Air canisters for point two

[TheChestnutThing]

Has anyone used any alternate cannisters for the point two jackets? I mean non-branded ones and can post the link for me?

I want to buy a few to keep but to pay £25 a cannister is quiet pricey. Surely there must be some non-branded version?

(I have used google but I want to know if anyone has actually bought)

 

[ycbm]

There is no unbranded version, afaik. The bayonet fitting is, I think, unique to P2 jackets. Way back in the distant past, when the fixing was screw in, I tried a paintball canister which fitted but the seal was too tough for the trigger to break.

I did manage to trace the actual number printed on the canister but the Chinese manufacturers weren't interested in small orders. Since then, the bayonet fitting has been added

Think of the £25 as an incentive not to fall off

 

[TheChestnutThing]

There is no unbranded version, afaik. The bayonet fitting is, I think, unique to P2 jackets. Way back in the distant past, when the fixing was screw in, I tried a paintball canister which fitted but the seal was too tough for the trigger to break.

I did manage to trace the actual number printed on the canister but the Chinese manufacturers weren't interested in small orders. Since then, the bayonet fitting has been added

Think of the £25 as an incentive not to fall off

I actually sold my jacket due to the expense of falling off . But since Zu is ready to start giving the 1.30m a go, I decided to buy another one. Maybe I should just sell it and use my good old race safe

 

[ycbm]

I actually sold my jacket due to the expense of falling off . But since Zu is ready to start giving the 1.30m a go, I decided to buy another one. Maybe I should just sell it and use my good old race safe

If you're happy to pay £25 to get to a venue and have two minutes in the ring, it looks like small beer in the total cost of competing.
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[Nasicus]

Not worth cheaping out on if you ask me, yeah it's £25 a pop (literally!), but how often do you fall off? And those times you do, you want to be damn sure it actually goes off as expected!

 

[throwawayaccount]

I begrudged it too, but, think of the £25 as saving your life/avoiding potential injury, that’s what I did. I replaced mine a lot… once because I forgot to unclip it from saddle

 

[TheChestnutThing]

If you're happy to pay £25 to get to a venue and have two minutes in the ring, it looks like small beer in the total cost of competing.
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You have a point. But I’m mostly doing course hires as it’s so expensive to have my 2 minutes of pole knocking.