Ether
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For what, shooting the security guards? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Sure, as long as you get the order right. Screwing that one up is about as bad as mixing up the sequence "rape, pillage, burn". Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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geez, enough with the drunken insane posting and go huck something. Or fuck something.. if you can find any.. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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The other major factors in incidents (from my reading) are not problems at this site: object strikes poor landing area What else is left other than equipment malfunction and human error? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Well what a shocker, the skywalk is a ripoff. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Hey I saw him first! How do you feel about sharing? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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I dunno, man, that's like making me choose a favourite between double chocolate and cherries & cream. WHY MAKE ME CHOOSE? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Twins? Now I really need to see pictures! Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Nah, I'm not shy, and it sounds like the rest of the gang needs some entertainment today Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Okay, that post could have probably been sent privately... I'm actually secretly an overweight balding slob who gets off on baiting lithe young men. How am I doing so far? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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I assumed it was both. I'd be boasting on here too if I'd accomplished so much (and trust me, when I do, I will be), and it's also cool to hear about how awesome that crew is. Thanking people in private just isn't the same. Personally, I like to hear some of the "you guys rock" along with the "this stuff will fucking kill you". I'm not getting the full taste if I only get the acrid without the sweet... Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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If it's alright with all of you chaps, I think I'd rather jump nude... Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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I usually just fold the canopy into the container any way it will fit. Then I fold the lines into the back left pocket of my jeans, and fold the bridle into the back right pocket. If I want to make sure the tail end opens last, I twist those lines around a few extra times and stuff them right down to the bottom of my pocket. This is how my mentor and sweetie John A. taught me, and it works great! I love you darling! Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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He hadn't heard about before, but now that he's read about it here, my fiancé John is going to go jump it. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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That looks like normal skydiving gear to me. See the silver reserve handle on the left side. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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After three skydives, the first of which was last weekend, I have decided that I have learned everything that my dropzone has to teach. This morning just before sunrise I made my first BASE jump, from the top of a 46 storey bank building downtown. The landing was a little sketchy, given all the turbulence from a flock of seagulls that I disturbed on my climbout, but I managed to land on the roof of the department store across the street and then rappell down from there. I must say it was an enormous thrill freefalling past 36 storeys (I took BASE 515's advice and counted all but 10 storeys go by before pulling), and waving to an astonished cleaning lady in one of the offices. I then followed up by posing for pictures for a newspaper photographer who happened to be nearby walking his dog. Look for the headlines tomorrow morning! PS. I am also pleased to announce my engagement to John Agnos. We will be having the ceremony in August on the top of El Cap, after which of course we will jump. I hope that my bouquet will be caught by a NPS officer; they deserve more happiness in their lives. Everyone is invited! Join us for the most awesome BASE wedding ever. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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I've been looking into doing exactly this, and am interested in hearing others' thoughts. (Perhaps split off into a new thread?) Are there certain canopies that would be more suited to this purpose, or conversely ones that should be avoided? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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The best advice I've heard in this area is "why not take both?" -- which is probably what I'll do, when the time comes. "Be prepared!" Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Well, this non-BASE jumper didn't vote. I'm not allowed to have an opinion yet. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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I would appreciate some comments on this rig, if anyone can offer any insight -- why this design? What is the advantage? Could it have been a factor in the incident? Was Mikhail entangled in his lines in the water, or otherwise unable to cut away? There must have been some reason why he could not swim to shore. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Two thoughts: most people (by my understanding) only buy a rig in time for their FJC, if then (they may rent or borrow even for the course and a while after) isn't 300 feet well below the tolerable deployment point for most DZs? Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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IMHO, site preservation is far more important. Thanks to the hard work of you all, anyone now entering the sport is doing so eyes open and fully aware of the risks. I don't think there's much more you can do there on that front without formal legislation. However, excessive injury/death can jeopardize site access: as previously discussed, an incident highlighted in the media can cause owners of illegal sites to highten their security, and can increase regulation of so-far legal sites. So yes, they are somewhat the same issue. Looking for newbie rig, all components...
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Why, is this what you are thinking of? Looking for newbie rig, all components...