The Vector 3 and Micron from UPT are the most comprehensive, most feature rich and best-selling containers on the market. With a wide range of options to suit every user and every budget, we’ll make sure that your container is truly tailored to you.
Built in our ISO: 9001 certified factory, we ensure the highest quality of craftsmanship combined with the latest advancements in skydiving technology.
When you jump your Vector 3, you can do so knowing that you’re jumping the very best.
Standard Features
Your brand new Vector 3 comes loaded with lots of great features, including: Standard Deluxe Backpad, Magnetic Riser Covers, one piece Leg Pads, standard or low profile metal D Handle, soft Cutaway Handle, plastic deployment handle and your choice of colors.
Want to make it a bit more special? Check out our most popular options.
Standard Deluxe Backpad
Magnetic Riser Covers
Metal D Handle
One Piece Leg Pads
We know how important it is that your gear is as unique as you are. That’s why we offer a range of options for your Vector 3.
You can see our most popular ones below, or find out more about all of the different options by clicking here.
3D Spacer Foam Backpad
Black Hardware
Freefly Pud
Padded Stabilizers
Skyhook
Vector Anatomy 101
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RISER COVERS
Flaps that go over your shoulders to protect your risers in freefall to prevent out of sequence deployments. The Vector system uses magnets to help secure these flaps and allow for even deployments.
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YOKE
The piece that curves around your collar, extending down the front over your shoulders. This measurement is used in determining harness fit. For example, a +1 yoke would be built for someone with above average shoulder size. Read about our contoured yoke design in #16.
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RESERVE PIN COVER
Flap that covers your reserve pin. You should always check your reserve pin when doing gear checks! Under this flap is also where your AAD window is. On the Vector, this is the most popular flap for custom embroidery, as it is relatively easy to replace for resale.
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SECONDARY / INTERNAL RISER COVERS
Flaps along the sides of the reserve tray to protect the risers during freefall. This added protection is one of the many reasons why the Vector is the most popular container amongst free fliers.
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RESERVE TRAY
This is where your reserve canopy is positioned. If you have noticeable wrinkles, or you can see the ring of your reserve pilot chute showing when packed, you should ask your rigger for a repack, as that can create “memory” in the fabric and have lasting effects on the appearance of your container.
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MAIN TRAY
This is where your main canopy lives when packed. To maintain the appearance and longevity of your Vector, always take care to make sure your canopy completely fills the corners of the tray, and that you are not creating wrinkles when you pack. Also do not over stuff or under stuff your container.
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MAIN PIN COVER FLAP
Protects your closing pin to prevent premature deployments. Vector is known for its superior pin protection, which makes it the most popular container for free flying.
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BINDING TAPE / TRIM TAPE
The tape used to cover/bind the edges of all of the flaps of the container. In this image, the binding tape shown is black with teal contrast stitching. Contrast stitching is an additional charge option, but adds a nice color highlight to your container.
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SIDEWALL / SIDEBODY
The side flaps of a container. This is a popular space for custom embroidery.
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MAIN DEPLOYMENT HANDLE
The handle attached to the main pilot chute for deployment – can be various different styles: hackey, monkey fist, plastic handle (standard), or free fly pud. The freefly pud is the option shown on this container. For better security in freefall, we recommend adding the “freefly tab” to a hackey or monkey fist to help prevent premature openings (this tab comes standard on the freefly pud option).
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RISERS
Connect your canopy to your container. Can be either type 17 webbing ( skinny ) or type 8 ( fat ) and come in various lengths depending on your size and canopy goals. UPT also offers Louie Loops, which are our reinforced front dive loops and low drag risers (sewn in half to reduce drag) as options for advanced canopy piloting. The low drag risers are what is shown here.
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RSL – RESERVE STATIC LINE
The RSL connects your reserve ripcord to your main, so that your cut away main pulls your reserve pin automatically. UPT systems take this one step farther with a SKYHOOK, which essentially uses the connection to your main as your reserve pilot chute for fastest possible reserve extraction.
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3 RING RELEASE
System for releasing malfunctioning main. We invented this! This is the release system used on all sport parachuting systems today.
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HARDWARE
Vector containers come standard with stainless steel hardware. You can also upgrade to black stainless steel for a bit more of a stealthy look (shown here).
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BREAKAWAY HOUSINGS
The metal housings the cutaway and reserve ripcord cables are fed through to protect them and also ensure a smooth release of the main canopy in the event of a malfunction.
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CONTOURED YOKE
The Vector contoured yoke allows for comfort without chest articulation. The contoured shape also keeps the yoke securely over your shoulders when flying in fast head down orientations.
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RING COVER AKA MUDFLAP
These terms are used interchangeably for this flap, so when you are ordering your Vector, your dealer may refer to that flap as either term.
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BACK PAD
The back pad comes in a variety of styles for user comfort – 3d spacer foam, standard deluxe, Babylon, etc. The 3D spacer foam option is shown here. Please visit our options guide for a break down of the various back pad options.
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CHEST STRAP
People often opt for a longer chest strap to make it easier to lean forward in the harness for canopy piloting.
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MAIN LIFT WEB (MLW)
Harness webbing along the sides of the torso. This is one of the biggest factors in harness fit.
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CUTAWAY HANDLE
Handle attached to cables that releases a main canopy from the container via the 3 ring release system.
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RESERVE HANDLE
Handle which deploys your reserve. Our reserve handles come in a variety of options (soft pillow handle shown here). Please see our Options Guide for more options.
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BOC POUCH
Spandex pouch on bottom of container (*BOC) where the main pilot chute is stored.
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VARIABLE GEOMETRY HARNESS / VGH
– This added hip ring hardware gives flexibility and range of motion allowing the harness articulation at the waist. While you cannot see the hip rings in this image, they connect the leg straps to the main lift web (MLW). This is our most popular upgrade option.
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LATERALS / STABILIZERS
The part of the harness that wraps around the waist connecting the container to the main lift web. These come in many configurations specific to the design and comfort of the skydiver. Check out our Options Guide for details.
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LEG PAD VS LEG STRAP
Leg strap is the actual harness webbing, whereas the leg pads are the pads that cover the straps. Sizing is determined by leg pads.
Available Styles
You can have your brand new Vector 3 exactly how you want it with our range of container styles.
Want to see how each one would look with your colors? Check out our rig designer by clicking here.
Standard
Largest Color Options
Half & Half
2 Colors
Diagonal
2 Colors
V-Split
2 Colors
Triple V-Split
3 Colors
Tri-Color V-Split
3 Colors
Lightning
2 Colors
Triple Lightning Split
3 Colors
Zig-Zag
2 Colors
Closely behind the three ring release system, the Skyhook RSL is one of the greatest skydiving innovations from UPT founder, Bill Booth.
Effectively using the malfunctioning main canopy as a pilot chute for the reserve, the Skyhook RSL dramatically speeds up the process of deploying a reserve canopy after cutting away a malfunctioning main canopy.
Due to the nature of its design, it is effective in both high, and low-speed malfunctions and is suitable for all types of jumping, including camera flying.
The Skyhook RSL is strongly recommended as an optional extra for all new Vector 3 containers.
Available colors
Disclaimer:
*Please note – When previewing colors, they may vary from one screen to another. The colors also appear different in certain lights and may vary slightly between rolls of fabric. Though we work hard to manage this, we cannot guarantee that the colors on screen will match exactly what they are in person.
*We use several different materials to construct your Vector, and we try extremely hard for the colors to match between these materials. This is not always possible, with some colors being harder to match than others. *Currently purple and brown have been an issue, with a less than ideal color match between cordura and trim tape.
*Kryptek Corduras (Mandrake, Highlander, Typhon and Raid) all have KRYPTEK logos “ghosted” in fabric that cannot be removed or replaced and are completely random within the pattern.
MEASURING / FITMENT
VECTOR ATHLETES
