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So as I understand this, in the United States, to pack your MAIN, you must either be a rigger, or have one watching you? Or is this supposed to be world wide because it's the FAA?

I find the postal system VERY unpredictable. When I bought my container ($500), I paid 15% (tax here in NB), $75. When I got my Vigil ($1000), not one penny to pay, no dute, customs, GST, nothing. I actually asked the woman if she was sure there were no other charges . Good luck with your gear search.

An update for everyone. Thanks to everyone that has posted useful information and tips! I've contacted several peopl aroudn the Kansas area all vouching for him that he is a credible guy. I am going to wait for another week (10 business days), to see if it'll clear, if not, we'll take it from there. Apparently his bank thinks the money order is a fraud, and had sent it to the Feds for investigation. I don't have any idea why, I've NEVER had a problem with people cashing money orders in the US before, except the first time I used one, and didn't ask for an "International M/O". By the way, to whoever said I should know better to send money around, I have had 150+ transactions over the internet, with only 1 of them going sour (I had shipped something, and it got lost in the mail, had to claim insurance). popsjumper: Thanks you for your insiteful post! I wasn't asking how to handle the situation, I asked if anyone knew him, and I posted the situation I was in, just to let people know what was going on and that buyers should be aware (not so true anymore, but when Ithought I was getting scammed).. Thanks again everyone for your help! I'll update in a week or two.

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Well hopefully I won't be out of my money, I ketp all receipts, including the carbon copy of the money order, but have received nothing. Like I told him, I will probably contact the police tonight. Is there anyone in the Independence, Missouri area? Perhaps someone that knows who he is?

I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I'm not sure where it belongs. Around mid October, I contacted a man named Jay Barksdale (affanimal), about a Javelin J-1 he was selling for $500: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/detail_page.cgi?ID=38570&d=1. I asked him many questions, from what is included, to the condition. After receiving all the answers, I did not contact him again until the 21st of October. I sent him an email, offering him $450 shipped (an obvious lowball). He replied saying shipping was $35 to Canada, so he would do $535 shipped. On the 22nd of October, I sent him another email, offering my final offer, of $500 shipped to Canada, he accepted, and asked for Paypal or M/O. I chose M/O because I had no funds in my paypal account and had the M/O sent out either the 23rd or 24th. I had heard nothing from him until the other day when I emailed him asking if he got it. He said yes, but was waiting for it to clear, and still need my $35 for shipping. I don't know about the US, but in Canada money orders don't have to wait to be cleared, they can be cashed on the spot. The next thing I noticed, was he wanted $35 for shipping! After already agreeing to include it in the $500! I emailed him telling him that, but he simply said "nope", and proceded to say if I didn't want to pay the shipping charges, I could "go fuck myself". I tried telling him again, but he wouldn't listen, so I said send my money order back or I will be contacting your local polic for theft and mail fraud. Now he is saying "I do not believe your bogus money order to be real, just like you". I replied saying then there should be no problem with him returning it, and that if I didn't get an email by tonight saying it was mailed out, that I would infact be contacting the police. [/rant] Here is the original emails and replies. Edit: removed personal information - Craig

1: Do a couple cross countries 2: Try some CRW 3: Work on stifly 4: B license 5: Improve drinking skills

I've got 28 jumps and I just bought a Triathlon 160, straight from a 280. I tried a fellow members rig (Jav, Tri-160), and landed it no problem, so I decided to go with that.

Thanks for all the advce and tips Skybytch, I think I'll just leave the reserve attached until it needs to be repacked in the summer, that way it's less work for me and the rigger. Cheers!

I just acquired an older rig, and I am looking to take the Reserve and Cypres out, Is it really necessary to have a rigger do it? I am taking the Cypres out to sell, and I will be putting the reserve in another container, so this one will be empty. I've watched reserves be packed, so I have an idea of what is it there. Thanks!

At my local dropzone, I've been told that when you buy a container, it's usually good for 3 downsizes (not wear wise, but that it can fit 3 sizes). However, I have emailed RW and SP about this, and they said they recommend only the sizes they list, and one down from it. I.E. V348M is built for 170 main, but they said it could handle a 150 no problem. Now, would it be possible (safe), to fit 3 sizes in a container. I've read about people doing it on here, so hopefully it's safe. Second question, J3K for example (sized for 170), would 170 be the mid range, or high end. What I mean is, if you could fit 3 canopies in there, would they be 135, 150, 170, or 150, 170, 190. Thanks guys, I tried searching but couldn't find the answer. EDIT: These would all be ZP canopies

I absolutely love math! Any math, from algebra, to geometry, to trigonometry to calculus (I've only had basic). I did Calc in high school (just last year), and although I had a graph. calc, I learned to do it all by hand, and good thing too, teach took the calc away for the tests (fair advantage for everyone). And now this year, I got exempted from my College math class because of a "Previous Knowledge" math test I wrote at the start of the year :). Not bragging, I just love math! (I know, GEEK)

Nice pictures! So, homemade pants, helmet, what about your main, did you sew that aswell? :P Cotton falls pretty slowly doesn't it? I'm not very big so I like to have a fast suit.

Has anyone here ever made their own freefly pants or even full jumpsuits? I'm looking to make some for myself and can't imagine it being too difficult. Any tips or tricks for sewing Nylon? Thanks!

Pretty simple question: What ype of material is the closing loop made of? Thanks!