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I heard that it won't be too long. I have been waiting a long time too. Standard Issue was just awesome, and from what I see of the trailer for this, it shouldn't be one to dissapoint.

I would have to say yes, I will definitely still buy it.

Thanks dude. Oh, and there was some definite trembling on that one. The first thing that went through my head was, "I have to climb on the outside?!"

Dude, this is quite honestly the first thread I have physically laughed out loud too. Who knew the internet could be so fun.

Let the party begin!

Dude, if I had the courage to do anything more than jump off some of this stuff, man I might just bring a mirror next time, hehe.

Trouble, my friend, is innevetable. Have fun man, see you soon.

I can attest to the anal packing techniques of said jumper ... I think I realized it first in Twin when I was always waiting for you to jump. hee hee. Seriously though, I have seen said packjobs on many occasions, and because of that it scares me into thinking about bad things happening no matter what. I really couldn't imagine what would have caused that dude. My opinion though is that you were off axis in your aerial and had bad body position, coupled with the fact that you didn't give sufficient ego stroke prior to launch. See what I do, is bring a mirror, and tell myself how sexy I am, and how line-overs don't happen to people this sexy. Oh, and if you would've added another rotation, it would have worked . Your canopy was just screaming, "Go big!"... Man am I an idiot

You're right I'd be interested. That would be a great thing me thinks.

Now THAT is funny .

See, told you, we had a wicked good time last night. There was one tree involved in the mix, but, no harm, no foul. Unless you count the tree, he took a beating . hehe, couldn't have gone much better really though, hope the weather clears for you soon. cya Adam

This thread actually sparked a lot of thought in my own mind. The question, "Why do you BASE jump" took me a long time to answer. It was also wicked cool seeing everybody else and a little bit of what they think. Thank you man, this was one of my favorites. Talk to you soon, we've got good news from D-Town . Adam

I met a very skilled paraglider up at the potato in August who was doing rollovers with his glider. It was VERY ballsy in my opinion, I actually think a paraglider was where the idea stemmed from. Anyway, the video he showed was a sketchier one because of the way that the paraglider is, there is a huge amount of slack in the lines while you do it, and shit if they have some kind of tailgatelike mechanism to help with issues to follow (if any). It just kind of inflated wrong, it all worked out fine, kind of just sinking him down fast for a while until he got a handle on it and landed it.

I don't know a lot, I have done all but two of mine off the potato, and gone stowed deep brakes. I did maybe two slider up, but heard that isn't a great idea, and usually use a tailgate when I go slider down on them. This I think (and have heard) can slow pressurization. I see how keeping the brakes in hand could be beneficial, there would be no surge from popping toggles and releasing too quickly. I will gather all my thoughts on them if you like, but know, like I said, I am a newbie. I have maybe 30 unpacked jumps give or take, (a mixture of rollovers, reverse rollovers, TARD's, and TARDovers (or whatever we are calling them)) so anything I have found is nothing but work in progress. Adam

Going to the technical side of this, did I read correctly, a rollover (McConkey) with brakes in hand unstowed? I don't know a lot, but that doesn't seem like a good idea to me (and really, I don't know, so that is why I ask), I just think of accidentally yanking on one more than the other during that inflation. I also am thinking about if heading matters, say it was a solid object B, A, or E, would you still do it with brakes in hand? Sorry, didn't mean to interupt the fight night, but I would like to know how this works for you.

Nor do I jump with ANYONE in North Carolina and/or South Carolina and/or ANY one in Carolina... I think. Now that I think about it, I don't jump with people from most of these crazy states. This is how the Carolina's split in the first place, now you guys are feeding an age old fire that sparked in the days of the Civil War. As I recall, one of the southern generals jumped an old wooden windmill in the day, and that just pissed ole' Abe Lincoln right off... sorry, I couldn't resist

Thanks!

Another good one. One thing the city is lacking: non-man made objects. Something about cliffs.

That picture gave me chills.

Not to rub it in, but it may start another fight so here goes. It is SOOO nice here right now, and we have a new "B" to open up tonight. So to all the rainy places out there, wish you were here. Seriously though, it wouldn't be a bad thing to make it this way sometime, there is some fun to be had. Adam

Damn Bteam!

I don't know a whole lot, but the tailgate was one thing I always thought people put too much into. What I mean by that is I would see people often wrapping 3 or more wraps with a rubber band. I have (until about a month ago) used a larks-headed rubber band and used one and a half wraps(I think it would be one and a half with the larks head) and I have had great performance. This is in the last 190 jumps, and I have never had any problems that could have been caused by too little tension on the tailgate. I started using masking tape (2 full wraps) instead of a rubber band (on the tailgate, directly on the lines for slider up), and it seems to work fine, but I also wanted to know if anyone else has been using masking tape (slider down mostly)? I was also thinking of using duct tape, but that idea went out the window when I got my new sewing machine, now I will never have to close my tailgate again. Serious about peoples experiences with masking tape though.

I don't like drama, so I will stay as far away from your guys problem as possible, but in my eyes, taking someone on their first jump puts a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. Whether or not you jump with that person ever again, by giving them that first taste you are the catalyst to begin the cycle. I agree on the fact that we are all (mostly) big boys and girls, and I have put one person off of the potato myself, but there are three people (the previous included) in the world right now, that I would take for their first jump. The difference between these and others is that I know them well, and trust them (not comparing to yours, as I don't know who you have or have not taught). I truly don't know and (I mean this in the nicest possible way) don't care whats going on out there, but I hope you guys can resolve your issues and continue to do what we all love to do... and have fun DAMMIT! Adam

DUDE! That absolutely sucks! Well, look for some objects out there, Dexter might know of some that he saw . Give me a call sometime dude, I wanna talk to yuo before you leave.

Dude, that sucks. I hope you heal well and soon. Bummer you won't be able to partake in all of the Turkey fun, and that scenery is always nice . Oh, and I will be there with BASE rigs on.