dorado_bite 0 #1 February 4, 2015 Hello fellow addicts, my name is Paul. Had my first tandem jump 2 weeks ago, signed up for my first AFF the following weekend & I'll be finishing my AFF L7 jump this Saturday. Looking forward to getting my A license & beginning the search for a good used rig. Everyone at my local DZ Skydive San Diego has made this an amazing experience so far & I'm eagerly awaiting the journey that will follow. Fair winds & blue skies... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #2 February 4, 2015 haha yep. You're going to be snorting lines of canopy dust off the packing room floor in no time! Have fun!I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomerdog 0 #3 February 4, 2015 Not my quote; but someone else said here, "They don't call it nylon crack for nothin." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #4 February 4, 2015 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
megamalfunction 1 #5 February 6, 2015 Make sure you don't pay too much for somebody's old gear! People often try to dump their old $#@+ on newbies before it depreciates to $0. You can pickup a brand new rig from chutingstar for $6,250. If you assume that a rig has a useful life of around 20 years, then I wouldn't pay anymore than: $4,687.50 for a 5 year old rig $3,125.00 for a 10 year old rig $1,562.50 for a 15 year old rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #6 February 6, 2015 megamalfunctionMake sure you don't pay too much for somebody's old gear! People often try to dump their old $#@+ on newbies before it depreciates to $0... Yeah, that's one of the reasons I ended up getting my stuff new. As long as I didn't mind the lead time, I could get new gear for about 10-20% more than what people were asking for stuff with a thousand jumps on it. And a new rig custom-ordered would fit me a lot better than the used stuff. Might be worth considering a new rig and an old Sabre 1, though. There's just something about those old Sabres that really make you not mind so much the bruises you get every time the damn things open...I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,345 #7 February 6, 2015 You are assuming linear depreciation. It doesn't work that way."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorado_bite 0 #8 February 7, 2015 Thanks for the heads up. I was considering going the new custom order route but I found a great deal on here on a newer rig & now I'm just waiting for it to ship out. Going to have the rig inspected & main/reserve repacked. I plan on renting for a few dozen jumps before hopefully being able to safely transition into my new 168 1.1WL Aerodyne Pilot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
megamalfunction 1 #9 February 8, 2015 sweet brah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
