It used to be in the 1980s that parachute pants were all the rage in hip-hop fashion. If youre old enough. you can think back to kids wearing MC Hammer parachute pants to school. singing Cant Touch This and dancing down the halls. Those days are long gone. thankfully. And though skydiving pants are still part of some alternative fashion ensembles. such as hippy pants and other baggie gear that twenty-first century hippy types like to wear. they are very much an important part of skydiving gear in general.
And whats more important to skydivers but their gear? It is their gear that protects their lives. and they in fact put their lives in the hands. so to speak. of their skydiving gear. Now you can see the importance of skydiving pants. Skydivers can wear jeans or shorts underneath their parachute pants depending on the weather. but they sure as heck better have those skydiving pants on over top.
These pants are part of the whole jumpsuit. These arent necessary required to leap out of plane. but they can help to control your speed and give you more control when youre in freefall. These jumpsuits tend to made in two general styles. They can be made of special...