Spizzzarko 0 #26 October 4, 2006 Your heading in the right direction son! Chuck, I couldn't help myself when I remembered the picture of you "resetting" on a hard night of drinking. Peej, Most people do want to be like me, but they just don't realize it yet. As far as the JVX goes... I sat down and had a beer or two one afternoon and ordered an all sail 89. I'm really looking forward to getting it and wringing it out. I have to buy a new container though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #27 October 4, 2006 Quote As far as the JVX goes... I sat down and had a beer or two one afternoon and ordered an all sail 89. I'm really looking forward to getting it and wringing it out. I have to buy a new container though. That's the pisser, isn't it? I would feel really bad having to beg another container just to accomodate a larger-packing main. I can't fit anything larger than my current Velo 84 and Sabre2 97 in my W1 EXT Wings. That said, if the only thing you are going to use that canopy for is hop and pop swooping, then I guess you don't really need to waste a lot of money (or beg additional sponsorship) when you could just as easilly put it in a used, larger container. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #28 October 4, 2006 Well I'm looking at it from a different perspective... Getting a bigger container will do two things for me: 1. Make it easier to resell the container. A container sized for a 143 over a 150 will be easier to sell than the small jav for the 113 over the 96 with a fat boy harness (yea I'm fat, so what, wanna fight about it? if you watch family guy then you will get that one). 2. Allow me to get a bigger reserve. The 113 is a fine reserve and it has treated me well, but a 143 reserve would never hurt. I know the dual out report wants you to have similarly sized canopies, but here is my thoughts on that... A two out situation can be caused by only a few things: A. Going low and having a cypres fire: Currently I am not jumping with a cypres. This all together eliminates this as being a cause for dual out. I will probably purchase a speed cypres in the near future, but I feel that it will provide enough of a buffer in the speed range to prevent firing in the middle of a turn. I also feel that the 94 MPH firing speed of the speed cypres is low enough to save me if I were unconscious. This is really what a cypres is intended for correct? If I were to lose altitude awareness and go much below 2,000' I will probably just fire my reserve because I feel that deploying a small highly loaded main that low is asking for trouble. Could the main open in time and allow me to land in a good area? Possibly, but why fuck around with that and try to put a canopy like that in the situation and try it out? You can do that if you wish or if you feel that current on your main, but I have raised my personal emergency procedure altitudes quite a bit. Having a little more altitude below you is not always a bad thing. B. Inadvertantly pulling the reserve handle: I'm just not forseeing this being to much of a possibility with properly maintained modern gear (to include the pillow type of reserve handle). C. Having a reserve closing loop break: This is a good reason to repack your reserve every 120 days. Sure we all know that the reserve canopy doesn't turn into sand after 120 days, but knowing where your gear has been stored and how well it is maintained is a good thing. Also if you are competing then repacking your reserve a little more often may be a good thing too. Usually competition jumps (swooping) is a little more hard on gear than just 4-way (the best competition) or free fly (the gayest of all competitions and competitors yes that was a dig at Ian Drennon and his gay red shirt). So to adress the changing of rigs comment, I feel confident that it would not be an entirely bad thing to get a biiger rig. I'm looking at the infinity as a possible purchase, and I know that their main bags pack up fairly tight compared to a jav container sized for the same canopy (I currently have a jav RSK-1). I figure if I got an infinity sized for a 150 then I can still have options if I decide to change back to a non sail material main. I like the 96-103 range velocity with the RDS slider and I'm sure they would pack up easily in the infinity sized for a 150 with a slightly shorter closing loop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #29 October 4, 2006 Nice post, but what does that have to do with SHOES, fool?! Seriously though, those are all good reasons for you to get a new container. I applaud your thought process (but not your repeated thread drift). hugs and kisses, chuckie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #30 October 4, 2006 Quote Nice post, but what does that have to do with SHOES, fool?! Dont you know if he gets a new container he's gonna hve to get new SHOES so day match! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beverly 1 #31 October 4, 2006 Good luck with those pack jobs mate! The Sail is a bitch! Oh BTW, I normally wear Adidas - I am sponsored. But I sneak in my Vans on swoop days for more cushioning in the actual shoe that Adidas does not give me... I think true friendship is under-rated Twitter: @Dreamskygirlsa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #32 October 4, 2006 Quote Grant, you are a sick bastard! Now, back to shoe talk. now was that picture of you getting outdrank by the fins???while wearing pumas??? Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfactory.de 0 #33 October 5, 2006 I also wear Kangaroos. That way I don´t need an RDS pocket on my pants. I just stuff the slider and PC in the shoe pocket. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grosfion 0 #34 October 5, 2006 Can you still buy Kangaroos in Europe? blues, Marcus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #35 October 5, 2006 Quote Can you still buy Kangaroos in Europe?not in Austria scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #36 October 5, 2006 Quote Can you still buy Kangaroos in Europe? KangaROOS.com says yes. Oddly enough, you can't buy them in Australia . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #37 December 13, 2006 I just got myself a pair of kangaroos yesterday! I'm living in Tanzania and good shoes are hard to come by unless you are going on safari. There is a market that sell used clothes etc. from the western world as aid. i was rummaging around and came across a pair od hardly used kangaroos! there is a pocet in the toung but no velcro. the soles look like they have a good slip to grip ratio. not high quality shoes by any means though. I got them for less than $10. and the sticker is still on the innersole. there were some siginature ADIOS and DC's there too but the wrong size"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #38 December 13, 2006 Now all you need is rubbers and a pull-up cord. Oh, and dont forget the all sail JVX. I made it through the season with my last pair, but they'll not make it thru spring... I suppose I should start looking now, but I really hate shopping for stuff.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #39 December 14, 2006 Quote Now all you need is rubbers and a pull-up cord. Oh, and dont forget the all sail JVX. The rubbers and pull ups are in there, and the Hybrid JVX is on its way ETA january 15th. the JVX hybrid 84 ends up the correct size for my container now all i need is another tandem master so i can do fun jumps too"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
