USE, CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR SQUIRREL
3D INLETS
The 3D inlet is an advanced and effective innovation, however
it does require care. It is important that you do not abuse your
inlets. Do not store your suit in a tightly packed configuration.
Do not store your suit folded tightly in hot conditions.
ZIPPER BUNGEES
The bungees that hold the zippers tight to the main lift webbing (MLW) of your harness
must always be connected.
DO NOT
jump your suit without the zipper bungees set
tightly around your harness MLW. Securing the bungees on the inside of the MLW
usually results in the zippers being closer, and the hole being smaller.
NOTE:
If you think that the zipper system is not functioning well with your skydive harness (i.e. your emergency
handles are not always 100% accessible), please contact us immediately before your next jump. You
may need to modify the zippers so that the sliders stay locked in place, as per the information at this URL:
http://squirrel.ws/zipperstuff
INNIE-OUTIE ZIP SYSTEM
For BASE mode, you have the option of zipping the front of your harness system inside
the suit: place the shoulders of your harness inside the front of the suit as shown. For
Skydiving, you MUST jump your harness / handles outside the front of your suit. Zip the
front of the suit behind your shoulder straps as shown.
INNIE-OUTIE ZIP SYSTEM PART DEUX...
CHEST STRAP WIDTH IN BASE MODE:
Serious damage to the zipper system can occur if you do not have your chest strap
adjusted properly: for example, too loose. This, combined with a hard opening, will over-
stress the flexible system. Keep your chest strap properly adjusted, and learn to moderate
your openings using proper equipment and technique. If you are BASE jumping, then you
should know how to tune your equipment and your flight to have consistently quick but
reasonable openings. If you are getting slammed on every deployment, you are doing
something wrong. Please feel free to ask us for custom advice on this, if it is needed.
HOOK KNIFE
Every suit comes standard with a Carbon Aero Jack hook
knife installed on the front of the suit. Check to make sure that
the hook knife is loaded properly on every jump.
CHEST POCKET USE
Please note that the chest pocket and belly-cam zips are
independent. If you place your phone in the pocket, please
ensure that you place it all the way inside the phone pocket
shown here. If you just slide it into the first outside zipper, the
phone will not be secure.
Keep zippers close against MLW webbing.
Handles completely exposed.
Zippers tight against MLW.
BASE
SKYDIVE
