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Oswald wasn't the only gunman. You guys get over it. May we live long and die out

Don't listen to these overblown a-holes. Come to the Carolinas and we'll teach you the Dark Arts. The Dark Lords of the Towers Ps oh yea, we'll teach you Basejumping too after you have proven yourself worthy! May we live long and die out

Unless you are in the habit of faceplanting every landing and laying your gear out on the ground and walking all over it, how is dirt/sand or whatever going to get grinded into the slinks? They hang down level with your midsection on landing(on standups) and never touch the ground. When packing outdoors, use a tarp or find some grass or something. Pulling them toward the tailpocket doesn't grind anything into them. The worse thing you could do to harm them is leave them exposed to sunlight. I've packed them outdoors in sandy scrub land and have had them wet from water landinds. They still look new after a couple of hundreds of jumps. Treat them with the same care you should be treating the rest of your gear with and you shouldn't have any worries over wear. I give them a quick look-over as I pack and other than that they proven to be virtually maintainence free. later Mike May we live long and die out

Gee, run a needle and some waxed cord around the slider bumper and the connector link . . Quote or use slinks and remove 2 extra links in the gear chain. Bumpers,waxed line,needle.. all this extra stuff and time to install and or remove, just to make an inferior piece of metal acceptable for use? Doesn't that just sound wrong? Mike May we live long and die out

250+ divided between two sets of slinks. About evenly split. Pd Reserve slinks have been proved to be stronger than #5 metal links which are the standerd on BASE rigs. The disclaimer is for just stating my opinion. I'll probabily change them the same time I would get new lines, though the lines are wearing at a higher rate. The slinks are still in great shape. They don't see much sunlight in my neck of the woods and haven't been too abused packing outdoors. In the chain of gear that saves my life, they seem to be a very strong link. No slider bumpers also removes a link that can and has caused malfunctions. There was a post by Adam from CR, stating the advantages and disadvantages of slinks from his point of view. i don't know how to copy that link over to here though. May we live long and die out

I leave my sliders on and tie them down on slider down jumps. I think taking it off and on is waste of time. You open yourself up for rigging errors, by taking it off and on. I go from slider up to slider down all the the time, and simply run some short pieces of old line through the riser opening at the slink to tie it off with. It hasn't shown any wear on the riser or slink from tying it off this way. Having it tied on also gives you a cross-link in case one riser fails. I 've jump into water with them and have jumped a lot in sandy areas near our coast. I haven'y noticed any wear on th slinks from them. Treat them just like your lines, don't pack where you will thrash your lines and your slinks will be fine. I've packed outdoors in the grass many times and it seemed fine. i think the worst situtation is some of the packing tarps at some of the dz's near the coast. They get covered in light sand and grind into your lines against the nylon of the tarp. Just brush the area clear or use a packing mat. Quite frankly my lines are looking worse for the wear than the slinks are and they were new at about the same time. They work great for me in my enviroment, but like I said i leave my slider on at all times. If you have to take it off and on, it might be easier to use metal links. They're simple and work great in my opinion.(slinks that is) peace Mike May we live long and die out

was it something about 698's teethgrinding?? 698,700,704. They're all wankers! May we live long and die out

***Slinks, microlines, small risers, smaller canopies... Well, why not one day!!Quote I started using PD's reserve slinks a few years ago on both of my BASE rigs . I have about 250 to 300 jumps on them now. I started using them because: I saw a skydivng malfunction, where the silicone slider bumper came off on deplyoment and slid up the lines and choked off the slider as it was coming down. This resulted in a cutaway and reserve deployment. I've always believed in the KISS method of things and Slinks seem to feel this role better. They are stronger, no worries about crossloading, and no slider bumpers that need to be sewn down and watched for cracks. They are simpler as long as they are hookedup right the first time. The only concern I ever had was that they may allow the slider to come over the slinks and down the riser and onto the brakes, before they were released. With over a 100 terminal jumps on them, it doesn't seem to be a problem. It seems the type 8 webbing when under pressure is stiff enough and wide enough to prevent this from happining. As always this is just my own opinion based on my own observations. I haven't met anyone else who is using them yet, and would be interested in hearing from others who may be. later Mike May we live long and die out

God speed in healing Jim. Our prayers are with you. Mike May we live long and die out

Unless you have strong winds in a good direction, short slider up delays off a tower are very BAD. No winds is even worse. I've seen a few openings that would have resulted in wire wraps or strikes at the least if the jumper would have opened higher than the first attachment point. That extra 100ft of altitude that you think you need can actually put you at greater risk.Unless you can get long enough delays to track away from the tower, average 6 or 7 secs, lower with a good push and form, a slider up jump is extremely dangerous. Winds down the wire are no reason to back off if you take them out of play. Open below the first wire or track away if altitude permits. Opening at 400ft with guy sets underneath you is not the place to be, if you are close to the tower.There have been far more injuries from wire wraps or stikes than Pc's not deploying your shit from low altitudes. This is a theory of course but on ant's, you need to be at the top or at the bottom when you jump, the middle ground is very dangerous. Of course as you said, Lz's can dictate otherwise. bsbd May we live long and die out

hey Jim, how are things in the midwest? I use a 46zp when I go from 300ft. later Mike May we live long and die out

I'll gladly take it if you throw it down. I love the one I have already. May we live long and die out

If you stage your opening to be at or under the first wire, the winds down the wire are no big deal. At my local A. the first wire is attached at 170ft off the ground. We jump from around 300ft. A sec and a half delay or longer puts your opening under the wire. Luckly all three sides are good for landing, so unless the winds are too strong to land in, wind direction doesn't matter. Another option is to static line or PCA a little abovethe first wire giving you the same opening altitude. Having openings where wires are still underneath you is the biggest risk in jumping A's IMHO. If you can't get high enough to track away and take them out of play, go low and do it that way. Jumping from the 400ft range up to around a 1000ft is putting yourself at risk. Especially with winds down the wire, or no wind conditons which is as bad in my opinion. Given a choice i'd rather have 5 to 10mph winds down the wire then no winds at all especially when going slider down from the low exit point. I've had off-headings in those conditons and simply flown under the wire. If you can take the wire out of play you are much safer. Of course it all depends on where that first wire is attached also. just my 2cents Mike May we live long and die out

I think newbies should climb there first couple of Ant's. i've climb to 1300 once, to a grand, a half dozen. I seldom climb higher than 320 now at my local 1400ft. i do climb it twice when i'm there though(2 rigs) I'm all for getting the vator to run also. Why use muscles if intellengence will get you better results? Newbies should climb just to get a feel for how bad it does suck and to appreciate the vators all the more/ A simple intitation into the club. Why once i made a couple of newbies start the climb, and then passed them in the vator about halfway up. lol It's the small pleasures in life that make it so worthwile. ;-) May we live long and die out

"There's nothing wrong with California, that a small rise of the ocean wouldn't cure" author unknown or forgotten May we live long and die out

Obviously, I was wrong as it is obvious that you have seen all,know all and are the all to end all on all subjects, and that no one could ever point out the obvious to you It is obvious after all. May we live long and die out

Nothing more or less. There is more, but obviously you'll never experience it. Is life simply a matter of, you're born, you die. Nothing more, nothing less? May we live long and die out

***Seems a tad defensive. I'm sure than a few skydivers think your ballsac is stuffed with some missing parts from the brain. Whuffo's know risk analysis also: I'm free to stay on the ground, jumping out of a plane isn't worth the risk, reward isn't justified. *** Personally, I see the appeal in jumping off El Capitan, or a giant bridge span Whuffo: What's the point of getting out? The point is because it is fun, What other reason do you need? What's the point of anything then? Just work and die? *** When the act becomes more about showing others you can do it, I try to come back to my senses and move along. Quote 3/4ths of my 423 BASEjumps were done at night, out of sight, of anyone other than the other jumper and more than a few times just alone. ***Doesn't always happen. I did a 40 minute night dive in the Farallon Islands with less than 5 ft visibility. Given the potential risk at that location, that's an ego dive all the way.Quote I think you are the one with the ego, and the one feeling envious. Everything you said, I have heard before as a skydiver. Skydivers consider their sport as the extreme sport all others are judged against. It's not by a long shot. May we live long and die out

Skydivers don't like it, for the same reason, whuffos don't like skydiving. They are afraid of what it represents. Freedom. Freedom to go a little closer to the edge, Freedom to live in the moment, Freedom to do what the meek will not. Freedom to risk it all for nothing more than a thrill. It's always irritated me, to be treated by skydivers the same way as they are treated by the rest of the world. "You're crazy..You're stupid..What if your chute fails?...What if this? what if that?... on and on.. I quit jumping at my local dz because the dzo is anti-Base. No packing allowed in the hanger, no videos.. We might give the wrong impression to students. What a joke! I love Skydiving, I love BASEjumping. I used to be a skydiver who also Basejumped. Now I'm a Basejumper who happens to also skydive. May we live long and die out

6 ant's over 1900ft, 3 were 2000ft. All in the same state. 3300ft E. overseas. May we live long and die out

That's a negative ghostrider, not in my hair anyway. There was yellow petal in my pants though, hmmmm May we live long and die out

I was there and seem to recall someone wearing it in their hair. Of course that weekend is always hazing afterwards May we live long and die out

ahh yes, the things we do to impress the ladies(especially the ones in cut-off sweatpants and little white socks)grrrr..... nakedbase16 May we live long and die out

This is mine on a bright Sun. morning. Had to land in the church parking lot, oh well you only live once, so you might as well scare all the natives you can! May we live long and die out

I'll be there.. May we live long and die out