Jumping without things

[SethInMI 174]

Did my 1st few barefoot jumps over the weekend, and now I have jumped without most of the accessories that skydivers normally wear, including all the items listed in the poll.

I really like the no-helmet no-goggles H&P. I guess I just like feeling the wind on my face. I didn't like the riser hit I got during one of those style jumps though, so it is a trade-off.

Anyone else like a more minimalist type of jump?

It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

[jtnesbitt 0]

Unless I am missing something I didnt see the box for "Dignity."

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[billvon 3,009]

Jumped with just a rig a few times. (No AAD even.) I think it's important to be able to skydive without gadgets.

[wildcard451 0]

Mainly the altimeter for me. I wore contacts for a long time, now have had lasik and don't prefer to expose my eyes to raw wind. Helmet and shoes? A few years back sure, but now consider them essential equipment given canopy and WL choices...

[Cheach 0]

I can't feel my hands with gloves- so I don't wear em. I didn't wear eye protection until I hit 10 second delays(SL progression). And well shoes- sometimes I like to freak people out with my long toes. Yes. I included a pic from this weekend for your viewing pleasure.

I woke up next to a blowup doll Ash....so what do you think?

[headoverheels 333]

Done all that except the nekkid jump.

Saw a tandem passenger going barefoot last weekend -- first time I've noticed that.

[grimmie 186]

My favorite jump of the year is into the Blue Hole with a swim suit, rig, googles and aqua buoy.

[diablopilot 2]

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Jumped with just a rig a few times. (No AAD even.) I think it's important to be able to skydive without gadgets.

I've made 53 jumps without wearing a rig.

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[jimjumper 25]

Where's the answer "All of the above?"

[brettski74 0]

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Where's the answer "All of the above?"

Right there. Check every box.

[The_Don 0]

I am NOT being loud.
I'm being enthusiastic!

[piisfish 140]

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I've made 53 jumps without wearing a rig.

were you wearing a Tandem Pilot ?

on my most minimalist jump I was wearing a rig, an alti and a gath visor helmet.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[pinkfairy 0]

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Jumped with just a rig a few times. (No AAD even.) I think it's important to be able to skydive without gadgets.

I think the gadgets, like the altimeter and goggles are there for a reason and are good to have. I don't think it's important to have jumped without them. Even if you THINK you can eyeball the altitude, the altimeter is better at it, and goggles really makes you see better in freefall.

I have a couple of naked jumps, though, but being the sissy that I am, I wore shoes. And I forgot my helmet on a big jump once, I was preoccupied with how to get my O2 hose where I wanted it, and they wouldn't stop the 3 planes taxing out just because one jumper forgot her helmet.

Naked skydives are fun: you'll be surprised at how slippery it feels, you have nothing to fly on, but the old techniques still work. Dives work, stops work, and soft docking work. You KNOW that you're a true RW geek when you laugh more at the extreme body positions than at all the stuff flapping about. I had my feet up at my BOC, of course weightbelts count as clothes.

Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet.

I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

[piisfish 140]

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Naked skydives are fun: you'll be surprised at how slippery it feels, you have nothing to fly on,

that's because you are tight

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[Morne 0]

Only jumped without gloves , in the summer.

not bored enough to try other things..

[SethInMI 174]

I forgot the "without an AAD" option! I did that for the 1st time too this year when the Cypres went in for service.

One benefit of intentionally skydiving without things is it increases confidence. If you do later get in a "oh shit I forgot my..." moment, at least it won't be anything new. (unless it is a rig).

Seth

It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less".

[airtwardo 7]

I jumped without my reserve once.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[pinkfairy 0]

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that's because you are tight

Good to know!



Still, naked skydiving makes hardly anyone look good. A good arch and the rig makes even a thin butt look fat, flapping genitalia are not pretty, and the air makes especially the front of the thighs look odd. And all the flailing because it feels slippery and inputs doesn't work so well.

Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet.

I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

[billvon 3,009]

>I don't think it's important to have jumped without them.

I think it's very important to be ABLE to jumo without them. Yes, altimeters are great tools - but you have to be able to judge altitude by eye, because altimeters can break. Goggles keep the wind out of your eyes, but you can forget them, they can get blood on them or you can lose them in freefall - and then you have to be able to skydive without them.

That's not to say that regularly jumping without an altimeter is a good idea. But if someone is unsure, doing a jump without one is a good way to prove to themselves that they can do it.

[wildcard451 0]

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That's not to say that regularly jumping without an altimeter is a good idea. But if someone is unsure, doing a jump without one is a good way to prove to themselves that they can do it.

One thing I would recommend adding to that, if a newer jumper is not comfortable with the idea, is a 2-way where the younger jumper is not wearing an alti, so they can work on getting a feel for things, but still have a friend there in case the eyeball and internal timing don't work, possibly a coach/AFF instructor than knows they can be there and relative.

/run on sentence ftw.

[dragon2 2]

Video with some, eh, minimalistic shots in it

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[theonlyski 8]

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Video with some, eh, minimalistic shots in it

Spoiler: didnt see one naked chick, but there were guys that were sitflying naked, or almost naked.

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[Neoslim22 0]

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Video with some, eh, minimalistic shots in it

that explains how he got the beans above the frank.

[pinkfairy 0]

But being able to jump without them isn't the same as having jumped without them. Knowing the breakoff altitude and counting seconds in the track means that the jumper will be able to jump with a malfunctioning altimeter. I hadn't practiced jumping a 50-way with no full face or audible, but I had no problem doing it.

It's about knowing how to do it, not deliberately leaving behind important tools, IMHO.

Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet.

I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you?

[timmyfitz 0]

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Goggles keep the wind out of your eyes, but you can forget them, they can get blood on them or you can lose them in freefall - and then you have to be able to skydive without them.

What kind of skydives are you doing?