The First Rig That Thinks It’s Already Retired

ESC ID 1528 /  AUD$7,250

This is one of those rigs that makes you look at it and go, “Yep. That’ll do just about everything.”

Not in a boring beige-cardigan way either. More in the “first rig, forever rig, sensible-but-still-up-for-bad-decisions” kind of way.

We’ve got a UPT Vector V348, with a PD Optimum 176 reserve, PD Spectre 170 main, SkySnatch pilot chute, and an Airtec C-Mode AAD that has just come back from service. So yes, the expensive little thinking box has already been away, had its spa treatment, and returned ready to be judged by someone who still thinks they pack neatly.

The Spectre 170 is the sort of main that has quietly earned its reputation. Friendly enough for a first rig, useful enough that you won’t immediately grow out of it, and forgiving enough that it won’t punish every minor life choice like a tiny nylon school principal. Better still, the main has just had a clean factory line set installed and has not been jumped since. Fresh lines. No mystery spaghetti. No “yeah mate, still plenty of life left” while everyone avoids eye contact.

The rig itself is properly freefly friendly, and the overall setup leans very nicely into all-round jumping, including wingsuiting. Belly? Yep. Freefly? Yep. Angle? Sure. That weird one where people fly around in dresses and call it performance art? This one actually makes a fair bit of sense for that too. Spectre 170, SkySnatch pilot chute, sensible reserve volume, modern AAD, and a Vector doing Vector things. It is not a licence to go full nylon sugar glider without training, but as a first rig with wingsuit ambitions, it has the right sort of ingredients.

Seller is looking to be fair, not silly. This is a genuinely tidy setup, and for someone hunting a proper first rig, it ticks a lot of very useful boxes.

Main can potentially be sold separately if required, so if you want the container/reserve/AAD setup without the Spectre, we can have that conversation too.

Key bits:

Container: UPT Vector V348. (MLW 17 +2)
Reserve: PD Optimum 176. (14 packs / 1 use)
Main: PD Spectre 170 (not sure of total jump numbers - fabric has plenty of life still)
AAD: Airtec C-Mode, manufactured 2021, just serviced
Main lines: Fresh factory line set fitted, not jumped since
Pilot chute: SkySnatch pilot chute
Discipline suitability: Strong all-rounder, with a very sensible wingsuit-friendly flavour
Status: Inspected, packed, tidy, and ready for someone to stop borrowing gear like a backpacking German at a hostel

A cracking first rig, a solid all-rounder, and exactly the sort of setup that makes new gear buyers wonder why they were ever looking at clapped-out mystery rigs from Marketplace in the first place.