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I heard of a recent incident where the webbing that attaches the rings to the riser had worn and snapped resulting in a release on one side. I have no info on where when who how etc. I also saw a rig this weekend with notable wear on that webbing.

I also saw a rig this wekend whose owner was waiting for a new bridle as the webbing holding the pins to the bridle had serious wear with the threat of a failure and pin lock.

Just a call out for people to check their kit for these issues as they are both new to me.

Fair point to make, but if a jumper has neither the rigging skills nor common sense to notice that a piece of webbing is so worn on a riser that the ring would actually come off, or a bridle would actually fail at the pin attachment, that person should be seriously reconsidering base. This is life saving gear, treat it that way.

yep checking your 3 rings every jump isn't just making sure its routed correctly

Shit wears out.

Get rid of worn shit.

No excuses with the new and used market today.

No excuses.

This equipment IS your life saving device.

Respect IS required.

Blue Skies

I would just like to add that I have grounded risers for wear that is only apparent while the 3 Rings are disassembled ie. not noticeable in a pre-jump gear check. Still no excuse though and I agree 100% with everything you said.

Yes, I guess I will have a lot to consider once I recover.
No excuses, the rings had been cleaned up a few times. It is obvious in hindsight the risers should have been replaced x hundred jumps ago.

Ps Gary, when I wrote that, I didn't know it was you. Heal up fast you dumbass! I always keep my slider on too :)

Hey Gary, heal up fast and well bud. Injuries suck

Roger Nelson

Locking this thread to keep information/discussion concentrated in one place. This one was made first, but the other thread has more traffic/technical information about the incident.

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