Buying skydiving gear is always fun - both big and small pieces of gear tend to make our eyes light up. Even a nice looking skydiving t-shirt is a fun purchase!
Some people say skydivers are like kids, so it stands to reason that we enjoy toys. I prefer to say that we are simply in really good touch with our inner child and still know how to play!
When it comes time to buy a rig or canopy, it can be pretty important to fit the canopy properly to the container. First priority should of course be to make sure you are jumping a canopy that is appropriately sized for your skill level, experience and currency. Then it is quite important to make sure that your canopy fits into the container safely and securely as well - but thats where it can sometimes get tricky.
Our best advice is to consult your container manufacturer for recommendations as to what fits where, as until they come out with a "one size holds all" container, we will have to put our gear together with some thought.
If you are interested in learning more about the mysteries of pack volume and the reason PD is reluctant to simply slap a volume figure on each of our canopies, we have an excellent article on our website that addresses that. I highly recommend that you check it out.
The picture is courtesy of Norwegian freefly team HELIX, sporting their appropriately sized canopies and Vector Micron containers :)
