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Thanks for that useful bit of info!

ok, so far I have identified: 1- javelin J3 container manf. may 1996 w/ cypres (past 10years old) Red and Gold in color 1- falcon 175 canopy manf. oct. 1996 pink, green, blue, black 1- harness/container Vector V5 manf. 3.25.1988 with Reserve Raven III manf. Sept. 91 cypres (past 10 years old) 1- canopy falcon 195 manf nov. 1996 1- round military canopy manf. nov 1964 1- tony suit basic approx. size 30"waist-30" in seam 5' 7" -5' 8"Height None of these have been used since 2002. They were all repacked and stored away in our bedroom closet. Climate controlled the past 11 years, I don't know how much that matters? Any thoughts? I know the cyprex are outdated so have no value--

He was 5' 7" and about 170lbs pant size 32 x 30 His jumpsuit is pretty small...he could not fasten it up in the last few years of his life...so he must have been closer to 150 and his 29"/30" pant size when he was skydiving full time.

Thanks for your honest and candid reply--I completely understand, I had considered the concern people would have in regards to a possible scam--did not think about the aspect of stolen gear. I myself have been taken advantage of by people I trusted to deal fairly with me when selling some of my late husbands other personal items that were outside my realm of knowledge (motorcycles, firearms, and whatnot) hence the reason for seeking professional advise and guidance here.

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*** two jumpers landed in the lake in the middle of winter after attempting Canopy Formations and died. --- Quote Yes, I remember that story too...it was a student and his instructor. The student had a wetsuit on, the instructor did not. The jump was a clear day in January. The student was headed for a landing into the lake, the instructor followed b/c of the inexperience of the beginner... the student lived because he had the wetsuit on, the instructor unfortunately did not make it because of exposure.

To everyone who responded with offers of help, Thank you so much! I will drag his rigs out of storage tomorrow to gather the information you suggested so I can find out the value. To others: I hesitate to respond to your postings for fear that perhaps I am misreading the somewhat malicious and snarky vibe that I feel when I read them. If I am wrong, then my deepest apologies. I'm kind of at a loss as to what exactly your implying or what issues you may be having with my posting, which makes it hard to defend or respond to your comments. If you want more details concerning my jumps and accident then here you go-- My 1st jump was on July 27th 2002 at Grand Lake St. Mary's DZ which was owned by Bob Tanagent (possibly mis-spelled Bob's last name) It was a tandem jump with John Farrell (wonderful guy BTW!) They were having a "boogie" that whole weekend due to the Grand Lake Festival that happens every year. We jumped out of a King Air at 15,000 feet. My 2nd jump was also a Tandem with John, again out of the King Air at 15,500 feet and took place at 9:45-10:00ish I remember before we went up the sun had already set and there were no traces of sunlight left, but after reaching altitude you could see a thin line of sunset again in one direction and a majestic thunderstorm way off in the distance the other direction....beautiful! Because tandems have to pull at a higher altitude, we were blown further down wind than where everyone else landed. When we came in I didn't bring my legs up as high as I should have into the "chair sitting" position when we flared, resulting in me snapping the small bone in my leg and dislocating my ankle. (completely my own fault, and nothing to do with John) After a visit to the coldwater ER complete with my future husband, Brett Nicoll Sr, John Farrell, Mindy and Jim (sorry I can't remember their last names, it was 1st and only time I met them) Jim did video tape both my 1st tandem in air, and the before/after shots of the second jump, including lots of ER footage! (thanks for the memories Jim!) I guess that about sums that part up-- The dropzone closed not too long after that...maybe a year...I'm not really too sure. I do know that Bob had some financial problems due to legal issues I believe due to a few bad accidents that resulted in deaths. One accident was a plane crash that claimed the lives of 5 people...jumpers and pilot. The plane ran out of fuel during the altitude climb, 1 or 2 divers tried to jump but they just didn't have enough altitude for their chutes to deploy. Again, all of this was a year or so before I even met my husband. I just know from him talking about it...5 funerals in 2 states within 2 or 3 days. This is why I don't know exactly how many jumps he had, because after this horrible accident he went a whole year not logging his jumps...he felt it wasn't important. **Some of these details may be a little "off" because its been a long time since I had the story told to me.** Brett never did jump again...he always talked about it and every spring he would say that was the year he was going to start jumping again...I don't know if its because the local DZ shut down and everyone was scattered to other DZ (zenia ohio and Richmond Indiana if I recall) or just because his life situation changed during that time, we started dating and he gained custody of his 14year old... I hope this helps clear up any questions or doubts you may have been having in regards to my original post, if you have any other questions, I would be glad to answer them.

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Greetings all! Let me tell you a little bit about myself-- Skydiving was always something I wanted to do at least once in my life-well I had a chance to do it twice...on the same day including my 1st and only night jump! What an experience!! It has been 11years and I still love talking about it! Fortunately I broke my leg on the night jump (yes, I meant fortunately!) The guy friend that I went with ended up having to take care of me for the rest of that weekend b/c my roommates were out of town and I couldn't do anything until monday when the orthopedic surgeon was open. Long story short, b/c of all this (he felt bad and blamed himself which is totally ridiculous!) he brought me to Vegas on a business trip 2 months later (since I was laid up with a cast and couldn't work for 3 months), we had such a great time hanging out, we started dating a few months later. Then, we ended up getting married 4 years later! Sadly, after 4 years of marriage I lost him to a freak heart attack that no one saw coming. Skydiving was such a huge part of his life--he had close to 500 jumps and had his certification to train students (something he loved to do was teach others his passion!) He was so adorable when he talked about skydiving because he would get SOOO excited and animated, he wanted everyone to try it at least once!! That's why I was reluctant to part with any of his equipment until I was ready. I know that he would want someone to get some joy from them though, so thats why I have decided to sell his rigs and jumpsuit. Now for the help part of my post: I have no idea where to start! The local dropzone shut down in 2004 and I don't have any contact info for any of the people that my late husband use to jump with. I just found this forum with the classified section so I plan on starting there, but I need to find out the value of his equipment. How can I do this? From my experience the skydiving community is filled with super nice people always willing to help. Thanks in advance for any info.