Docspidey

DC++ is nice. Bittorrent is sometimes a pain to find torrents, but is an overall better application then kazaa and other earlier p2p concepts. Think chevy nova vs corvette. Not to mention, the 2 main reason for avoiding kazaa/gneutella etc. is a) the RIAA lawsuits are 95% targeted against kazaa type users and b) kazaa is loaded with corrupt files from the nature of the algorithm. Without getting into useless detail, suffice to say that kazaa is a prime easy target for corruption action from RIAA hired individuals. ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Stupidly, my injury was from a ladder fall injury, but I still fear any force trauma to my spine or tailbone. Again, though, that's just me and my new found fear ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

I spoke about this earlier here asking for thoughts from others who have experienced vertebral fractures, but I had one last question on the subject from anyone who has a good thought: I fractured L1 (burst fracture, very nasty), and just got the brace off last month (thank GOD, it was such torture). The orthopod said that I should be good to go with no restrictions come spring, but I'm still nervous as hell that when I biff a landing I'll break something. Any thoughts on the best way to get past the mental block on nerves, and more importantly, what is the best way to ensure that even if I dig one in, I'll have the least chance of impacting my spine/butt. Is just a good 'ol PLF the best plan of attack, or is there more I could do, just in case. Thanks for the thoughts all... ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

"'close' their ear canal with that little piece of ear that kinda folds back to close the opening in the ear (dunno what it's called)" Talk about hijacking the thread.....it's called the "tragus," fyi ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

As someone who experienced an L1 fracture from landing on my butt, I would advocate PLF every possible opportunity before slide, unless slide is necessary from a personal injury point of view (ie, upper body injury and need to avoid banging it around in a plf). Of course, if done right, both should save you, but a hard landing on your butt can have disasterous consequences. I haven't jumped in 4 months, and can't for another 6--8 or so, at least. *sigh* Oh well, better then paralysis! ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Ouch. Well, hopefully I won't have as much of a problem since they decided not to do surgery, so I still only have all of my own parts. Glad to hear that even with serious surgery, normal life is still possible! ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Compression fractures are just that, the bone gets compressed on itself losing vertebral height, where-as a burst fracture is when the bone kinda explodes out. Think of dropping a watermellon and watching were all the pieces fly out. For the record, I was quite light under a 212 (I weigh 165), so that really wasn't the problem. I think for me, given that there was wind (maybe 10mph or so), I just wasn't ready to fall backwards at all. Plus, the collapse came at like 3 feet I was told, so I really had no time. Just a freak accident, so I'm not ready to totally give up. Also, time is on my side since I live in the cold, snowy northeast, there is no jumping up here until May (ending in October, but that's way too soon for recovery. Brace won't come off until September I hope). Thanks for the input everyone Scott ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Hey all, This may have gone into incidents, but since it wasn't a true reported incident (*cough cough*), we'll just leave it here. Anyway, I experienced a burst fracture of my L1 vertebrae (and a wedge frac of L4, but that's not as bad), and I've been in a torso brace ever since. This was in June. My questions for all of you are two-fold....anyone out there recovered from a similar injury and how has it affected your skydiving (if you still do at all). Any residual pain/stiffness/immobility etc..? BTW, apparently there isn't any significant disc damage, so hopefully that will help. Two, hypothetically, if this occurred on a landing where it was witnessed that an apparent downdraft/turbulence collapsed the canopy right at flare start, causing a straight vertical drop, which caused a heels-to-butt landing, what may have been attempted to prevent injury in a backward driven fall? PLF is great if your momentum is forward to do that, but what if you are traveling backwards? Hope this makes sense, if not ask and I'll try and clarify further. Either way, hopefully I can get back up there next season, so long as I can convince family members it's ok! Any ideas on that are also appreciated! Doc ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Hey all, I'll preface this post with the fact that I just sent an email to the manufacturer, but I also would like everyone's input here who has any; I just got all new gear (YES!) and it seems I may have a pack volume issue. I got an infinity i-44 container with a sabre 2 170 and a pd 176 reserve. Now here's the problem: my rigger noticed in the container instructions (instructions? Who reads those things anymore?!?!) that the recommended packvolume for the reserve should be 292, and the pd 176r is 390. Ouch. So the question is, will that thing fit in my infinity safely, or did I get boned with the wrong size rig for my canopies? Anyone run into a similar situation out there? Thanks for the insight, and yes, I will call Kelly about it in the morning also, but I'll sleep better if I'm pretty sure I won't have to return stuff and wait another month or 2 to use it. Thanks, Doc ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Yeah, type would help....RW -Doc ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Hi all, I've read alot on here about pros/cons of different materials for jumpsuits....Fast fall rates go with this, slow go with that. What do you all recommend for the Joe Average jumper? I'm 5'9", 160#. I fall at an average speed. I jumped with a 220+ guy, and we had no trouble keeping with each other, so i'm not worried about needing help with fall rates. So the bottom line is....what's the best material for an average fall rate jumper???? Thanks, Doc ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Hey all, I searched around, and didn't find much on this subject, so I figured I'd ask about and get some thoughts. Which would you all recommend for new purchases, using the manufacturer (for, say, and Infinity container, etc..), or go with a dealer like square one or some such. Pros/cons, overall recom. would be much appreciated! Right now, it seems hard to pass up on the 100's of $$$ savings with dealer, but if it's a huge tradeoff with service, returnability, etc, it may not be worth it. Thanks for the input! Doc ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Hey all, I'm a novice with about 20 jumps getting ready to look for a main, and I had a quick question. COuld anyone tell me the differences between a 7 and a 9 cell canopy and which (if either) would be better for someone just off student status. Thanks, Doc ~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~o~~ "Chance favors the prepared mind." -Anon

Hey, This will be a tough, broad topic to handle, but I'm coming off of student status and want to buy a custum fitted new container with used canopy. Trouble is, it's next to impossible to weed through all the rhetoric and find the best company to chose! I was hoping that people could tell why (specifically) they chose the containers they did. I live in a cold weather/snow laden environment, so it'll be years before I downsize to the point of needing a new container; I prefer to have one custum fit. I'm just looking for a secure, reliable container that will hold well when I start freeflying. Thanks for the input! Doc

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