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I live in Moab, Ut, right off of i70. If anyone is driving through Utah on i70 and has room for one more, please PM me! Nathan

Bump! Only 6 days left! Nathan

Bump :D Nathan

Hey guys, I don't post on here much, but my girlfriend (Sarah Child) has been chosen as a finalist to be a Seirra Designs gear tester. If you wouldn't mind, please go to http://gear-ologist.blogspot.com/ and vote for her. We would really appreciate it :-) Nathan Nathan

That wasn't crater nates fault! ;-) Nathan

Any locals? If so, please PM me!! Thanks. Nathan

Anyone know of anyone jumping/passing through this area? (Lexington, KY/Northern KY). If so, please PM. Nathan

nerd Nathan

dude.. remember the spermicidal foam on our canopies, dorkzone saved us there! Nathan

reading how to do SL's ;-) Nathan

I used escrow to buy my canopy (was in the US though). I really liked it. You have to pay for the service (based upon the cost of the good purchased), but it's worth it. Nathan

:-) it was a fun weekend! Nathan

those are awesome shots Nathan

:-) Nathan

cincy sucks huh? i qoute... "This is a bit out of my realm of comfortability" -M.G. haha, remember that on the twin? last time you were here was my first weekend jumping. ever plan on coming back?? Nathan

fair enough tom. point made. i'm with calvin too. no bashing, just curious. have fun. don't die. Nathan

so this thread hasn't really made any progress. i'm seriously wondering why people want to not use a pc on s/l. Nathan

weak. ... shovels! Nathan

i notice it on roller coasters, but not in subterminal freefall. BASE, rope, cliff jumping (5-20m) into water, etc. Nathan

very true.. see mike.. that's all ya had to say. *that* is a valid reason. i should have known that. oh well.. i'm still learning... Nathan

Nope. I don't. Nathan

#1 is my fav. Nathan

I'm really confused. Why would anyone want to not use a PC for a static line? - especially from a height of 150'+ where it's still possible for full inflation? i mean.. if you're jumping

or you could just tie off a static line and jump. *sighs* .. kids these days .. Nathan

Personally, I think it's a bad idea. I wouldn't do it. I've seen premature breakages a couple times - they do happen. And I've seen people being dropped on PCA's - scary at times. Simple mistakes can be made. I had a friend have her break cord prematurely break a few weeks ago from a weak point in the static line (human error - there was a small slit on it from a hook knife, which is where it broke). Without the PC, well... there'd be 1 more added to the fatality list. Wet break cord, old break cord, or some that hasn't been stored properly might decrease the quality of it. (might not happen often, but doesn't seem worth the risk to me). One thing i've done for lower jumps is to tie a knot closer to me and tie off there, then tie off the PC as well. It's backed up, and the pc isn't flying around (and there's not 9' of bridle flying in the wind either, cause your shortlined S/L to the object) I wouldn't call it so much a security blanket, but more so a backup. I'm curious why you would want to remove your PC? I've seen PC's rip on objects - but i'd rather lose a PC than be dropped!! Nathan