{"id":17606,"date":"2017-01-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17606"},"modified":"2017-01-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T00:00:00","slug":"2017-01-11-the-crux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2017-01-11-the-crux\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our mission was to get as much of Marty\u2019s magic as possible into this system, and also the rest of our BASE equipment product range<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Crux<\/p>\n

\u00a0Squirrel wingsuits has just released the Crux – a new BASE container that’s billed as ‘an ideal choice for jumpers who want to own only one single harness\/container system, or for jumpers that seek an all-around system that is equally comfortable at a slider down object or on a wingsuit flight’.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Created from the new collaboration between Asylum Designs and Squirrel BASE Equipment, the CRUX is said to be a ‘mind-meld of the old and the new’. We asked Squirrel CEO Matt Gerdes to tell us why the market needs this rig\u2026<\/p>\n

How did this new container come about?<\/h2>\n

\"Crux<\/p>\n

The CRUX came out of our new company merger between Squirrel & Asylum<\/a>.\u00a0 Having Marty [Martin Tilley, of Asylum Designs] on board for this project was great! We are super happy with a lot of the small detail work that went into it. His experience, particularly on the finer points of container construction, is rare in our industry. He is the only old school artisan still building all of his own rigs himself, and he\u2019s been building BASE gear himself on a daily basis for 25 years\u2026 there is no other owner of any BASE company anywhere who is still doing that, and it just goes to show that he loves what he does and takes great pride in his art. Our mission was to get as much of Marty\u2019s magic as possible into this system, and also the rest of our BASE equipment product range.<\/p>\n

\"Crux<\/p>\n

How does the geometry compare with your other BASE containers?<\/h2>\n

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The harness geometry is similar to the STREAM<\/a>. \u00a0The Dyneema Polyester webbing that we are using is quite supple for its strength, making it very comfortable and allowing good freedom of movement. Simon Perriard designed the new riser \/ MLW junction that is being used on the STREAM<\/a> and CRUX<\/a> and we\u2019re quite happy with it \u2013 it\u2019s very low-profile and comfortably over the shoulder, and there is no instance in which it can encounter a peeling force. It\u2019s the sleekest solution to the integrated riser problem so far, in our opinion.<\/p>\n

\"Crux<\/p>\n

What’s the aim of the Crux?<\/h2>\n

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Overall, the main point of the CRUX is versatility. It\u2019s light, with custom plate buckles and high-tech webbing. It has solid pin protection for wingsuit and tracking use. And the main pin flap is traditional \u2013 totally suitable for slider off use. So jumpers that are heading out on a multi-mission BASE trip that is going to mix up slider off and WS \/ Tracking jumps can use this for everything. Jumpers who only want to own one BASE container system can use this for everything. And jumpers who are focused on slider off stuff but want the lowest profile and slimmest container possible, might like it as well. We still tell people who are focused on wingsuit BASE that the STREAM<\/a> is the best answer for that. And if you only jump slider off, then grab a kN<\/a>. There is no one magic bullet, but the CRUX<\/a> is pretty flexible.<\/p>\n

Crux Features<\/h2>\n

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