FlyingJarhead 0 #1 July 18, 2006 What does everyones monthly bill run to for skydiving after buying gear? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #2 July 18, 2006 more than my wife is happy about, I'm afraid. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #3 July 18, 2006 When I started skydiving, I had budgeted $100 a month. Then I got a smaller apartment and it went up, then I cut out my cable because I was never watching TV anyway, and it went up, then I cut out..... well just about everything. Soon I was living out of a van and traveling south in the winter to jump. But that was just me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mangledspoon 0 #4 July 18, 2006 Right now my credit card bill each month is more than what I get paid... mostly made up of jumps. Luckily I have a large nestegg to be able to pay for it. (it was supposed to be for a holiday to Antarctica!) I don't know how much longer that nestegg will be there for at this rate... Especially as so far it's all student jumps, and I have yet to buy my own rig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #5 July 18, 2006 Dude, that is the worst way to spend your money in skydiving. First, stop putting it on credit. You are likely getting a 3% charge by using it. Secondly, stop renting and buy yourself a rig. If you really have a nest egg, use it to by your gear NOW. If you don't, you will find yourself with alot of jumps, no cash left and no rig. Then your double screwed. Buy a rig and budget. ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vectracide 0 #6 July 18, 2006 $300 a month. All year long. Sometimes it collects into a large amount, allowing me to afford plane tix to other events in the country and sometimes, it gets spent all, every month. If is all gone....no jumpin until the beginning of the next month. The trick is to never let it get that low. If you don't budget your skydiving cash....you will more than likely be spending more that you can afford to, and not know it until it is too late. ------------------------------ Controlled and Deliberate..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #7 July 18, 2006 I've been lucky enough to get on the camera rotation at my DZ since the beginning of this year. So nowadays none of my salary goes toward skydiving. Any money i make from tandems goes to paying my packer, my canteen account and my bar bill. Anything left gets spent on gas and fun jumps. I love self-sustained skydiving. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mangledspoon 0 #8 July 18, 2006 I did exaggerate a little. I never put more on the credit card than I know I can pay back... I only use credit card instead of cash so I can get a good credit rating (I pay it back before it gathers interest) My dropzone gives you 2 months free gear hire after finishing AFF, so I am using their gear, after the 2 months I will definitely be getting my own rig. I did make it seem more dramatic than it really is, didn't I? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #9 July 18, 2006 Just started budgeting 100 bucks a week now - All year long, weather I jump or not - So it will build up during the winter months. What ever is left over at the end of the year, (if anything) will get spent on stuff like new gear, etc. Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #10 July 18, 2006 QuoteMy dropzone gives you 2 months free gear hire after finishing AFF, so I am using their gear, after the 2 months I will definitely be getting my own rig. Wow ! That's a pretty sweet deal! How well does it work improving student retention? Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dharma1976 0 #11 July 18, 2006 100 a week, but anything I make at the dropzone tends to go back into it, so last weekend I made and extra 230 packing and that is goign back into my jumping... and I am getting my coach ratings Find supplemental skydiving money Davehttp://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #12 July 18, 2006 100 jumps/year * $20/jump = $2000 $2000/12 months = $167/month = $40/week.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #13 July 18, 2006 Quote100 jumps/year * $20/jump = $2000 $2000/12 months = $167/month = $40/week. when its put that way it seems so expensive! I'll go back to pretending I don't spend that much every week on jumping. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #14 July 18, 2006 200 jumps a year *22 a jump = $4400 $4400/12 = $366 a month. In reality its closer to $400-500 all summer long.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sky15 0 #15 July 18, 2006 With all our bills and the kids there really isn't extra funds for playing...but we have always put anything we made working at the DZ (tandems, AFF) onto our fun accounts. So what we spend varies, if there's $$ on acct. we jump, if not, we don't. Hoping since I'm taking it easy not doing students these days my other half will get some more work soon or we'll be out of jumps soon, we are just overflow status mostly. This probably means not a lot of jumps for me through the off season. Unless he gets a bonus from his real job and there is something left after catching up on bills/debt. But I've been lucky, I started teaching AFF in my 3rd year of jumping and since that time 12 years ago, it was only rare times I had to pay after a weekend, it pretty much paid for itself most of the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnYourBack 0 #16 July 18, 2006 Well sometimes I only bring home $200 a weekend but it can be $1000 on a boogie weekend. When my wife wants something new she says, "whats going on at the dz this weekend?" I can't believe some people call paying for a jump fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #17 July 18, 2006 I’ve averaged 400 jumps a year except this year due to being grounded because of surgery unrelated to skydiving. So at $20 plus $6 for packing is $26*400 is $10,400. Now include wind tunnel time averaging about $500 per hour (some solo, some 2 way, some 4 way) at about 7.5 hours per year so 7.5*500=$3,750 add in coaching at $300 per day for an Airspeed quality coach and call it $4,500 for tunnel time a year. So, let’s just call it $15,000 a year for skydiving. Now we have gear maintenance on 2 rigs, jumpsuits, helmets, audible altimeters, etc., etc. I don't know why people think this sport is expensive. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
excogitation 0 #18 July 18, 2006 40 bucks a week doesn't sound too bad. Others smoke more than that. Definitely you're making a better investment and don't even get lungcancer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #19 July 18, 2006 Last year I did about 240 jumps, this year so far I am ahead of where I was at the same time last year. Currently I am averaging around 30 jumps a month. I don't like to do the math, so I won't. I once told my brother how much I spent a month and all he could think was how nice of a car I could have for that much money per month. A nice new car just wouldnt be as much fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Paige 0 #20 July 18, 2006 For tunnel, I vary from 1-2 hours. It's good fun though Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BannanaGirl 0 #21 July 18, 2006 I scared myself to death only the other week calculating my expenditure since Mid March when I did my AFF, and the total is just shy of £6000! Holy cow man! I need to lie down. However in that there is my AFF costs (and I had to retake my level 5 several times), my consols, jumps, coaching jump slots, tunnel time, rig, helmet, protrack, jumpsuit and so on. I estimate (if I average it out over a year) I may get in around 10-15 jumps a month as I am a weekend jumper so that would work out £200-£300 per month max. I will also go away a few times a year on a skydiving holiday/boogie as well, fiscal status allowing. The other side of it is I don't go out pissing my money up the wall on clubbing and boozing anymore which used to cost me an arm and a leg and now I exist off other peoples beer fines and the occasional one I owe. And I get plenty of fresh air and exersise as a bonus! To me it is worth every single penny I spend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chris-Ottawa 0 #22 July 18, 2006 Hey, I usually do a few jumps per weekend, since I've got my solo I've slowed down a bit. I just bought gear too. I started skydiving 2 months ago and I now have 25 jumps and all my own gear cept' a helmet which I'm working on. Between training, fun jumps and gear, I've easily spent about 7k. The costs are extremely high at the start, but they level off eventually. next year, it'll be just fun jumps and catching up on my debt from buying gear. Can't wait! Chris"When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites georgerussia 0 #23 July 18, 2006 After buying gear it is something like $700/mo (with average 20-30 jumps per month). This also includes direct expences (gear fixes, reserve repacks, coach jumps etc), and related expences (gas, etc).* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SWATcop 0 #24 July 20, 2006 I go skydiving 2-3 times a month, make 2-3 jumps each time and buy my jumps 10 tickets at a time (10 for $200.00). Less than $200.00 a month.Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Eule 0 #25 July 20, 2006 QuoteSo, let’s just call it $15,000 a year for skydiving. Yeah, but how much of that is paid for by working at the DZ? I might still have the receipt for the jar of cherries if you want to count that in the total. :) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Paige 0 #20 July 18, 2006 For tunnel, I vary from 1-2 hours. It's good fun though Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BannanaGirl 0 #21 July 18, 2006 I scared myself to death only the other week calculating my expenditure since Mid March when I did my AFF, and the total is just shy of £6000! Holy cow man! I need to lie down. However in that there is my AFF costs (and I had to retake my level 5 several times), my consols, jumps, coaching jump slots, tunnel time, rig, helmet, protrack, jumpsuit and so on. I estimate (if I average it out over a year) I may get in around 10-15 jumps a month as I am a weekend jumper so that would work out £200-£300 per month max. I will also go away a few times a year on a skydiving holiday/boogie as well, fiscal status allowing. The other side of it is I don't go out pissing my money up the wall on clubbing and boozing anymore which used to cost me an arm and a leg and now I exist off other peoples beer fines and the occasional one I owe. And I get plenty of fresh air and exersise as a bonus! To me it is worth every single penny I spend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Chris-Ottawa 0 #22 July 18, 2006 Hey, I usually do a few jumps per weekend, since I've got my solo I've slowed down a bit. I just bought gear too. I started skydiving 2 months ago and I now have 25 jumps and all my own gear cept' a helmet which I'm working on. Between training, fun jumps and gear, I've easily spent about 7k. The costs are extremely high at the start, but they level off eventually. next year, it'll be just fun jumps and catching up on my debt from buying gear. Can't wait! Chris"When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites georgerussia 0 #23 July 18, 2006 After buying gear it is something like $700/mo (with average 20-30 jumps per month). This also includes direct expences (gear fixes, reserve repacks, coach jumps etc), and related expences (gas, etc).* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SWATcop 0 #24 July 20, 2006 I go skydiving 2-3 times a month, make 2-3 jumps each time and buy my jumps 10 tickets at a time (10 for $200.00). Less than $200.00 a month.Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Eule 0 #25 July 20, 2006 QuoteSo, let’s just call it $15,000 a year for skydiving. Yeah, but how much of that is paid for by working at the DZ? I might still have the receipt for the jar of cherries if you want to count that in the total. :) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Chris-Ottawa 0 #22 July 18, 2006 Hey, I usually do a few jumps per weekend, since I've got my solo I've slowed down a bit. I just bought gear too. I started skydiving 2 months ago and I now have 25 jumps and all my own gear cept' a helmet which I'm working on. Between training, fun jumps and gear, I've easily spent about 7k. The costs are extremely high at the start, but they level off eventually. next year, it'll be just fun jumps and catching up on my debt from buying gear. Can't wait! Chris"When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
georgerussia 0 #23 July 18, 2006 After buying gear it is something like $700/mo (with average 20-30 jumps per month). This also includes direct expences (gear fixes, reserve repacks, coach jumps etc), and related expences (gas, etc).* Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. * Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWATcop 0 #24 July 20, 2006 I go skydiving 2-3 times a month, make 2-3 jumps each time and buy my jumps 10 tickets at a time (10 for $200.00). Less than $200.00 a month.Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #25 July 20, 2006 QuoteSo, let’s just call it $15,000 a year for skydiving. Yeah, but how much of that is paid for by working at the DZ? I might still have the receipt for the jar of cherries if you want to count that in the total. :) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
