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Been bailing on jumps and laying in bed, scared LOL. Trying to find inspiration and confidence. I’ve made 42 jumps and have my BASE number, but it’s hard to find a jumping buddy and I’m trying to live the solo jumper life and it’s very difficult. Subscribed. I visited your shop in California recently with my Australian friend and asked about a job with you.
It's likely the early version of the D30 pocket. Pro- was the D30 pad was accessible when the rig was packed. Con- required a couple panels of fabric to create an additional pocket.
Awesome that it was caught. Remember this is not rig specific. All pin rigs have the possibility of closing wrong. Don't use the excuse "I don't know the rig" you're asked to checking. Have the jumper/packer show you the clear bridle and let them stow it. All you need to do is ask, and check it's clear from BOC to the pin.
just for shits,, what is the "possible" consequences /outcome with one pin pulled on a long or short delay? BTW thank you for sharing all your knowledge
Too many scary possibilities. From the canopy falling out the bottom (hitting your ankles) as you stand on the exit point, or while climbing over (or out) or during a launch push. Lots of scary possibilities and we haven’t even gone into free fall. Half the container is open out of sequence. If the canopy stays in the container until free fall the wind blast and/or low pressure can cause drag on the bridle and dislodge the top pin. Now the container is completely open and the pc is still stowed. Hopefully, the jumper can get the pilot chute beyond the deploying canopy before they entangle each other. If you in the middle of an aerial... Just keeps getting scarier.
Would you recommend this packjob for slider down/static lines aswell? I'm tall and skinny so I've a small parachute spread out over a long back. With a normal packjob I often just tuck in the ears with a minifold against my boc, but this way it seems like i could dress my nose better.
Im curious how this played out in the industry in the six years since this was released. Ive never seen it or heard it talked about, although I love the idea!
We think the Top Load tail pocket is successful. We used it as a standard tail pocket for years and estimate thousands of uses by a wide range of packers and experience levels. In the early days we had 2 reports of hesitation. We implemented a design change and have proceeded with no other reports of any issues. It certainly not for everyone and has some critics. We don’t believe the negativity is based on the track record. We get it. This is BASE jumping and the users must have a critical eye to all these toys that have such huge impact on our lives. Change can be scary. We’ve had another manufacturer reach out to us regarding the Top Load TP. They seemed to like it and were considering one of their own. We welcomed them to do so and shared what we could.
This is so beautiful. My late husband was a base jumper. He never got to go, although we planned to. He died in August 2018 in a skydiving plane crash. Miss you, Justin
could you guys do these kinds of in-depth description videos for all your canopies? the apex website has information but quick, easy-to-understand videos detailing the unique characteristics not just of apex products, but of the individual canopies, would help potential customers better make a decision on future canopies.
I'll admit that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw that. "That's a knot lock waiting to happen!" Thanks for clearing the water with the examples at the end.
Yes, same process. Knowing the difference between front and back is still important, so they are visually and structurally different. Attach the Type 4 (bridle material) to the forward attachment. Attach the line to the rear (closest to the Tail Pocket). Feel free to contact us at info@apexbase.com if you have more questions.
Is this something you can use with a rig with 3-rings? Apologies if this was covered and missed in the video. Seems it would stop the rings from passing through each other on the installed side, no?
