly suit. The two piece suit looks pretty cool, seeing as how you're not paying for it thats what I would get. I would stay away from having red and white colors on your suit though. My Firefly jumpsuit has red which turned all the white pink. I have tried many different things to correct the problem. Sherry from Firefly has always been helpful and we are working the problem out. Their customer service is fantastic. Despite the problem with my suit, I will still buy their jumpsuits. "Insurance should called In case shit happens, if shit don't happen shouldn't I get my money back?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites drenaline 0 #5 November 30, 2002 go for pants, for all the reasons said above. Save some money for more jumps HISPA 21 www.panamafreefall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflyanvil 0 #6 December 1, 2002 >>I wore my Firefly pants for 7 days straight at WFFC Vid "stons fal, evrysing fals, but doesnt on purpos change its flite pas an positioning..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #7 December 1, 2002 Might I inquire on why the face? Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jerm 0 #8 December 1, 2002 suit suit suit!!! get a 2piece if you like, for the reasons mentioned above.... The problem with jsut getting pants is that there is this overwhealming desire among people to put in freefly pants and a tshirt and then to try and learn to sit. This is GREAT for HD, but leaning to sit, you want MORE drag on your arms and (possibly)LESS on your legs (hence the wings & spandex on a sit suit). So all the people trying to learn to sit like this are making it harder on themselves. The 1 Piece is a good all-around, but the 2piece will allow you to custom things any way that you need. You really shouldn't go out in just freefly pants until you're flying headdown. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bobsoutar 0 #9 December 2, 2002 My sit improved drastically when I got a suit. Keeps everything inside and away from handles too. A 2-piece would probably be even better but the manufacturer didn't do them at the time I ordered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #10 December 2, 2002 Go with the best of both, and get a 2 Piece Bomber Freefly from Flite Suit. www.flitesuit.com Quality, and a guarantee! Blue Skies, -jp----------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lewmonst 0 #11 December 2, 2002 wal-mart makes a great versatile two-piece suit for like $20 total. Just get a sweatshirt and sweatpants to learn... You can wear tighter pants to learn to sit easier, and just a t-shirt with baggy sweatpants to learn headdown easier. suits are nice and warm, but annoying (to me anyway) to pack when still wearing... I have pants too, which i mostly only wear for headdown dives and are comfy to pack in. if you don't have to pay for it, try to get a sweet 2-piece suit. wish i knew that Santa Claus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #12 December 2, 2002 Quote wal-mart makes a great versatile two-piece suit for like $20 total. Lew Is than something like a painter's or a mechanics suit you speak of? I'm in the market for a free fly suit (something that I'd love to have before the Eloy boogie), but even if I placed an order today, I doubt it would arrive in time and my RW suit just isn't the right sort of thing for my dark side ventures. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #13 December 2, 2002 Firefly and many others offer a rush order. I bet if you order before the end of the week and pay for the rush you can have a custom suit for Eloy.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. 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Sonic 0 #2 November 29, 2002 Get a suit. Pants are cheaper, but as it's a pressie.... ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 November 29, 2002 Go for the 2 piece option. I had a one piece suit that I used for a year. Then I got a 2 piece suit. Its so nice having the same pants on and jumping in a t shirt this load, tacking on the top the next, taking the top off to pack and talk for a while then deciding what is best for the next jump. With a one piece suit its easy to cook in it on hot days and if you take it off you either have to go find jeans again or jump in shorts. Thats slightly different things to adjust on and its a pain while learning to always have to adjust. Also tying the arms around your waist can some times get in the way while packing. I wore my Firefly pants for 7 days straight at WFFC and it was so nice to have that constant drag factor and only have to adjust for tshirt/top (I had a camera top so it was more tshirt/long sleeve shirt) My opinion is go 2 piece... and check out FireFly's suits since they have some really cool designs and the Support is way cool. They talked to me for 35 minutes on a possible problem with the suit and how I fly. Turns out 30 seconds on the sewing machine and it was fixed.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColdDuck 0 #4 November 29, 2002 I also recommend a Firefly suit. The two piece suit looks pretty cool, seeing as how you're not paying for it thats what I would get. I would stay away from having red and white colors on your suit though. My Firefly jumpsuit has red which turned all the white pink. I have tried many different things to correct the problem. Sherry from Firefly has always been helpful and we are working the problem out. Their customer service is fantastic. Despite the problem with my suit, I will still buy their jumpsuits. "Insurance should called In case shit happens, if shit don't happen shouldn't I get my money back?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drenaline 0 #5 November 30, 2002 go for pants, for all the reasons said above. Save some money for more jumps HISPA 21 www.panamafreefall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyanvil 0 #6 December 1, 2002 >>I wore my Firefly pants for 7 days straight at WFFC Vid "stons fal, evrysing fals, but doesnt on purpos change its flite pas an positioning..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 December 1, 2002 Might I inquire on why the face? Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #8 December 1, 2002 suit suit suit!!! get a 2piece if you like, for the reasons mentioned above.... The problem with jsut getting pants is that there is this overwhealming desire among people to put in freefly pants and a tshirt and then to try and learn to sit. This is GREAT for HD, but leaning to sit, you want MORE drag on your arms and (possibly)LESS on your legs (hence the wings & spandex on a sit suit). So all the people trying to learn to sit like this are making it harder on themselves. The 1 Piece is a good all-around, but the 2piece will allow you to custom things any way that you need. You really shouldn't go out in just freefly pants until you're flying headdown. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsoutar 0 #9 December 2, 2002 My sit improved drastically when I got a suit. Keeps everything inside and away from handles too. A 2-piece would probably be even better but the manufacturer didn't do them at the time I ordered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #10 December 2, 2002 Go with the best of both, and get a 2 Piece Bomber Freefly from Flite Suit. www.flitesuit.com Quality, and a guarantee! Blue Skies, -jp----------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #11 December 2, 2002 wal-mart makes a great versatile two-piece suit for like $20 total. Just get a sweatshirt and sweatpants to learn... You can wear tighter pants to learn to sit easier, and just a t-shirt with baggy sweatpants to learn headdown easier. suits are nice and warm, but annoying (to me anyway) to pack when still wearing... I have pants too, which i mostly only wear for headdown dives and are comfy to pack in. if you don't have to pay for it, try to get a sweet 2-piece suit. wish i knew that Santa Claus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #12 December 2, 2002 Quote wal-mart makes a great versatile two-piece suit for like $20 total. Lew Is than something like a painter's or a mechanics suit you speak of? I'm in the market for a free fly suit (something that I'd love to have before the Eloy boogie), but even if I placed an order today, I doubt it would arrive in time and my RW suit just isn't the right sort of thing for my dark side ventures. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #13 December 2, 2002 Firefly and many others offer a rush order. I bet if you order before the end of the week and pay for the rush you can have a custom suit for Eloy.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
