crazycableguy 0 #1 February 3, 2010 Hello My name is andy. I have been a lurker on the site for about 8 months. I live in the center of the usa and am selling everything I own to become a dropzone bumb! I have been to 4 different dz's and worked out of state this year and stayed at Free Fall OZ in PA for about 3 months. I love the lifestyle!!! I am going to make my move in about 12 days (I have a dirtbike race on the 14th. any riders out there?) I was pretty solid on zhills but I just heard Lodi goes to 13k for $15... whats a new jumper to do??? how hard is it to get you foot in the door as a packer? one last note, and the reason for my post! I just bought a $50 jumpsuit on ebay. im going to be making a strong fashion statement at the DZ... Orange and grey jumpsuit, carbon fiber helmet, blue purple white and turquoise rig, now all I need are some lime green shoes! im going to look like a laser show acid trip!!! I cant wait, maybe this weekend if the weather permits and the local dz fixed their cessna! Likestojump from ebay, if you read this thanks again for helping a newbie get into jumping. I hope, in time, I can give back to the sport that is dramatically and rapidly changing my life(im not sure if the change is for better or worse, but its a hell-uv alot of fun) see ya at the DZ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LadyDoc 0 #2 February 4, 2010 Welcome! I think I know someone who will battle you on the most horrible (but completely awesome) outfit at the DZ... :-D he's already got the lime green/black/neon pink shoes.If you disbelieve everything because we cannot certainly know all things, we shall do much-what as wisely as he would not use his legs, but sit still and perish because he had no wings to fly.-JL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycableguy 0 #3 February 4, 2010 lol, Im not necessarily going for the worst dressed but I might be up there. Maybe my next set of gear can be "pretty" I just want to jump and not pay gear hire any more.\ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #4 February 4, 2010 Dude! best/worst dressed is a matter pf perspective. Don't let those gear snobs lead you astray. Stay with the laser light show acid trip stuff! Be yourself! Be unique! Stand out from the crowd! It's the hippie way! Now, having said that....I have a lime green leisure suit that you may be interested in.... BTW...I can vouch for the good life...DZ Bum. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #5 February 4, 2010 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycableguy 0 #6 February 4, 2010 Quote Dude! best/worst dressed is a matter pf perspective. Don't let those gear snobs lead you astray. Stay with the laser light show acid trip stuff! Be yourself! Be unique! Stand out from the crowd! It's the hippie way! Now, having said that....I have a lime green leisure suit that you may be interested in.... BTW...I can vouch for the good life...DZ Bum. Thanks, im not worried about it or i would not have purchased it. but the green Leisure suit might be pushing it for me. Skymamma- I think I like the sounds of florida a bit more. I just hope i can get my foot in the door as a packer befor I run out of money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mutumbo 0 #7 February 6, 2010 Quote Dude! best/worst dressed is a matter pf perspective. Don't let those gear snobs lead you astray. Stay with the laser light show acid trip stuff! Be yourself! Be unique! Stand out from the crowd! It's the hippie way! Now, having said that....I have a lime green leisure suit that you may be interested in.... BTW...I can vouch for the good life...DZ Bum. wheres the pics! i wanna see it!Thanatos340(on landing rounds)-- Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #8 February 10, 2010 Quote I just hope i can get my foot in the door as a packer befor I run out of money. Take out your phone or open up your email. Contact dropzones in the areas you are interested in. Ask them if they need packers, and if they do, what they require of their packers (some dz's require a rigger's ticket to pack student/tandem mains, others may want experience on particular systems - Sigma vs Strong tandems for example). Oh, and Florida is a great place to not be packing parachutes for a living come June. You may want to plan to head north or west for the summer, or at least have a few bucks put away for the weeks you can't work because hurricanes have paralyzed the state and no one is jumping... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazycableguy 0 #9 February 11, 2010 all of the local dz's operate on weekends only, thats not quite what I want to do. didnt think about the hurricanes, hmmmm do you think my tent will blow away? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #10 February 11, 2010 Quote or at least have a few bucks put away for the weeks you can't work because hurricanes have paralyzed the state and no one is jumping... It's not the hurricanes that paralyze the state, it's the oppressive humidity and ginormous mosquitoes! To the OP- The slow season in FL is May-Oct, 'roundabout so Skybytch has really good advice about heading to another area at that time. Maybe see the country and follow the boogie circuit for pack jobs?She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
