mereanarchy 0 #1 March 4, 2014 well, I preregistered! Looking forward to it, anyone have any words of wisdom from previous excursions to Carolinafest? Recommendations on a place to stay? How do demo's at a boogie work? That is one of my main reasons for wanting to go down. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #2 March 4, 2014 mereanarchywell, I preregistered! Looking forward to it, anyone have any words of wisdom from previous excursions to Carolinafest? Recommendations on a place to stay? How do demo's at a boogie work? That is one of my main reasons for wanting to go down. Thanks! By "demo", do you mean canopy demo? All you do is go to "vendor row", find the manufacturer that you are interested in, walk into the tent and say "I want to try out a (insert canopy name here)." They will ask about your experience, skill level, wingloading and a few other things. There is usually a reasonable charge for it. Then they pull the canopy (usually already in a D-bag) out and swap it out with yours (pull the cutaway and swap risers). Popular canopies in popular sizes are often in high demand, so getting there first thing in the morning or getting on a waiting list might be necessary."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
mereanarchy 0 #3 March 4, 2014 awesome, thanks for the reply. Yup, I meant canopy demo. One question I do have, I am interested in demo-ing a variety of canopies. Some I don't have concern about fitting in my current rig (I am currently flying a 260, and would like to demo 230/240s) but a canopy like the Pulse packs smaller. Is there a method to allow me to demo a canopy if it won't fit in my rig, or am I SOL? Anyone else going? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #4 March 4, 2014 mereanarchyawesome, thanks for the reply. Yup, I meant canopy demo. One question I do have, I am interested in demo-ing a variety of canopies. Some I don't have concern about fitting in my current rig (I am currently flying a 260, and would like to demo 230/240s) but a canopy like the Pulse packs smaller. Is there a method to allow me to demo a canopy if it won't fit in my rig, or am I SOL? Anyone else going? Sometimes you can also demo a rig. I've never tried that, but there are often vendors demoing rigs. Whether or not they will let you try a demo rig with a demo canopy is something I have no experience with. You might shoot an e-mail to PD (you mention the Pulse) and ask them."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
faulk04 0 #5 March 4, 2014 wolfriverjoe***well, I preregistered! Looking forward to it, anyone have any words of wisdom from previous excursions to Carolinafest? Recommendations on a place to stay? How do demo's at a boogie work? That is one of my main reasons for wanting to go down. Thanks! There is usually a reasonable charge for it. . Every time I've demo'd canopies at boogies there is no charge for it. The only time I've been charged is when you demo canopies directly through the manufacture and it has to be shipped to you and you keep it for 2 weekends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #6 March 4, 2014 faulk04 Every time I've demo'd canopies at boogies there is no charge for it. The only time I've been charged is when you demo canopies directly through the manufacture and it has to be shipped to you and you keep it for 2 weekends. I've been charged by PD at a boogie for the last pack job, as they prefer to get the demo canopy back unpacked so they can pack it themselves."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woppyvac 0 #7 March 4, 2014 Try to also demo a reserve if you have not yet had a cutaway etc. They often times do that as well.Woot Woot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mereanarchy 0 #8 March 4, 2014 Good advice, thanks :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #9 March 4, 2014 I demo'd a Pilot 132 last year at Carolinafest and had to pay $6 for the pack job when I turned in the canopy. Pretty sure PD & Icarus are the same. NZ Aerosports wasn't there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
decompresion 2 #10 March 4, 2014 1) Look here 2) Deet is not your friendThere are no dangerous dives Only dangerous divers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #11 March 5, 2014 places to stay: camp at DZ or 5 hotels 10-12 minutes away plenty of gear vendors, load organizers for all disciplines, covered packing, packers, riggers, showers, bathrooms, food vendors, party each nightGive one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
