mjosparky 4 #1 August 6, 2011 Ever wonder how much prices have gone up? Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/ad2.jpgMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisan 0 #2 August 6, 2011 Ahh, life in the old days. Couldn't swoop them though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisan 0 #3 August 6, 2011 Though you did have to know how to land (and how to spot) 2 skills that have vanished nowadays Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #4 August 6, 2011 No, you could swoop them! But swoop ment diving and docking on the round. Not running your fully open canopy into the dirt at high speed.How do you know your old? When the first thing you think of when some says "couldn't swoop them though" is diving out of a DC3 somewhere after 20 in the line up. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisan 0 #5 August 6, 2011 Quote No, you could swoop them! But swoop ment diving and docking on the round. Not running your fully open canopy into the dirt at high speed.How do you know your old? When the first thing you think of when some says "couldn't swoop them though" is diving out of a DC3 somewhere after 20 in the line up. Ahh but you could with a trusty Kreuger Balloon Suit. The only jumpsuit with airbrakes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #6 August 6, 2011 Holy hell. Shipping weight of 45lbs.Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #7 August 6, 2011 I used to drool over those ads in the 60s. I was a teenager jumping a very porous worn out hand me down C9. The dilemma was always more jumps or new canopy. I learned how to do really good PLFs. See that silk twill canopy in the ad? Were any skydivers in the 60s jumping silk? I never saw any. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimp 1 #8 August 6, 2011 A jumper in Oz back in the '60s jumped a silk twill TU. Jimmy Dolan, originally from Scotland, and a marine architect, by the way. Jumped at the old Camden dz near Sydney. Now, my memory may not be 100% accurate; I'm open to being corrected, if anyone was around at the time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1888 0 #9 August 6, 2011 Back in the day I always wanted a pair of those French Paraboots but it was either that or beer, so we all took our combat boots to a cobbler who glued on crepe soles & still had beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #10 August 7, 2011 Hi '88, Or ya' could get an old pair of flip-flops with the thongs off and put them inside a pair of surplus store combat boots a 1/2 size bigger than your foot and wa-la! "Cheep-ies!!" and still have "BEER!!"SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #11 August 7, 2011 QuoteBack in the day I always wanted a pair of those French Paraboots but it was either that or beer, so we all took our combat boots to a cobbler who glued on crepe soles & still had beer. You mean a pair of these? http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FrenchBoots.jpg SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,435 #12 August 7, 2011 Hi 88, Quotetook our combat boots to a cobbler who glued on crepe soles & still had beer. That is exactly what the TelSan boot was. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimartle 0 #13 August 7, 2011 QuoteQuoteBack in the day I always wanted a pair of those French Paraboots but it was either that or beer, so we all took our combat boots to a cobbler who glued on crepe soles & still had beer. You mean a pair of these? http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/FrenchBoots.jpg Ah yes... Those were the "Style" boots. The standard french boots had a thicker sole. (BTW, the Style boots cost more) Sparky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kd5xb 1 #14 August 7, 2011 I had a pair of the bigger ones & wish I had another pair! Anybody know of a source?I'm a jumper. Even though I don't always have money for jumps, and may not ever own a rig again, I'll always be a jumper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #15 August 7, 2011 Smoke for A BUCK AND A HALF!!!! Sign me up!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,435 #16 August 7, 2011 Hi kd5xb, QuoteAnybody know of a source? Try ParaGear. If they don't have them, you're probably out of luck. Does anyone in France know if they are even being produced any longer? JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #17 August 8, 2011 Mike, I don't have the picture (hint, hint, nudge, wink....), but I seem to remember a pic of you modeling Hank Asciutto's sexy new rig around 1980. Cost somewhere in the $300'ish range, not counting canopies if I recall..... Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonybrogdon 0 #18 August 9, 2011 I bought my first rig in 1979 a T-10 which included a military style rig for $100 Petersburg, Virgina DZTony Brogdon D-12855 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #19 August 9, 2011 Quote Mike, I don't have the picture (hint, hint, nudge, wink....), but I seem to remember a pic of you modeling Hank Asciutto's sexy new rig around 1980. Cost somewhere in the $300'ish range, not counting canopies if I recall..... You mean this one. Mine cost me test jumps on the R-4 reserve. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/Stream-LitePoster.jpgMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #20 August 9, 2011 Quote Quote Mike, I don't have the picture (hint, hint, nudge, wink....), but I seem to remember a pic of you modeling Hank Asciutto's sexy new rig around 1980. Cost somewhere in the $300'ish range, not counting canopies if I recall..... You mean this one. Mine cost me test jumps on the R-4 reserve. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/Stream-LitePoster.jpg Thank God you changed jumpsuit colors after the 80's! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kd5xb 1 #21 August 9, 2011 QuoteHi kd5xb, QuoteAnybody know of a source? Try ParaGear. If they don't have them, you're probably out of luck. All gone. Maureen said she took all the remaining stock to the GOODWILL STORE about 10 years ago since they were no longer selling!I'm a jumper. Even though I don't always have money for jumps, and may not ever own a rig again, I'll always be a jumper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #22 August 9, 2011 Quote Quote Hi kd5xb, Quote Anybody know of a source? Try ParaGear. If they don't have them, you're probably out of luck. All gone. Maureen said she took all the remaining stock to the GOODWILL STORE about 10 years ago since they were no longer selling! Call the Goodwill store, I bet they didn’t sell there either.SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #23 August 9, 2011 QuoteThank God you changed jumpsuit colors after the 80's! As a matter of fact I did. http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/DC-3exit.jpg But then changed back due to popular demand. http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/taft05lg23.jpg SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,435 #24 August 9, 2011 Hi Sparky, Quote But then changed back due to popular demand. Possibly because they wanted to know who in the h*** took it out? As if I've never taken anything out. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #25 August 9, 2011 Quote Hi Sparky, Quote But then changed back due to popular demand. Possibly because they wanted to know who in the h*** took it out? As if I've never taken anything out. JerryBaumchen Blame it on the Great Pumpkin! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
