[balloon-makers] Update

[David Tanzer & Lori Bottom]

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>John (Ninomiya) has been using a
paragliding harness when flying his helium cluster balloons.  The harness
appears to be quite comfy and has the added feature of having an integrated
reserve parachute.  I’m not sure how you’d rig a propane tank
to that harness (it’s pretty soft) unless you suspended the tank in the
manner that Curtis Pack uses with his small balloons.

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<span style='font-size:
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style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of Don Piccard
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006
5:17 PM
To: 'Kelley Morgan';
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Subject: RE: [balloon-makers]
Update



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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And use a skin diver’s back pack
harness to mount your fuel tanks, like the low pressure stainless steel oxygen
tanks.

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<span style='font-size:
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harness better than a parachute harness.  Much easier on those vital
crotch area units.



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Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006
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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If I was building a hopper, I would go to the nearest skydiving center
and talk the rigger out of an old skydiving harness. Rig the risers to the
burner frame strap the tank to the back where the parachutes were and have fun.





<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I like the idea of hanging, legs free and basketless. Ya can't walk
across a lake in a basket.





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Jon Radowski
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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 9/29/06, Kelley Morgan wrote:
> I found this one at Lowes. Will this work for you as a basket?
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I'd beware of that one. Says "Contractor Grade," so you can assume
it's almost guaranteed to be built wrong, fail spectacularly, incur
major hidden costs, and/or walk (fall) off the job without finishing.



Soft Landings,
Jon Radowski
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