maxmadmax 8 #1 March 27, 2004 Damn...Damn...Damn...I 'm depressed. My rigger calls me today & sez that my container needs a factory fix. It may be gone for two weeks.....SHIT! And I will do what the poll sez....I promise! Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vdschoor 0 #2 March 27, 2004 QuoteDamn...Damn...Damn...I 'm depressed. My rigger calls me today & sez that my container needs a factory fix. It may be gone for two weeks.....SHIT! And I will do what the poll sez....I promise! Go to the DZ and demo new gear!! he he.. Or try to borrow someones rig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygoddess 0 #3 March 27, 2004 buy another...that one is broken anways... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #4 March 27, 2004 Buy more gear. Then, when this happens again, you'll have a backup rig and won't be grounded. Elvisio "spending other people's money" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 March 27, 2004 EVERYone needs a second rig.. just in case Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #6 March 27, 2004 I'd say, either try to borrow, demo gear, or rent!-------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #7 March 27, 2004 Find a skychick who is grounded with a broken leg, i bet she'd let you borrow her gear. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JVig 0 #8 March 27, 2004 I like Number 6 of your choices..........everyone needs 2 rigs -------------------------------------------------- Just remember.....if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #9 March 27, 2004 You didn't have enough options. How about: "Grab one of 15 other airworthy rigs I have hanging in my rig room and go to the DZ." Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #10 March 27, 2004 New rig and WFFC, no problem... I mean, really.. what's one more maxed out credit card? Now, where did I put those applications...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #11 March 27, 2004 QuoteYou didn't have enough options. How about: "Grab one of 15 other airworthy rigs I have hanging in my rig room and go to the DZ." Blue skies, Winsor Holy Moly........15 rigs? You must be RICH! Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #12 March 27, 2004 QuoteYou didn't have enough options. How about: "Grab one of 15 other airworthy rigs I have hanging in my rig room and go to the DZ." -That'd be my choice...in about a year from now!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #13 March 27, 2004 There's no such thing as "Two weeks " in skydiving ship out repairs. Unless they said it would take "2 days". There is no such thing as a rich skydiver. Only rich with experience and friendships.Yes we all need multiple rigs. I'm behind schedule for owning a spare. Slacker. Spent it all on jumpin. so .... I 'm that much richer with experience and ummmm friendships. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #14 March 27, 2004 QuoteAnd I will do what the poll sez....I promise! Heroin It'll keep your mind busy.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #15 March 28, 2004 QuoteQuoteYou didn't have enough options. How about: "Grab one of 15 other airworthy rigs I have hanging in my rig room and go to the DZ." Blue skies, Winsor Holy Moly........15 rigs? You must be RICH! I probably would be if I didn't have an airplane. As far as rigs go, I'm not talking brand new CYPRES-equipped Voodoos with Xaos mains and 21st century technology reserves. I said "airworthy." As a rigger, I wind up collecting and maintaining orphan gear. Mostly I have Racers of various vintages, from SST to Elite. I also have a Vector, a Javelin, a Mirage and a Corsair. My smallest reserve is a Swift 177 and I have a lot of Raven IIs (they open and fly GREAT!). My largest reserve is a G3R (figure Wizard) Golden Knights cast-off. Mains include a couple of EXTreme FX 99s, two Blue Track BT-50s, a BT-60, a Cruis Air, a Bogy 9, a Pursuit 215, a couple of Cruis Lites, a Laser, a couple of Raven IVs and a Laser 9. For serious fun I have a couple of Mini Systems with ParaCommander MK-1s, a couple of WonderHogs with one each Lightweight RW ParaCommander and Sierra mains. The Wonderhogs have 26' LoPo type reserves. It's all fun, and the ParaCommanders are every bit as much fun as the FX99s. The EXTremes are, however, a lot easier to pack. Some people are too cool to jump a 282 square foot F-111 7-cell, but I find that it is anything but boring. I don't jump them all regularly, but I do jump all of it. Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
