twodarhythm 0 #26 August 11, 2009 QuoteI think tattoos need to symbolize something significant in your life. If you never make another jump again, hasn't your life still changed because of skydiving? Mine has. Quote I agree with that 100%! Thats what I always tell everyone! Just because you get a tattoo of something, doesnt mean you have to do it for the rest of your life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nataly 38 #27 August 11, 2009 I think a lot of people post negative things about skydiving tats because they at one time considered getting one and are sooo glad they didn't. I'm not saying don't do it.. But there's nothing wrong with letting the idea marinate for a bit.. I have one tattoo which I got over 12 years ago.. I thought I'd never want another, then last year so much happened in my life that I decided to get a second tattoo.. So I would feel sure about it, I've let the idea "sink in", so to speak. In the year that has past, the idea had become more concrete, and the design much more "me". But lately, a friend of mine got rid of all of her tattoos. She had secretly been getting laser tattoo removal for months and months.. She said she felt "purged" of her past - like a clean canvas.. So I've started considering this.. Getting rid of my existing tattoo, however, is a FAR bigger commitment than getting a new one, IMO.. So I'm going to sit on it until whatever I decide feels right. Just remember - the sky will always be there.. No shame in sitting on it for a while "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydivaII 0 #28 August 11, 2009 Quote Getting rid of my existing tattoo, however, is a FAR bigger commitment than getting a new one, IMO.. Just remember - the sky will always be there.. No shame in sitting on it for a while Interesting point about being a bigger commitment to get rid of it. Never thought of it that way. And TOTALLY second the part about a good artist....She did not know that she could not fly so she did. Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nataly 38 #29 August 13, 2009 Quote Quote Getting rid of my existing tattoo, however, is a FAR bigger commitment than getting a new one, IMO.. Just remember - the sky will always be there.. No shame in sitting on it for a while Interesting point about being a bigger commitment to get rid of it. Never thought of it that way. And TOTALLY second the part about a good artist.... Well, when I got my tattoo, there was no option for removing it. And it's been with me like a loyal friend through so many years. And I still love it like when I first got it.. But when my friend showed me her "clean canvas".. Well, I started wondering about fresh starts. I don't believe you can wipe out the past. But I do believe in new starts. Anyway, like I said.. It's a BIG decision, so I'm waiting for the feeling to become really strong either way."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FourSideDean 0 #30 August 14, 2009 I just did my 100th jump a couple weekends ago and I have been thinking about a tattoo for the last 75 jumps... Im going to get the shape of a closing pin on the inside of my arm. Just a small one that won't really show. Just a little something for myself... I figure that I have done 100 so I must be really into the sport... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ManagingPrime 0 #31 March 11, 2011 BACK UP!! From the depths of 2009! Been on an Ink kick for a while and just got my first skydive related tattoo last night. I have only alloted so much canvas so for all I know it might be my first and only skydive tattoo. Curious to see others pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #32 March 11, 2011 Quote I just did my 100th jump a couple weekends ago and I have been thinking about a tattoo for the last 75 jumps... Im going to get the shape of a closing pin on the inside of my arm. Just a small one that won't really show. Just a little something for myself... I figure that I have done 100 so I must be really into the sport... you should get a Go-Pro Tat I'm almost 1800 jumps, and still wonder Under 10 years you're still a tourist.. Almost there scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites waveoff5500 0 #33 March 12, 2011 watched that last night, same guy who used to hold the longest wingsuit flight! i have the dvd haha gonna watch it again to pass the time during recovery from surgery"its just a normal day at the dropzone until its not" 1653 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IanHarrop 41 #34 March 12, 2011 did you see these... http://parachutistonline.com/category/tags/show-us-your-tats"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jsaxton 0 #35 March 12, 2011 Off topic, but this reminds me of a saying.... "I always look for a girl with a tattoo. It tells me she's not afraid of making a decision she'll regret later." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Coreefdiver 0 #36 March 12, 2011 I"ve been tossing the idea around for a while.... still looking for something appropriate for my first twoDS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #37 March 12, 2011 How about a cancelled credit card? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #38 March 12, 2011 Quote I've also attached a picture of what I ended up doing. I think it turned out nice. I think some guy named Leonardo holds the copy write to the art work. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites -ftp- 0 #39 March 14, 2011 Quote How about a cancelled credit card? or an empty wallet? could serve 2 purposes if you are divorced too lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisL 2 #40 March 14, 2011 QuoteBACK UP!! From the depths of 2009! Been on an Ink kick for a while and just got my first skydive related tattoo last night. I have only alloted so much canvas so for all I know it might be my first and only skydive tattoo. Curious to see others pics. Heres what I did last fall... Bsbd12.png__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ManagingPrime 0 #41 March 14, 2011 Nice. How many hours did that take? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #42 March 15, 2011 QuoteNice. How many hours did that take? How many hours hell, how many jumps ($) did it take? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotpilot57 0 #43 March 15, 2011 ......if you marry a fat tattooed woman, you get shade in the summer, heat in the winter, and motion pictures year 'round!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisL 2 #44 March 15, 2011 QuoteNice. How many hours did that take? about 6 or 7 hours total I think over a few sessions. Yep, I could bought a lot of jumps or other things with the dough. You can say that about pretty much anything though :)__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #45 March 15, 2011 VERY Nice! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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Nataly 38 #27 August 11, 2009 I think a lot of people post negative things about skydiving tats because they at one time considered getting one and are sooo glad they didn't. I'm not saying don't do it.. But there's nothing wrong with letting the idea marinate for a bit.. I have one tattoo which I got over 12 years ago.. I thought I'd never want another, then last year so much happened in my life that I decided to get a second tattoo.. So I would feel sure about it, I've let the idea "sink in", so to speak. In the year that has past, the idea had become more concrete, and the design much more "me". But lately, a friend of mine got rid of all of her tattoos. She had secretly been getting laser tattoo removal for months and months.. She said she felt "purged" of her past - like a clean canvas.. So I've started considering this.. Getting rid of my existing tattoo, however, is a FAR bigger commitment than getting a new one, IMO.. So I'm going to sit on it until whatever I decide feels right. Just remember - the sky will always be there.. No shame in sitting on it for a while "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivaII 0 #28 August 11, 2009 Quote Getting rid of my existing tattoo, however, is a FAR bigger commitment than getting a new one, IMO.. Just remember - the sky will always be there.. No shame in sitting on it for a while Interesting point about being a bigger commitment to get rid of it. Never thought of it that way. And TOTALLY second the part about a good artist....She did not know that she could not fly so she did. Spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #29 August 13, 2009 Quote Quote Getting rid of my existing tattoo, however, is a FAR bigger commitment than getting a new one, IMO.. Just remember - the sky will always be there.. No shame in sitting on it for a while Interesting point about being a bigger commitment to get rid of it. Never thought of it that way. And TOTALLY second the part about a good artist.... Well, when I got my tattoo, there was no option for removing it. And it's been with me like a loyal friend through so many years. And I still love it like when I first got it.. But when my friend showed me her "clean canvas".. Well, I started wondering about fresh starts. I don't believe you can wipe out the past. But I do believe in new starts. Anyway, like I said.. It's a BIG decision, so I'm waiting for the feeling to become really strong either way."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FourSideDean 0 #30 August 14, 2009 I just did my 100th jump a couple weekends ago and I have been thinking about a tattoo for the last 75 jumps... Im going to get the shape of a closing pin on the inside of my arm. Just a small one that won't really show. Just a little something for myself... I figure that I have done 100 so I must be really into the sport... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #31 March 11, 2011 BACK UP!! From the depths of 2009! Been on an Ink kick for a while and just got my first skydive related tattoo last night. I have only alloted so much canvas so for all I know it might be my first and only skydive tattoo. Curious to see others pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #32 March 11, 2011 Quote I just did my 100th jump a couple weekends ago and I have been thinking about a tattoo for the last 75 jumps... Im going to get the shape of a closing pin on the inside of my arm. Just a small one that won't really show. Just a little something for myself... I figure that I have done 100 so I must be really into the sport... you should get a Go-Pro Tat I'm almost 1800 jumps, and still wonder Under 10 years you're still a tourist.. Almost there scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waveoff5500 0 #33 March 12, 2011 watched that last night, same guy who used to hold the longest wingsuit flight! i have the dvd haha gonna watch it again to pass the time during recovery from surgery"its just a normal day at the dropzone until its not" 1653 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 41 #34 March 12, 2011 did you see these... http://parachutistonline.com/category/tags/show-us-your-tats"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #35 March 12, 2011 Off topic, but this reminds me of a saying.... "I always look for a girl with a tattoo. It tells me she's not afraid of making a decision she'll regret later." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreefdiver 0 #36 March 12, 2011 I"ve been tossing the idea around for a while.... still looking for something appropriate for my first twoDS#727, DB Cooper #41, POPS #11065, SCR #13183, FA #2125, SCS #8306, HALO #309 SRA #5930 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #37 March 12, 2011 How about a cancelled credit card? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #38 March 12, 2011 Quote I've also attached a picture of what I ended up doing. I think it turned out nice. I think some guy named Leonardo holds the copy write to the art work. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-ftp- 0 #39 March 14, 2011 Quote How about a cancelled credit card? or an empty wallet? could serve 2 purposes if you are divorced too lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #40 March 14, 2011 QuoteBACK UP!! From the depths of 2009! Been on an Ink kick for a while and just got my first skydive related tattoo last night. I have only alloted so much canvas so for all I know it might be my first and only skydive tattoo. Curious to see others pics. Heres what I did last fall... Bsbd12.png__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #41 March 14, 2011 Nice. How many hours did that take? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #42 March 15, 2011 QuoteNice. How many hours did that take? How many hours hell, how many jumps ($) did it take? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotpilot57 0 #43 March 15, 2011 ......if you marry a fat tattooed woman, you get shade in the summer, heat in the winter, and motion pictures year 'round!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #44 March 15, 2011 QuoteNice. How many hours did that take? about 6 or 7 hours total I think over a few sessions. Yep, I could bought a lot of jumps or other things with the dough. You can say that about pretty much anything though :)__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #45 March 15, 2011 VERY Nice! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
