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5 Tips for Buying Gear

Catherine Bernier gives advice for newer skydivers looking to buy gear.

As Catherine says – Always ask a rigger to inspect any gear you’re thinking of buying, and discuss choices with your instructor and rigger.

5 Tips on buying used gear – Video by Skydive Vibes

New or Used?

  • Reserve canopy
  • Main canopy
  • AAD
  • Container

Advice on whether to buy new or used for the above items, and a set of excellent tips for potential buyers.

By Catherine Bernier, Skydive Vibes

Check out Catherine’s YouTube Channel, Skydive Vibes, for more videos

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Meet: Catherine Bernier

Catherine Bernier is a young, passionate skydiver who has run her own YouTube channel almost from when she started skydiving. Her fresh approach, enthusiasm and understanding of how it feels to be a new jumper make her videos super-watchable and easy to understand for the early skydiver.

Catherine is sponsored by Rigging Innovations, who manufacture the Curv and by Cookie helmets. It's a testament to the quality of her work to achieve sponsorship at a very early stage in her skydiving career.

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