danornan

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  1. Traveling, I carry my rig in a backpack and check everything else in a rolling hard bag. I'll pack a soft duffel bag for the DZ. There are soft rig friendly gear bags for sale that will hold all of your gear, but I prefer to break it down into two bags.


  2. I wish I had some good news for you, as I had the same happened to me about a year ago.  I got no relief from Facebook.  I lost about 10 years of pictures and all friends. I had to start my account from -0-. Good luck on a recovery.  It might be the hackers trying to blackmail you. With billions of accounts, Facebook does not care.

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  3. Buy what fits you.  For the most part, the helmet is for protection and most will give you about the same for normal bumps and minor hits.  For me, the best fit, when it was time for a new replacement was with a Z-1.  That helmet offers me great visibility, it's quiet and very simple to operate. 

     

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  4. I'm not a doctor.... The same happened to me in the late 80's while SCUBA diving and it was a one time thing as it's never happened again. I had no pain, but after a normal 70 foot dive, come to the surface with what felt like cotton in one ear and sounds were muffled.  It was later diagnosed (ENT) as the same as yours, a barotrama and after a while, the stuffed/cotton feel went away. I still do a lot of diving and it never happened again.  I was left though with tinnitus in that ear.

    In your situation, you might consider a decongestant, after seeing an ENT and not jump with a head cold or if you are stuffy and congested. 

     


  5. An old thread and it was alluded to, but I'd also want to know where it was jumped. Out in the desert with all of the sand and dust, or East coast with grass...Sand from a few dirt baths will probably shorten the life of gear by half.