Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

Bengel

Hey,
I just bought this rain protection suit in order to make a tracking suit for skydiving out of it.
Can you give me some advice, where I should cut the air-inlets for the pants? The second picture shows my idea where to put them, what do you think about it?
Thank you for your answers and please feel free to give some further advice, e.g. bungees through the pants, swoop cords for the upper part...
Cheers Chris

helge

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

Uhm.. With a one piece suit you will have to

A. Put your legstraps on after you put on the suit - killing all effect from the pants

B. Wear your rig under the suit - make sure you unzip before you deploy

Bengel

Re: [helge] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

Yes, thought about this too. What about cutting inlets on the side for the leg straps?!

mfnren

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

just cut some holes in the sides for your leg straps to go through, like a wingsuit.
You could check out what phoenix fly is doing, and copy they're design as far as the vents go.

Bengel

Re: [mfnren] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

I can't see where the inlets are on the pf suit. Can anyone who knows the position mark them please?

johan420

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

here is the intake on PF-pants(red marking)

Bengel

Re: [johan420] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

Nice, thanks a lot. They are meshed, aren't they?!
And do you also know, where the inlets on the arms are?

johan420

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

In reply to: Nice, thanks a lot. They are meshed, aren't they?!
And do you also know, where the inlets on the arms are?
your welcome..they are meshed...
here is a jacket,difficult to see the intake but i have put a yellow mark where it is..but i think it's way easier to put a bungy from thumb to thumb..but thats me...

pbla4024

Re: [helge] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

You cut cut holes for legstraps to enter suit. I've seen it already on one homemade tracking suit for base.

Bengel

Re: [pbla4024] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

What do you think about this combo? The pressurized suit has the inlets this way, I think. I'm talking about the dual inlets in the crotch, not the ones on the upper arms and hips (what do you think about placing them there btw?).

johan420

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

In reply to: What do you think about this combo? The pressurized suit has the inlets this way, I think. I'm talking about the dual inlets in the crotch, not the ones on the upper arms and hips (what do you think about placing them there btw?).
if you gonna make your "suit" effective...you need to do one important thing: decrease your drag..it's not about getting as big as possible..here's a very good example of a homemade suit...

Bengel

Re: [johan420] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

So no inlets on the arms, chest, stiffening that somehow (bungee, swoop cord) and only two little inlets in the crotch area, yes?

johan420

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

In reply to: So no inlets on the arms, chest, stiffening that somehow (bungee, swoop cord) and only two little inlets in the crotch area, yes?
it's no more difficult than that..

or even more easy, a sportsjacket with a bungee and gortexpants with a lots of tracking exercises..
http://folk.ntnu.no/hansho/

Bengel

Re: [johan420] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

Allright mates, one last question: the tracking pants from PF or pressurized.at, are they somehow closed on the ankle so that the air can't get out at all?
Or would it be enough to, let's say, just fix it with velcro around your foot or the shoes?
Thanks for your answers...

johan420

Re: [Bengel] Tracking Suit - where to put the inlets?!

Bengel wrote: Allright mates, one last question: the tracking pants from PF or pressurized.at, are they somehow closed on the ankle so that the air can't get out at all?
Or would it be enough to, let's say, just fix it with velcro around your foot or the shoes?
Thanks for your answers...
the PF pants have zippers inside the leg down to the ankle, plus some sort of rubberband closed on the ankle...and there is also a "bootie clip" on it..but i think a velcro closed on the ankle will work fine...