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- the lines that gets scratched (I don't know the right term) by the slider : does another material could be used to make them stronger? Yes duck tape - the 'fabric' used for the container duck tape - the different velcros duck tape - well ok, I don't have many other ideas of parts getting more hurted as the canopy and the lines, but I could speak about the slider, the bridle, the legs and chest straps, aso... duck tape And nowadays it comes in colors other than gray. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Borat, I just got this 3 way maggot, you, and I can do from 120'. What ya say? You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

How many sub 150 d-bag jumps do you have? You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Really? Didn't you break your leg pretty badly playing with risers. I don't want to rub it in but please do not adventise what has not worked for you. Given the choice toggles are always your best bet. Of course there is a proper way for popping the toggles without having the canopy surge and dive to the ground. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

If it was me I'd go d-bag for two reasons: 1. Faster opening than SL 2. You can have your hands on the toggle from the get go. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

For 15 bucks are you gonna teach me how to do unpacked jumps as well? That would be the deal of the century! You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Let see who is going to banned forever over this. RIP nicknitro. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

I STRONGLY suggest not to BASE jump altogether Dude, if someone wants to push the line then be it who the fuck are any of us to suggest anything to anyone, expecially to people more skilled than we are? If anyone has the skills to throw a double gainer off a 200' what is the big deal? Read again, HAS THE SKILLS. People kill themselves off the easiest object there is, at least anybody attempting such a technical jump, they will approach it with a different attitude (most of the time) than just another freak show jump, DW being the perfect example. I see no point anymore to S/L myself or go PCA but I do not look down people who so do off the same object I FF. We all perceive risk and reward differently. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Really, please show me a drop under without causing line slack. There is more in life than rollovers and tard overs. People got brain washed about the role of line tension in unpacked jumps. Understand the physical dynamics of such jumps and you understand why some slack in the lines will cause no harm. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

And Tom you know that I cannot even respond fairly to your points because I will be banned by the boss but let me just say there are many unpacked jumps where line stretch cannot be physically maintained and this without ill effects. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Only time will tell. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

I wonder if that qualify as a PA. You have no problem recommending a canopy even though you 1. have nil experience, 2. have nil experience on that canopy" http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2532213;#2532213 You show how to pack a PC all wrong and ready for disaster: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2515263;#2515263 Not to talk about the other dozen mindless questions like the break cord thread. You got no experience whatsoever, an attitute and you are jumping solid objects and giving advices. Do you see where I am coming from? You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

In your 49 jumps you seem to have accumulated the experience of a lifetime. Your posts are a clear sign of this experience. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

The chances of the bridle and/or PC entangling the object are much, much higher using this method. I really do not like it regardless who and where it was used. I know of at lest two incidents where this method could have resulted in two fatalities. TowerTopper can chime in hopefully sharing his view on this (one of the two incident). You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

One of Nick's carry with you does exactly that, it carries even the broken cord that broke. However chances are the cord won't stay on the object anyway and if you are a tree hugger, cotton is biodegradable so you should go and find the TG rubber band! The surgeon knot strength reduction is about 20-30% for those interested so the overall strength of a break cord loop is between 112-128 LBS. Also the 80 LBS rated strength is the minimum strength not the maximum. Also cotton is hydrophilic so its strength will vary according the humidity. And d_goldsmith, you really seem to love posting mindless threads on topic that have been beaten to death. The I is not the place to learn BASE! A S/L jump is the most mindless thing to do however people still kill themselves due to miss-rigging. Before you go and kill yourself seek advice from real experienced BASE jumpers not virtual ones. And if you want to keep the saga of mindless posts please learn from Maggot, at least his threads are funny as shit and he does not try to learn anything in here. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

You gouys should all be shot. There should be only one name in the list: STEVEN SEAGAL You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

There's only one name: MAGGOT You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

I got one jump on a Unit, best damn canopy I have ever flown, however vented people are right, jumping conventional canopies will kill you and it's just madness, should not be done, you will die, they will open all fucked up and off heading, you will strike things left and right, and you won't be able to free fall anything lower than 150'. All the mojos and aces should be burnt to the ground now, please go and burn those canopies now before you die. I am hotknifing a the bottom skin of a cruiselight as we speak so I won't die. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

I ain't your mate and I said best of luck to both. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Look who's talking, a 10th grader with 370 jumps jumping a a sub 100 HP canopy @ 1.67. Best of luck to both. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Maybe they were built that way to correct a built in turn on a Fox, who knows. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

The stuff I use is coated UV (black). I bleeds a little into the rubber bands (first 100 jumps or so), that's all. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

no-sew, those lines are too thin for straight too and the no-sew has shown break above the knot so it's all good. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points

Whatever man this is turing into a pissing contest. PD is using cascaded HMA 500 LBS, my canopy has continuous 375 so very much like cascaded 750 and it's a sub 100 so I am not really worry about things blowing apart. Oh and if something does break (very unlikely) having seen the line are non-cascaded non-bartacked it takes me about 10 minutes to replace one. You know you have a problem when maggot is the voice of reason at the exit points