Tom I'm going to need you to go ahead and ban this 460 guy for site naming...is he even a BASE jumper? Sounds like him and Butters should get together and rub weiners over Jeb footage or something. Unforgivable.
I have heard there aren't any current locals, but myself and an intergalactic ninja death-jumper will be setting up shop in the area for awhile. If anyone has any advice on local objects, I will give my rigs to you if I go in.
Point taken, but my separate camera helmet doesn't have much in the way of protection...and by not much I mean none at all. I have an acute BASE jumping phobia and would like to avoid trading off protection for footage as much as possible.
I am going to order some additional protection and am leaning towards the Velocity armor based off what I've read. My only real concern is any potential restriction of arm movement, which it sounds like a few jumpers here don't have any problem with. Does anyone have any input on this, or other armor, which hasn't been covered in the previous threads that I should know before I side with the Velocity setup? (My rig measurements were taken with body armor in mind).
Also I'd like to begin jumping knee/shin protectors. Given the number of these on the market, does anyone have a preference (in terms of protection or ease of donning/removing) for a given brand or model?
Stop picking on Tom A? I'm assuming from your ignorant statement that you've never experienced his selfish politics firsthand.
That guy didn't even schedule one of his free death camps to fit my free time, so I had to pay for his FJC. When I was out there he only invited me over to his house for lunch and dinner with his family, sometimes completely neglecting breakfast. During the so-called "instruction" he only taught PCA, HH, SL, and slider up, didn't even cover aerials or McJJs. Then he had the audacity to loan me a rig for a month after the trip while mine was on order, and to this day while you'd think he'd help out a former student it sometimes takes him up to a day to respond to my questions. Oh yeah and his articles didn't help me at all when I started looking into BASE, fortunately sdmovies.com was there to teach me everything I needed to know.
If you don't wake up in a cold sweat cursing the name of Tom A at least once a week like I do, maybe it's time you considered another sport Magot.
No kidding Magot talks a big game online and then you jump with him and he leaves the spray paint in the car doesn't even have any hookers on groundcrew and hoards the coke
Thanks 460 *clarification* I'm looking for a skydiving only canopy, I only BASE with BASE gear...my acc canopy jumps were to prep for BASE, I didn't mean that I take skydiving gear off objects. While that's cool for badass old school guys I'm pretty new and also a huge pussy, not looking for any "experimentation"
I've been jumping a big accuracy canopy for the past 300 jumps for BASE and will be buying new gear exclusively for wingsuit use. Since my focus will be fixed object I was thinking of a Spectre b/c I don't want a giant canopy on my back for all my skydives and at least it is 7 cell, but I was wondering if there is an appropriately sized (150-170 or so) canopy such as a PD Reserve or similar that would be more applicable to BASE currency while skydiving frequently. Kathy said that Stane's rumored skydiving Troll model is not in production so that's out. If anyone has any experience with this I'd appreciate your input. Thanks J
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Magot, thanks for your valued input.
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body armor, knee/shin guards
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Also I'd like to begin jumping knee/shin protectors. Given the number of these on the market, does anyone have a preference (in terms of protection or ease of donning/removing) for a given brand or model?
Any responses or PMs would be appreciated.
Thanks
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That guy didn't even schedule one of his free death camps to fit my free time, so I had to pay for his FJC. When I was out there he only invited me over to his house for lunch and dinner with his family, sometimes completely neglecting breakfast. During the so-called "instruction" he only taught PCA, HH, SL, and slider up, didn't even cover aerials or McJJs. Then he had the audacity to loan me a rig for a month after the trip while mine was on order, and to this day while you'd think he'd help out a former student it sometimes takes him up to a day to respond to my questions. Oh yeah and his articles didn't help me at all when I started looking into BASE, fortunately sdmovies.com was there to teach me everything I needed to know.
If you don't wake up in a cold sweat cursing the name of Tom A at least once a week like I do, maybe it's time you considered another sport Magot.
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At least I have Ryan to look up to
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If anyone has any experience with this I'd appreciate your input.
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Any recommendations for online dealers and/or specific models since the last thread on this?