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  1. [reply ALL slider down/off jumps. never on slider up. why not on slider up jumps? it seems to be that the tailgate is another tool to use to help avoid lineovers. having a slider reefs the entire line set to slow the opening. so, 1. canopy extraction 2. line stretch 3. slider drops 4. tailgate reefs inner C, D, brake lines, thus encouraging nose first inflation 5. canopy fully opens I know people who use a tailgate when slider up, and people who dont. What makes this a never in your jumping? I understand it does very little, but everylittle bit counts, right? I just dont see a negative that isnt resolved with a small mesh slider. nic
  2. it used to be. check out lords of dogtown. but what the hell is your point. this isnt a skateboarding forum. if your trying to compare BASE jumping and skateboarding, dont waste our time, or any more of yours for that matter. please crawl away, er skate.
  3. just watched it. on the green/ black mojo's opening: jumper appers to have a line twists due to a PC (bright green) orbit. its at the very begining of the "caves" episode.
  4. WI-Fly: You are like that annoying crane fly, a.k.a "mosquito eaters", attempting to fly but more or less just bumbling along my apartment walls with no real motive other than to annoy.
  5. i never have either. Just means i'll have to go jump more to develop that feeling
  6. how many people have been killed by someone else landing a parachute on them? very unlikely indeed. we hurt ourselves not others.
  7. that thing is fucking rad! yet another flying toy to be added to my evergrowing list. oh well.
  8. marta empinotti is jumping off a bridge off of a moving semi tonight on S.J. 10pm
  9. WHAT!? They didn't know how to attach the risers to the bumper of their car and drive down the road? idiots... i know thats what i do. only my squares though, the rounds drag to much and get muddy. you can tie off the risers of the rounds on the tail of your plane. use a grass strip, NO MUD!
  10. brrr.... those are really cool pictures. and a really cool exit point. thanks for sharing
  11. i think he means jumpers who want him to mentor them. and in that case he has every right to decide who he wants to let in the door and who to shut out. I think MyTwoCents has more sense than to just slam the door on anyone, but more politely say, no thanks, not right now.
  12. the video is from labor day 2005. in fact i'm in it. great.
  13. im not tom however, Hand held (imo) is a safe method w a tailwind, but your bridle still can entange though. ALso some exit points dont make this easy. If you do go stowed this is what i do: 1. make a SOLID grip on PC 2. extract pc to full arm stretch palm up (PC above hand). 3. release, rotate arm counter clockwise.
  14. This was NOT a skydiving death. It was a BASE jumping fatality. The winds traveling horizontally can exceed the speed the jumper is traveling through the air causing the pilot chute to act differently than at a higher fall rate, such as in the skydiving environment. However it is possible to entangle yourself skydiving too, just not the same way.
  15. nicrussell

    BASE game

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBw1HA7E3s
  16. hes even wearing nice slip on converse shoes. great ankle protection
  17. i wouldn't classify tom as a non-jumper. But as a highly experienced BASE jumper who put his rig away. the knowledge, experience, and insight that a person like tom can bring to the table, maybe dated a little, but not worthless. respect.
  18. jump the canopy you plan on jumping, or an array of canopies to see which you would suit your needs as a BASE jumper. You can skydive any current BASE canopy, slider up of course.
  19. have I? the important question, has anyone else? if no one else knows, I have done my job. exactly!
  20. alright, its time to put down the peace pipe
  21. http://tonik.com/ havent had to use it so far
  22. Exactly, your caught, deal with it, no need to make this a COPS episode. BASE jumpers are not, generally, white trash attention hungry stupid degenerate fucks. so dont act like one when you get busted. when a friend and i got 'caught' it wasn't a big deal once we explained everything and promised never to return to that object. once caught, you're busted, no need to run and make things worse.
  23. nicrussell

    Oregon locals

    you'll like oregon, lots of low stuff and high stuff too, but you know that nic
  24. to make my hangover worse.
  25. nicrussell

    bird issue...

    are they vultures? if so they wont attack, or most likely wont. youd spook them, and theyd kaa which might spook you so be ready for it. we have one that has ravens living on it that startle me sometimes, its when there silent and swoop in colse to investigate that freaks me out the most.