Got my own gear!

[pfloyd 0]

Merry X-Mas to me! Wow it feels great to own gear now. Not having to cram into rental gear that was meant for a shorter person. My rig is so comfortable I couldn't believe it. I want to jump it so bad I don't know what to do with myself all week. The weekend seems so far away!

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[daniel52587 0]

I cant wait until Im through with training and get my own gear. Congratulations.

[pfloyd 0]

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I cant wait until Im through with training and get my own gear. Congratulations.

Thank you Daniel, you'll get there soon buddy.

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[jarrodh 0]

I just got my gear too and its at the riggers for a cleaning and a repack. I cant wait to get it back tommorow though. Im also dying to jump it.

2 BITS....4 BITS....6 BITS....A DOLLAR!....ALL FOR THE GATORS....STAND UP AND HOLLER!!!!

[DJL 235]

Did you buy new or used?

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[pfloyd 0]

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Did you buy new or used?

Hi Doug, I purchased used gear that was well taken care of from a regular at my DZ. I just cant describe how cool it feels to own my own gear.

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[porpoishead 8]

congrats bro!!!! see you made wise canopy choices, good for you bud. great feeling huh!!!! did you give it a girls name yet did you put it on half a million times and walk around the house with it
did you pass out droolin on top of it yet

hhheeelllll yeah!!! if you ever make it down south come check us out a GOLD COAST SKYDIVERS for some jumping, and good times!!

give it hell this weekend bro, congrats

blue skies

oh check out the pic

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Perry Farrell

[apollard24 0]

You cannot post a thread like this WITHOUT pictures.

Breathe out so I can breathe you in...

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You cannot post a thread like this WITHOUT pictures.

My bad, here it is!

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[pfloyd 0]

lol Alex, yes I have been wearing it around the house and my wife is like WTF are you doing? I told her I was goin to base jump off the roof--jk
Honestly it is so comfortable, I was used to the crappy fit of the student gear. I lucked out that the guy I purchased it from was my same height and weight. I need to drive to the dz after work and get the reserve repacked as it is out of date.

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[porpoishead 8]

nice bud!! sweet lookin rig! awesome colors.

my wife set me up on that pic. dont remember crashing on it like that but I very well could have, seeing as how it wasnt out of my reach for at least the first 24 hrs. another clue I was framed is how my dog has his head by my leg like sayin " man here I was chillin by my nugga when yall came to disrupt my spot" or "can yall hurry up with the pic that rig is in my spot"

if you want a friend feed any animal
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[iluvtofly 0]

Congrats. I kinda know how you're feeling. I just ordered my first rig today. I can't wait to get my hands on it. Let us all know how the first jump on her goes. Oh, and don't forget. First rig. BEER!!!

[MagicGuy 0]

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My bad, here it is!

Nice dude. Looks like it's in great shape! Congrats. Beer.

[mikewdiggler 0]

Picking my rig up tommorrow, brand new javellin yellow and black will post pictures at the weekend! I cant wait to jump it also and am going to wrap it up and give it to myself on xmas day!

Santa Claus cum down my chimney and emptied his sack on my tree!

[Peter_ru 0]

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... see you made wise canopy choices, good for you bud...

I think it's not wise to buy a rig before you downsize to at least 139-149 ft. Just a looss of money on further downsizing... You will have to change the main canopy as well as container and reserve quite soon. For instance it took me to only 120 jumps to start flying 139 ft Safire and I consider it was a bit too long.

Better get some experience first and then buy a decent canopy according to the balance between performance and safety you prefer.

[icevideot 0]

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I think it's not wise to buy a rig before you downsize to at least 139-149 ft.

That is it! Rush the downsize so you can buy the rig you want and then when you are mending in the hospital, you can try to locate a larger rig to get recurrent on.

Try not to encourage early downsizing. We all know where that can take us. 200 nice landings will not justify the 1 mistake that breaks you. Just because a lot of people survive driving drunk doesn't make that a good idea either.

Try to avoid using canopy sizes in general statements since all skydivers don't have the same exit weight.

I don't mean to single you out because I know you mean well but this advice is potentially very dangerous to our new jumpers.

"... this ain't a Nerf world."

[pfloyd 0]

Robin, I have to agree with you. I just want to make a few hundred jumps on this safer gear and I am in no rush to downsize anytime soon. Makes no sense to get hurt, lose my job, have to sell everything and then start over. As one of my wise instructors told me "there are three stages: crawl, walk, run". I am in the walk stage right now and I am having a blast!

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[DougH 270]

Have you priced medical steel?

"The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall"
=P

[skybytch 273]

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I think it's not wise to buy a rig before you downsize to at least 139-149 ft.

Dammit! Why didn't someone tell me this 15 years ago?!?!? Just think of all the money I could have saved by renting instead of buying!!

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I think it's not wise to buy a rig before you downsize to at least 139-149 ft.

Dammit! Why didn't someone tell me this 15 years ago?!?!? Just think of all the money I could have saved by renting instead of buying!!

LMAO

When am I going to get to jump with you Lisa?

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[porpoishead 8]

I think it's not wise to buy a rig before you downsize to at least 139-149 ft. Just a looss of money on further downsizing... You will have to change the main canopy as well as container and reserve quite soon. For instance it took me to only 120 jumps to start flying 139 ft Safire and I consider it was a bit too long.

Better get some experience first and then buy a decent canopy according to the balance between performance and safety you prefer.
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yeah you right! hell yeah! just 80 more jumps and I too can be under a 119ft/sq.

damn too bad I didnt know this before I bought a canopy. man where were you when i started jumping....let me guess you were at jump #80 on rental gear waiting to get under that 119 and not worthy of giving this great advice

dude youre my hero, can I come get your autograph when youre in the hospital, please can I

please learn something about wing loading, canopy progression, and this phenomenon called gravity it makes different people with different mass have different weights before you go posting some ignorant shit

BSBD

if you want a friend feed any animal
Perry Farrell

[pfloyd 0]

lol Alex, if I am ever near New Orleans, I will want to jump with you buddy!

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