NEW ALTITUDE JUNKEY

[martimarr 0]

Hello guys and gals. Just off AFF and slowly working on my A. Came here looking for a used rig but no one wants to email me back(Whats up with that )
Any way glad to have found this place.Lots of cool folks here,lot of good info.Now if I could just find a rig for about 20 bucks this place would be perfect.

Well thats enuff for now, just want to say thanks for the people that keep this place going you guys/gals are great! THANKS

[skymama 35]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Guest 1010]

Welcome to the forums and to skydiving,

Yeah, I sent emails to several sellers too and never heard back, don't know whats up with that either! I tried PMs to them with a little better success but not much .

Good luck with the equipment search! If I don't win any raffles this fall then I'll buy over the winter, yep it's gonna cost a little oh well it'll fit good :)

blue skies

You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two.

[martimarr 0]

THANKS for the welcome slowly I'm starting to hear back from a few. this a lot harder than I thought.

[brianfry713 0]

You might want to wait a little while before buying that first rig. Rent and gradually downsize when you feel comfortable until you find something you'd want to have for a while. Depending on your height and weight, it might be hard to find something that fits you and is large enough for a first canopy. I bought my rig used from one of those online catalogs. UPSA has a list of all the advertisers in Parachutist. Another friend bought one off ebay, but you might want to have a rigger or dealer act as a broker and have it inspected and test jumped before you buy.

BASE 1224, Senior Parachute Rigger, CPL ASEL IA, AGI, IGI
USPA Coach & UPT Tandem Instructor, PRO, Altimaster Field Support Representative

[tomvailco 0]

I would have a real hard time jumping out of a plane with a 20 dollar rig!!

[nessvegas 0]

I just bought my first rig from a DZO owner. It was basically brand new (3-4 jumps). I had great luck using the drop zone locator and calling surrounding area DZs. The DZO at each of the places I called either had, or knew of used gear. If you go that route you can go try on the rig, and have a rigger inspect everything. With a little sweet talk you might even get a chance to jump it.

I ended up with the exact rig I was planning to purchase new, except that I did not have to pay $5500.00. But be prepared to pay a decent amount as they don't seem to fall in value too much. Mine saved me about $800.00.

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