5 Manliest Hobbies You've Never Heard of

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We only made #4 but I sure never heard of some of these others!

http://www.cracked.com/article_19246_5-manliest-hobbies-youve-never-heard-of.html

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[ifell 0]

So what jump planes have jet engines close enough for me to get sucked in to?

[Zeemax 0]

I want to know who's selling wingsuits for 175 bucks...

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[devildog 0]

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I want to know who's selling wingsuits for 175 bucks...

The 175 links to wicked suits.

You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions.

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I want to know who's selling wingsuits for 175 bucks...

why purchase when you can rent ?

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[normiss 622]

Because with the equivalent of a few weekend rentals you can own.

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Because with the equivalent of a few weekend rentals you can own.

Really?

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[granpasc 0]

My preference for combine derby.

Next event for us : Wingsuiter destruction flock !

[normiss 622]

I've been on those. They aren't fun.

[normiss 622]

Really.

[BobMoore 0]

I have to try this wingsuit thing.

"The difference is that the wingsuit will give you extra surface area that gives your body life, ..."

"For you see, an airplane is an airplane. A landing area is a landing area. But a dropzone... a dropzone is the people."

[WickedWingsuits 0]

In that case you must be either:

i) Buying really cheap wingsuits or
ii) Spending way too much on your rentals

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Because with the equivalent of a few weekend rentals you can own.

200$/month rental looks a pretty good deal especially if someone is considering changing wingsuits (e.g: going from a beginner wingsuit to a more complex one thereafter).

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Because with the equivalent of a few weekend rentals you can own.

200$/month rental looks a pretty good deal

indeed, it is a pretty good deal.

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especially if someone is considering changing wingsuits (e.g: going from a beginner wingsuit to a more complex one thereafter).

And therein lies the great ignorance.

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Because with the equivalent of a few weekend rentals you can own.

200$/month rental looks a pretty good deal especially if someone is considering changing wingsuits (e.g: going from a beginner wingsuit to a more complex one thereafter).

Exactly. Most customers rent T Birds while waiting for the "more" complex suit to arrive.

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[omnia 0]

I would have also been happy to rent a T for a month waiting for my own T to arrive. When you can't jump year round and the season's running out, a month is very much worth it.

[normiss 622]

That's a perspective I hadn't considered.
I was spoiled when jumping different suits, always had friends with them that just loaned them to me.
Buy a used suit is also quite affordable.

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That's a perspective I hadn't considered.
I was spoiled when jumping different suits, always had friends with them that just loaned them to me.
Buy a used suit is also quite affordable.

If you look in the classifieds you will tend to see that the production suits aren't sold at much of a saving at all....so for about 20% less you get colors that you didn't pick and probably a not so great fit. If you really want to save you have to buy older technology...they still fly of course but we all know that each generation of suits has a pretty dramatic improvement in safety, performance and ability to rig on a 10 minute call!

A wingsuit is the only piece of skydive equipment that I have ever custom ordered, I just think the fit makes such a big difference.

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we all know that each generation of suits has a pretty dramatic improvement in safety, performance and ability to rig on a 10 minute call!

Rigging improvements? Definitely (although zipper designs have been around for a long time).

Performance improvements? Yeah, but maybe not "dramatic" differences every generation.

Safety? Not at all. Show me a modern wingsuit that is significantly more safe than the first Classics sold by Birdman 10+ years ago.

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Slippery sleeves?
A significant safety improvement, IMHO.

But what do I know?

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Slippery sleeves?
A significant safety improvement, IMHO.

When done in addition to cutaway system, a large convenience and arguably a minor safety improvement for certain situations.

When done in replacement of cutaway system, I do not agree.

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That's a perspective I hadn't considered.
I was spoiled when jumping different suits, always had friends with them that just loaned them to me.
Buy a used suit is also quite affordable.

There was barely any wingsuiting at my dz going on then (2009) so there was no one to borrow suits from (plus, im barely 5'3" so the few suits around would not have fit). Luckily, that has changed this past season and there are plenty of wingsuiters and wingsuits, at least partially thanks to Wicked Wingsuits being there.

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Slippery sleeves?
A significant safety improvement, IMHO.

When done in addition to cutaway system, a large convenience and arguably a minor safety improvement for certain situations.

When done in replacement of cutaway system, I do not agree.

I would say that sleeve fits into major safety improvement. I had a toggle fire on a suit that allowed me to release the other toggle immediately. On my older suit with cutaways I always wonder what the outcome would have been. I know a few people that used cutaways and failed to strip the last inch and of course the wings stayed attached.

I would also suggest that by having them be easier to rig they are therefore less likely to be rigged incorrectly which is also a safety issue.

I don't have facts, but I suspect there are far less zipper failures than there used to be, that also is a safety issue.

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I know a few people that used cutaways and failed to strip the last inch and of course the wings stayed attached.

I would also suggest that by having them be easier to rig they are therefore less likely to be rigged incorrectly which is also a safety issue.

A few people/failed to strip the last inch?"

Have you actually pulled a cutaway cable on a wing? Even if you "fail to pull the last 2-3", it's not going to be a problem. A first experience with one demonstrates as much.
More FUD.

The "safety sleeve" improvement finally reached a valid stage when the spandex cuff was introduced at PIA last year.

Zippers have improved, but that's not a wingsuit thing. Same can be said for the zippers on boatcovers, motorcycle covers, and other high-stress zippers. Zipper manufacturers have improved their product.
Fabrics have also improved. Pressurization methods have improved. Aerodynamic design has improved. And our attention to detail and understanding of the process of wingsuiting has improved. It's genetic. It's how most any evolution occurs; we're not special.

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I know a few people that used cutaways and failed to strip the last inch and of course the wings stayed attached.

I would also suggest that by having them be easier to rig they are therefore less likely to be rigged incorrectly which is also a safety issue.

A few people/failed to strip the last inch?"

Have you actually pulled a cutaway cable on a wing? Even if you "fail to pull the last 2-3", it's not going to be a problem. A first experience with one demonstrates as much.
More FUD.

The "safety sleeve" improvement finally reached a valid stage when the spandex cuff was introduced at PIA last year.

Zippers have improved, but that's not a wingsuit thing. Same can be said for the zippers on boatcovers, motorcycle covers, and other high-stress zippers. Zipper manufacturers have improved their product.
Fabrics have also improved. Pressurization methods have improved. Aerodynamic design has improved. And our attention to detail and understanding of the process of wingsuiting has improved. It's genetic. It's how most any evolution occurs; we're not special.

Yes I have used wing cutaway systems on a Firebird and a Phantom...unless one of my concussions is working against me I recall that it was only when the last few tabs were released would the arm actuall release from the body of the suit.

So, you could probably get away with 1 inch...as it would be in the last tab, but my point is you have to strip the cable to get wing and body disconnect.

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