How To Stay Sane in the Off Season?

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there is no reason to stop. we here in Wi. jump all winter. Many think this is nuts but consider this, you go from a warm building to a warm airplane. Jump,open, land, then back to the warm building. This is a mater of only about 5 min. exposer. if you can dress for five min. of super cold your set. You leave little or no skin exposed and you will be fine. I have about 1000 jump done at 32 or less. I still love them and will never stop. Try it, then when summer comes and the people who take the winter off come out you look like a real hero.

HPDBs, I hate those guys.
AFB, charter member.

[DougH 270]

I can't wait for it to get into negative numbers.

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
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[MagicGuy 0]

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Now that I think about it, what do you mean stay sane? You jump out of airplanes, don't you?

HA! Sane in the sense that I can relieve some stress from work and other shit by making jumps on the weekends.

Want to start BASE, still need some serious experience before I do, though. Trying not to rush into it (although I am really looking forward to it).

Great White North Boogie is in the works. Got an email with some really awesome round trip rates through Southwest. Sounds like a good time!

[livendive 8]

I no longer feel a need to jump when it's real cold out. I'd rather do other things and kind of enjoy the break...till early spring when I start looking forward to jumping again. Snowboarding, lots of good wine, cooking meals that take more than an hour, football, college basketball...there are plenty of ways to pass the time other than skydiving.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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So, here's a question for all of you skydivers that live where the weather gets cold and skydiving comes to a hault for the Winter.

What the hell do you do to keep yourself sane?!? I don't know what I'm going to do when I can't jump every weekend. I've been getting depressed just thinking about it.

Let's hear some ideas!

I plan on drinking beer. Lots of beer.

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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there is no reason to stop.

Clouds.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

Have a life.

[rehmwa 2]

I'm getting knee surgery. Lots of fun and you get to meet so many new people.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[Armour666 0]

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How To Stay Sane in the Off Season?

define sane

lol I missed that good point don't you have to be sane in to first place to stay sane ?

SO this one time at band camp.....

"Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most."

[Orchid 0]

There's skiing & snowboarding.

"Love is doing small things with great love."

Lacrosse: Legally beating men with sticks since 1492

[smiles 0]

hey,

my home is vancouver, b.c. canada-
downtime is from about now till spring.

So how to keep yourself sane??

Get busy....
there is more to my life than skydiving and this is the time of year to get her done and it is a race.

This weekend I am flying to Miami
Nov. 11 Gnarls Barkley BANG festival:


Because I skydive my life is alwayz an adventure, keeps me pumping all winter long.....


SMiles

eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.

[windcatcher 0]

Get pregnant!

Mother to the cutest little thing in the world...

[stevebabin 0]

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Get pregnant!

Pregnancy keeps you sane?
Funny, I thought it usually had the opposite effect....at least for awhile.

"Science, logic and reason will fly you to the moon. Religion will fly you into buildings."
"Because figuring things out is always better than making shit up."