againsthumanity 0 #1 February 25, 2011 With more unrest in the middle east and the west's insatiable lust for petroleum we are seeing massive rises again. With that being said, in U.S dollars, what is the highest amount you would pay for a 13,500' slot? Just hypothetical. Who knows if it will ever get as high as I have them listed. Mine is $40 btw..... after that it would be BASE only. Thanks.I love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 February 25, 2011 that's still cheaper than what we have here (around USD45) I don't know if I would have a limit, I would put the price for some certain jumps, I would then priviledge quality over quantity scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
againsthumanity 0 #3 February 25, 2011 that is true. you guys pay A LOT. I dont know. I could very well get into PG too...... lift ticket cost is food to power my legsI love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 February 25, 2011 we are still much cheaper than Greece, they are over 60$ i believescissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
againsthumanity 0 #5 February 25, 2011 yeah. that sucks. i have been thinking of ways to reduce my dependency on oil and leaving the sport has been one of them. i understand BASE canopies and PG canopies are made from petroleum products but it's a start and at least the lift ticket is money and oil freeI love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #6 February 25, 2011 Quote i understand BASE canopies and PG canopies are made from petroleum products but it's a start and at least the lift ticket is money and oil free next thing you know is you're going to Heliboogie in Kjerag scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
againsthumanity 0 #7 February 25, 2011 oh yeah!!!!! We have multiple BASE trips planned over the next couple of years and Norway is for sure on that list. Just don't know exactly when...I love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoman 0 #8 February 25, 2011 Where do you pay $45 a jump?You have the right to your opinion, and I have the right to tell you how Fu***** stupid it is. Davelepka - "This isn't an x-box, or a Chevy truck forum" Whatever you do, don't listen to ChrisD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
againsthumanity 0 #9 February 25, 2011 I don't pay that. piisfish does. I am in the U.S and pay $22-$26, depending on where I go..... but then again I do mainly work jumps so I dont pay at all.....I love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #10 February 25, 2011 QuoteWhere do you pay $45 a jump?it's more or less a couple dollars the regular price in Switzerlandscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinPerkins 0 #11 February 25, 2011 I don't think I would have a cash limit. I would just have to budget better in daily life to compensate. Its addicting ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzy13 0 #12 February 25, 2011 Listen please don't give dzo"s any ideas. The last time gas went up most dz"s in the north east raised their prices. The part that pissed me of is they all said it was because of gas prices. Well when the gas prices went down not one lowered the prices. If jump tickets go up I will just do work jumps. On another note. When was the last time dz"s increase their instructors pay. 20-30 years ago? With the rising cost of gear ect. Sorry about typos runny late to workNever give the gates up and always trust your rears! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
againsthumanity 0 #13 February 25, 2011 +1I love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vpjr 18 #14 February 25, 2011 Your auto gas prices may have dropped $.50 at the time but the avgas prices pretty much just kept climbing. Avgas and Jet A are now usually $1.50 more than your high auto gas price. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inspired 0 #15 February 25, 2011 Maybe somebody who actually knows the numbers can help us out here. I figured I use a little over a gallon of Jet A fuel to get to altitude in an Otter. So, if the price of fuel doubles, it still shouldn't cost more than about $5 extra per jump. Am I way off? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #16 February 25, 2011 Either get out now or jump like there is no tomorrow. Since you only do working jumps, you already took most of the fun out of it. Freedom isn't free. If you worry about the cost more than the enjoyment of it, then you are not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #17 February 25, 2011 I've paid as high as $60 for a normal-altitude jump as part of a record attempt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #18 February 25, 2011 I wouldn't quit jumping, I'd just make fewer jumps. If jump prices double, I'll make half as many jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #19 February 25, 2011 Wanna do a 2-way, Bro? The only people here,.. are working. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #20 February 25, 2011 Quote Wanna do a 2-way, Bro? The only people here,.. are working. Sure! But since jump prices doubled, I can only afford to do two of them with you today. Let's go! Round, Caterpillar, 180's to a Caterpillar in the other direction, Round, Back-Loops, repeat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #21 February 25, 2011 QuoteListen please don't give dzo"s any ideas. The last time gas went up most dz"s in the north east raised their prices. The part that pissed me of is they all said it was because of gas prices. Well when the gas prices went down not one lowered the prices. If jump tickets go up I will just do work jumps. The last time we had a big spike in the 2007/2008 time frame I saw prices go up and back down in Washington and Northern California (those are the two areas for which I was most familiar with the day-to-day prices, though there may have been similar adjustments in other regions as well). So it does happen."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #22 February 25, 2011 Woa, wait. Let me teach you how to sit fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzy13 0 #23 February 25, 2011 QuoteQuoteListen please don't give dzo"s any ideas. The last time gas went up most dz"s in the north east raised their prices. The part that pissed me of is they all said it was because of gas prices. Well when the gas prices went down not one lowered the prices. If jump tickets go up I will just do work jumps. The last time we had a big spike in the 2007/2008 time frame I saw prices go up and back down in Washington and Northern California (those are the two areas for which I was most familiar with the day-to-day prices, though there may have been similar adjustments in other regions as well). So it does happen. Not one in the northeast area that raised their prices, lowered them after fuel went back down. As far as gas to jet fuel. The price for jet A went up and back down just like gas prices around here. I understand its a business. But when I hear we had no choice to raise jump tickets due to rising fuel prices then when fuel price went down they should of lowered the jump tickets again. That didnt happen around here. Then you hear well if you think about it 23-25 is cheap to jump out of a plane. Well I would say yes it is if I didn't need anything else to jump out of that plane. Im just sick of where this country is going and that discussion is for another forum Blue sky'sNever give the gates up and always trust your rears! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weekender 0 #24 February 25, 2011 if they raised their prices because of greater cost and people paid it. why would they ever lower them? the market sets the price. they offered tickets at a higher price and people paid it. That is the new market price. seems pretty simple to me. how the world works. nothing bad or good, just math. i dont understand how some of you think. not saying its wrong or bad, honestly. I dont want to make people mad at me. Its just not how my mind works. i see price discovery, math."The point is, I'm weird, but I never felt weird." John Frusciante Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris-Ottawa 0 #25 February 25, 2011 $40 is what one DZ in Ontario is charging. $35 + 13% tax = $39.55 I jump primarily at other DZ's in another province that include the taxes, but that still results in a $35 jump ticket (saving $4.55) Considering the US and CDN dollar have been hovering around even for the last couple years....that's crazy. Oh...I forgot to mention...that's not to 13,500...that's to 9,500 @$40....Canada blows. I also think that I would pay $100+ per jump if it came to that, but the total amount I spent on jumping wouldn't change so DZO's wouldn't gain by increasing prices for me. I'm willing to bet that many people would do he same...decrease jumping."When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
