popsjumper 2 #26 November 28, 2007 Quote...Marines wear garter belts? Hm... interesting :D Goes well with the fishnet stockings...ask gonzalezna.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #27 November 28, 2007 Quote Quote ...Marines wear garter belts? Hm... interesting :D Goes well with the fishnet stockings...ask gonzalezna. Surprised he hasn't come in here with a snappy retort yet... Oh yeah, this isn't The Bonfire... As for snag points, I almost lost my ring finger once when I snagged the wedding band on the "L" bracket setting up an exit years ago. Got a nasty blood blister out of that, but hey, better that than losing the damn thing. Oh yeah, riser slap, been there done that. Worst one was on a CRW jump where I thought I didn't need a helmet. Dump... WHACK!! OWW GODDAMN IT!!!! It wasn't your standard narrow risers, it was those bulky wide CRW risers. Gave me a huge knot on one temple. Although it hurt and made the fit uncomfortably tight the rest of the day, I made the effort to put my helmet on for the following jumps."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squarecanopy 0 #28 November 29, 2007 Quote Quote Quote ...Marines wear garter belts? Hm... interesting :D Goes well with the fishnet stockings...ask gonzalezna. Surprised he hasn't come in here with a snappy retort yet... Oh yeah, this isn't The Bonfire... Hey Y'all- With two sons in the Marine Corps I have given them both the red ass about their dress "garters" on many occasions (they call them "shirt stays") - but I have to admit they do work. They are both jumpers so they take it wellAs for the riser slap, I have managed in my short number of jumps to have one of those due to bad body position on opening- it left me with three bloody spots on my face, one for each ring.... Just burning a hole in the sky..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #29 November 29, 2007 QuoteQuote Same with Velcroed shoes. Same with jumpsuits with Velcroed wrist/leg bands instead of elastic. Really? I've never heard of those as being safety hazards. Have any of those ever really caused a horseshoe? I'm not saying you're wrong. I just have a lot of years jumpmastering and I've never been briefed that those were dangerous. Wouldn't it take one huge honking piece of velcro to keep a thrown pilot chute and/or bridle in place at 120 MPH?" . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #30 November 29, 2007 Quote Wouldn't it take one huge honking piece of velcro to keep a thrown pilot chute and/or bridle in place at 120 MPH? My thoughts exactly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMiller 1 #31 December 11, 2007 I wear a belt when I try freeflying, as I don't have a freefly suit yet. If the choice is between a potential snag point, and not being able to see my handles because my shirt comes untucked, I'd go with the snag point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #32 December 17, 2007 Interesting...hmmmmm. I would find it easier to clear the shirt than a snag point.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,136 #33 December 17, 2007 Dunno. I've jumped with just a shirt tucked into my pants (being a girl, belts aren't quite as necessary). I find that my shirt can fly up so that it's quite thoroughly covering my handles if it comes untucked. Obviously I've only discovered this once, but I'd sure rather have a belt, particularly if I were to secure the end with an elastic or something, than have my shirt fly up over my handles again. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #34 December 17, 2007 Just jump topless Wendy! I would come out of retirement to chute that!Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,136 #35 December 17, 2007 That's better done by younger ladies who haven't had as much effect from gravity... Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #36 December 17, 2007 Its about the experience...Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,136 #37 December 17, 2007 Then you're too young. Been there, done that. In at least two different airplanes . But I was younger then... Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #38 December 17, 2007 Quote Then you're too young. Been there, done that. In at least two different airplanes . But I was younger then... Believe it or not, I am a bit shy...But back to the topic at hand.... What were we talkin bout agin? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #39 December 17, 2007 Rodeo buckles I believe? "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #40 December 18, 2007 Quote Then you're too young. Been there, done that. In at least two different airplanes . But I was younger then... Wendy W. Prove it. If there's no video it didn't happen. Will settle for photo. In the interest of journalistic accuracy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #41 December 18, 2007 Quote..shirt can fly up so that it's quite thoroughly covering my handles if it comes untucked. Yep, BTDT. Wasn't so hard to work with as compared to getting a snagged line off.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floats18 0 #42 December 18, 2007 I learned this lesson the hard way because nobody told me otherwise and I am an Idiot. Belt flew off just deployment time, but the buckle kept it stuck to my dumb ass. After a few hundred feet of tracking and getting slapped in the ass by the thing I decided that if it was indeed my leg strap, delaying the deployment would kill me faster than riding 1/2 a harness down. Worked out ok though . Gave my heart a start though. I never wore a belt again, and when I jump with a T shirt I pull the shirt tails down through my leg straps and out to the side so that they're stuck. As long as my leg straps are tight, that thing isn't going anywhere. No belt required! --- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
