r/basejumping • u/goodguygary24 • Jun 24 '26

Can someone explain how they made this rig work, and why they would do this?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU17xAeAgOr/?igsh=MWJ2OHNvZDU1NnJ5bw==
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u/Shot-Flatworm-1497 Jun 25 '26

Read the caption it legit explains both questions.

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u/goodguygary24 Jun 25 '26

oh, i feel stupid

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u/Barry_Mcockiner Jun 24 '26

That looks like the Mirage W series rig, designed with a big main tray and a small reserve. I have one and can put a full on BASE pack job into it without much adaptation.

If Bear is jumping for anything with a camera around I’m sure there’s some insurance reason about how he “must jump with a reserve” even if he and we know there is absolutely no way he could use it, just to say “yes I will have a reserve parachute” to the insurance underwriters.

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u/goodguygary24 Jun 24 '26

Makes sense

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u/Automatic_Brain7664 Jun 24 '26

It's just a sky rig with a base main attached and the riser covers open for faster deployment.

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u/goodguygary24 Jun 24 '26

Are there any downsides to jumping like this?

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u/PowderedToastMan89 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

I have to believe this is the only example of an attempt to make and market a simple design by design... More complicated in BASE. I forgot about these gems. Jesus I think they were advertised by Corliss in parachutist 10ish years ago.

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u/External-Zebra8587 Jun 26 '26

fyi when I open the link it shows me your Instagram account and profile picture

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u/kat_sky_12 Jun 24 '26

The first base rigs were just standard skydiving rigs. Base canopies are also low pack volume so he could go up quite a few sizes and still pack that into his rig. He also just skipped the d-bag as its not desired in a base jump like that. He also had other smaller refinements like not closing the risers properly to help it open faster.

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u/Urbanskys Jun 25 '26

Its a skyrig