I also had the shorter versions on mine, I ordered new replacements, found them cheapest at Fisheries Supply , not tax and free shipping! 216 for a set
When I got to my assignment in the 82nd (early 1993) there were a few guys in my unit that had the combat jump from Panama. They loved talking about it!
Skydivers… blah blah blah…. do it at night, no lunar illumination, from 1500 feet with 80lbs of equipment with a chute that can’t be steered, along with 120 other jumpers exiting 3 other aircraft and a mission to complete afterwards…
Go get an old school bus. Park it out front to occupy their parking spots and make the drivers window into your new mailbox! Boom both problems solved.