It is the container for the reserve, yes. To my knowledge the lightest reserve available today is the Skywalk Tapa: skywalk.info/project/tapa-x-alps/ I believe a lot of people who fly light wings like the Run&Fly don’t bother taking a reserve at all, though.
these are paragliders for mountaineers and ambitious mountain hikers who want to save themselves a descent and prefer to just fly down. this is not a paraglider for flying in thermals. And in thermals and turbulence this paraglider behaves calmly and can be flown without any problems.
I have an 18M R&F2 and have been up in some really active thermals/windy condition and the wing does move around for sure, but no collapses, and pretty darn stable overall. (I don't have trimmers on mine, but you can add them on after the fact). Really amazing wing!
@@Sasty I would not recommend this as a first wing only because when you are learning to fly, you tend to do a bit of dragging of your wing in the dirt/grass. The lines on the R&F2 are also much more fragile so you may wear them out while learning. Once you have your kiting skills down it is a really amazing wing for sure. That being said... If you are trying to be as cost effective as possible and know that an ultralight wing is what you want (for the amazing hike and fly possibilities)... You could use this as your first wing, but (if you take lessons) make sure to practice as much as possible with the wing the instructor lends you, this way you can get all the ground handling mistakes out on a wing that is much more durable. I will also add I wish I had gotten the trimmers on my Dudek Run&Fly 2 (you can add them later) but I have not done this yet. Sorry to keep rambling on... I did speak with an instructor who has a student who is leaning and buying a single surface as their 1st/main wing. The key he said was to take things slow, and be really gentle (hard to do when first leaning) with each step. So it can be done. :D Fly safe and if you have any other questions about the wing let us know!
