Max. temp to jump

[usedtajump 1]

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105F in Eloy is a lot better than 95F in Thailand.

Lived there for a year. Usually the temprature and humidity are the same figure.

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[Morcyk 0]

i agree, it's never too hot to jump, but anything below 40F is too damn cold to jump.

[MrBrant 0]

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i agree, it's never too hot to jump, but anything below 40F is too damn cold to jump.

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[br0k3n 0]

This thread should read "Max. temp to pack" jumping is not the problem...

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[kelpdiver 2]

my first was in Vegas 10 years ago - 108-110 on the ground. Between the heat, the fun, and the type leg straps, I was pretty woozy for the last bit of the canopy ride.

[Crzy_Canuck 0]

Try jumping up in southwest Ontario, heat is not the problem it is humid.
I was taking a nice (long) ride up in a C182, and it was about 40degrees C, with humidity.

That is just a little warm until the door opens then rock and roll.

[jumpwally 0]

By the way is there much jumping in the summer at Eloy?

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[Jeth 0]

It was 103 at SDC yesterday. It sucked standing in the loading area fully geared up for what was supposed to be 5 minutes but turned into 20. Once we took off it was ahhhhhhhhh..... yea!
Packing really sucks in the heat. Especially when you're a rookie and it takes you 40 minutes.

If it wasn't for the boogie, I'm sure I wouldn't have done 8 jumps. Oh well, everyone was sweating along with me and the jumps were kick-ass fun!

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[flyingferret 0]

Depends on how many and where.

I am not sure if there is a max temp for one jump. But if you are going to pack and make more, anything over 100 will zap you after 2-3 jumps. Of course with you are in a fast turbine that helps a bit. Sitting in a 182 climbing in the heat is sometimes as bad as packing.

As for too cold, I think that limit is easier to hit. I jumped when it was about 09 degrees on the ground, negative who knows what at altitude and wind. It was a fun sitfly jump, but afterwards I was unsure of my performance in event of a malfunction because my hands hurt so much. Any thicker gloves would have made it iffy as well, so called it a day.

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[Zenister 0]

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By the way is there much jumping in the summer at Eloy?

not on Mondays and Tuesdays, but otherwise they do loads all morning and till 2-3 ish on weekends.. (which kind of annoys... i LOVE sunset jumps, but there isnt much to do if you not jumping so once it stops it doesnt start up again after the temp drops... sunset isnt till 8-9)

if you get out early you can make alot of jumps before the heat (and more importantly the dust devils) pick up...

....now if only i werent working in the middle of the mojave....

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[CorvusCrypto 0]

after yesterday, 90s are my new limit.

Got geared up, went through the student dive plan, sweat a little. I was drinking what is tons of water and gatorade for me while waiting during a military shutdown so they could practice air refueling in the dropzone area.

one hour later we get the green light. We load up the plane, and everything is HOT. That c182 was cooking at around 110 degrees. As we get to altitude I start feeling dizzy. My instructor tells me to get into position so we can open the door and spot, but as soon as I move I go to tunnel vision. I can hear the engine of the airplane, but I can't even comprehend anything around me and I look up at my instructor who is holding his hand out for a high five for what must have been a while before I snapped to it. I sit for a bit then am lucky enough to be aware enough and make the call that no, I'm not making the jump.

I can't even move and when I get helped back into the far back spot I pass right the **** out. I don't even really remember the ride down until I got to the ground. I much preferred that over passing out in the air.

Heat-facilitated hypoglaucemia was the culprit. Don't friggin' play around with it was my lesson learned.

Turned out that while I was drinking a lot, I wasn't eating enough. The high heat makes your body's metabolic rate shoot up so that it can sweat more and remove heat. While I was hydrated, I had no food for my brain because it was expended. The natural adrenaline rush hid the early symptoms because it's what the mechanism is designed to do, which unfortunately meant I was 2 minutes late from making a TERRIBLE decision

**** the heat. Naturally I'm getting flak for taking the slow way down by some of the other jumpers (endearingly of course)

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CorvusCrypto

I sit for a bit then am lucky enough to be aware enough and make the call that no, I'm not making the jump.

Knowing when to say no and being able to say it is a really important skill in this sport. Kudos for keeping yourself safe when you realized you weren't feeling well enough.

And yeah, in the hot weather keeping your system in balance becomes absolutely critical. On the ground take advantage of every bit of shade you can get. Gear up as late as safely possible so you're not roasting in your jumpsuit any longer than necessary. For me, the heat absolutely kills my appetite, so my strategy on a hot training day is to preload for breakfast (which I'm enjoying in air-conditioned comfort!) and to eat a tiny amount of food regularly throughout the day, of a type that'll help to keep things balanced (a little sugar, a little salt). So I'll get small apples, or berries, that kind of thing. I've also started making sure to have small bags of roasted/salted almonds or salty trail mix that I can shove in my pocket and eat on the ride to altitude, because on a busy training day, that might be the only time I have to get some food in.

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When do you say " It's too hot to jump" ?

I think 94F is when i quit all activity.

You will never jump at Perris in the summer.

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When do you say " It's too hot to jump" ?

I think 94F is when i quit all activity.

You will never jump at Perris in the summer.

Yeah.. but that is a dry heat


Friggin Skydive South Carolina in Chester SC in June 2008 for the World Cup Speed skydiving meet was pretty damn brutal.
NOT DRY HEAT.... not DRY HEAT at all... 100F+ and muggy( 90%+) as hell..

Skyfest was happening.. but most of the people there are used to that shit... like I got used to summers in Florida as a kid.... but when you come from Americas version of Crappy English weather.. aka the Pacific NorthWET... that crap was brutal.