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The Container

The Talon FS container system is a highly refined “box” configuration. RI has taken the heart of the Voodoo container, the reserve system, and merged it with a better box design for the main.
 
The containers are narrower and shorter than the Talon for comparable size canopies. We use the same reserve container configuration as the Voodoo with the same protector flap.

The main utilizes the same upward closing flap as the Voodoo. We increased the plastic stiffener thickness to help flatten the flap out.
The main side flaps incorporate the wrap around bottom design that provides for a better bridle protector as well as a natural POP mount.

The main riser covers have been designed for better holding power and allow for the main risers to be stowed in any manner with no effect on deployment. A side note is that these covers worked so well, that they have been merged into the Voodoo design. They hold better, are smoother looking, and result in better over the shoulder comfort.

The backpad is shaped and contoured to fit the shoulders and upper body and stay in place.

The center flap stripe options are similar to those utilized on the Talon 2 for those who prefer more conservative design choices.
 
The Harness

The harness was taken directly from the Voodoo design. Sandy Reid is the inventor and patent holder for the articulated harness. He has already thought of and tested all the different designs currently used by other companies for their articulated harnesses and has discarded them in favor of the configuration currently used for the Talon FS and Voodoo.

“V-flex” leg strap configuration is simply the best and most comfortable yet designed. The leg straps stay in place without the use of “suspenders” and “bungees” that others rely on.
The “Multi-Flex” harness configuration with chest and hip rings allows for maximum comfort and flexibility. The chest rings allow for the yoke to be worn straight down from of the chest, which in turn relieves pressure on the outside of the shoulders. This allows for maximum upward reach.

We have designed our own version of the “cut-in backstrap” which we have named the “In-Set" backstrap. The use of the hip ring oriented from the horizontal and coupled with a comfort pad, results in unparalled stabilization of the container to the back and maximum comfort.

The main risers utilize a new Velcroless toggle design that is flatter and more secure than in the past.

CONTAINER SIZE  R/M Volume
cu in 
Reserve Main
T00 275/275 PR-99/106 Stiletto
Optimum 99/106 Pilot 104
T0 300/300 PR-113 Stiletto 107/120
Optimum 113/126 Sabre 2 120
Smart 110/120 Spectre 120 
  Vengeance 107
  Pilot 117
  Crossfire 109
T1 325/325 PR-126 Stiletto 107/120
Optimum 143 Spectre 135
Smart 120 Sabre 2 120 
  Pilot 117 
  Crossfire 119
T2 350/350 PR-126/143 Stiletto 135
Smart 135 Sabre 2 135
  Spectre 150
  Pilot 132
  Crossfire 129/139
T5 400/450 PR143/160 Stiletto 150
Smart 150  Sabre 2 150
  Spectre 170
  Pilot 150
  Crossfire 149
T6 3.0 450/550 PR-160/176 Stiletto 170
Smart 175  Sabre 2 170
  Pilot 168
T6 3.1  500/600 PR-176/193 Sabre 2 190
Smart 175  Spectre 190
  Pilot 188
T7 500/650 PR-218/253  Sabre 2 230
  Pilot 210
T8 600/700 PR-253 Sabre 2 260
Smart 250  
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