{"id":17993,"date":"2018-04-05T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17993"},"modified":"2018-04-05T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:00:00","slug":"2018-04-06-feeling-weightless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-04-06-feeling-weightless\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling WEIGHTLESS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A brilliant solution for anyone carrying 10kg or more of weight!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ted Farnsworth's Weight Pouch \u2013 I call it the Kangaroo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/0f3146d3-25be-407d-ad29-cc6a40fe643e.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jumping with weight is like having periods \u2013 it really sucks but no-one talks about it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lighter jumpers, and those with a high area-to-mass ratio [long, gangly arms and legs] are fairly stuck with wearing weight for most FS jumps, unless they can find a team of similar body shape.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There are various styles and shapes of weight belts and vests. I\u2019ve pretty well jumped them all. Recently, rigger Ted Farnsworth made me a weight belt that is unquestionably the most comfortable solution I\u2019ve found for carrying large amounts of lead (10+kg). He\u2019s not making the belts commercially, they require too much work to be practical \u2013 but I thought I would explain the concept in case anyone else round the world wants to run with the idea.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Organized load, Algarve Christmas Boogie, showing the Kangaroo in action\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/46e26409-8671-4209-b8d6-6d006bc59a3e.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Most weight belts are just that \u2013 a wide <em>belt<\/em> that buckles round the waist, with pockets that can be filled with lead pouches. The problem is, for the body size that needs to wear most weight, it\u2019s hard to carry over 7kg without the belt becoming very rigid, making it restrictive to fly in, and causing bruises on the hips. Most belts for small waists won\u2019t take more than 9kg, so then you have to wear two, making it even more uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Ted\u2019s weight belt is not a <em>belt<\/em> \u2013 it\u2019s a <em>pouch<\/em> that clips onto the rings on your rig, sitting like a front-mounted reserve. My first impression when it arrived was that it was very beautifully crafted and clearly built to last. It comes with rings that you attach to the articulated rings on your harness, and then clip the weight pouch to them when you\u2019re ready to go. It is very small and neat and at first I didn\u2019t quite believe Ted\u2019s claim I could get 22lbs in there \u2013 well I packed 24 lbs in and it wasn\u2019t quite full!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In freefall the 'Kangaroo' hangs freefly from the articulated rings on the harness\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/433d00a4-cffe-4f4f-9c09-6ce0b855743c.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Advantages<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There are many advantages to Ted\u2019s method. The biggest, to me, was that I could do all my prep \u2013 dirtdiving, aircraft mock-ups, sorting out the exit order, etc \u2013 without the weight and just clip it on last minute, reducing strain and potential fatigue considerably. In the plane, although I had to sit carefully and arrange the pouch \u2013 I\u2019m tempted to call it the Kangaroo \u2013 it felt much more comfortable than conventional weight belt, as it wasn&#8217;t digging into me. In freefall the Kangaroo hangs freely, suspended from the rig, as you can see in the above photo. This means my body is completely free to move, useful for fast 4- and 8-way. It also means that, when I deploy, the extra force of the weight I\u2019m carrying is transmitted to the harness, not the spine, reducing the opening shock on the body \u2013 something that over the years will make a difference to your body.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>All in all, I absolutely love this solution. Kangaroo \u2013 I adore you!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"I leave the weight off through all the dirtdives, then clip it on to the harness rings when our jumpship approaches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/64195ecc-8ebc-41cc-9998-e0cfea274296.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Disadvantages<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I could only find one tiny disadvantage of this system. Normally when traveling I wear my weight belt round the airport, to avoid overpriced excess baggage charges, by my carry-on or hold bag being overweight. But with this design, it\u2019s not possible. Still Ted is finding me a solution!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There is one other downside \u2013 Ted is not making the Kangaroo commercially. But, he is happy for anyone to copy the idea. Thanks Ted! You truly are one of the nicest guys on the planet!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The weight pouch from below. Dive from Algarve Christmas Boogie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/a217000d-cd43-4e62-993f-b1d3ef87f628.jpg\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brilliant solution for anyone carrying 10kg or more of weight! Jumping with weight is like having periods \u2013 it really sucks but no-one talks about it! 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