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Good for you. Have you ever seen anyone *else* wearing poorly fitting gear? I have. Owned by Remi #?
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Top and Chuck make excellent points, but how much of this does a newb buying gear actually know? I learned at a DZ with tons of people helping me make choices and vet gear. Not everyone has that advantage. More and more people are buying gear because it fit someone who was 5'10 and 170 pounds instead of understanding that 2 people can be the same height and weight and have vastly different torso / leg ratios. Sure, the harness dimensions are given in an up front sale, but is anyone asking the buying to grab a measuring tape before they buy? In Incidents it's common to ask about wing loading. Not so common to ask if the rig *fit* Was that unexplained "low reserve deployment" because someone's reserve handle was under their chin because the MLW was too long? Owned by Remi #?
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What I didn't ask well is why don't we place more emphasis on fit? I see it here over and over again when someone asks about buying used gear. Almost everyone recommends using an escrow to check over the gear and make sure it's in the advertised condition... I rarely (if ever) see anyone talking seriously about making sure it actually fits properly in the process. I'm not saying that I think that recommending new gear to beginners is the best option, but I did hope to see some conversation. Maybe the best answer for beginners is buy local used gear under the supervision of a rigger. Or start making sure that proper fit gets more attention when beginners ask here about buying stuff online. Owned by Remi #?
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Reading these forums for more than 10 years now... it seems to me that almost every experienced instructor recommends that a new jumper buy used gear. I totally get that But a lot of those same people point out that "borrowed gear" is a factor in incidents... So, it makes sense for us to tell a new jumper to buy used gear because it'll retain resale value while they ramp up to a rig that they'll keep for a long time. Shouldn't we be really telling them to buy a rig that's a good physical fit, even if it's new, because proper fit is safer than "cheaper"? Owned by Remi #?
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That's good information indeed, but the OP asked about current, modern reserves. Owned by Remi #?
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Thanks, Lucky. It's been 25+ years, so it doesn't *burn* much. It's just that scanning pics wasn't an option at the time, and I've learned over those 25 years that as long as the loved ones are safe, nothing else matters much... until you wish you could see that picture of your mom on your 5th birthday again. You can eventually get back almost anything else. Owned by Remi #?
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My guess is that unless there's someone out there who either test jumps different reserves or really enjoys demoing reserves, this isn't an easy question to answer. Most people don't have enough reserve deployments to have enough statistical data to compare the opening characteristics. ETA, the type of mal you have is also going to affect the opening of the reserve (spinning, terminal, etc) Modern reserves meet their TSO requirements. That's really all that matters in my opinion. One standard 7-cell reserve is probably going to handle much like any other 7-cell reserve Owned by Remi #?
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Well... I've been there. I didn't go inside because I didn't have magical powers. The things I've never stopped regretting losing are my family photo albums. Owned by Remi #?
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What do you mean by that? Owned by Remi #?
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I read that as lowering the orbital [speed] from super to geosynchronous as it hits the target slot, but I could *totally* be wrong. Owned by Remi #?
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I know a couple of people who have accounts, but are not regular posters. Of the regulars: Phreezone BIGUN and one other guy who's username I jsut can't remember And I work with davelepka at my home DZ I'm probably forgetting someone(s) Owned by Remi #?
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Seems closer than damned to me... Owned by Remi #?
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Joe, I think it's blazingly obvious that this guy is either a remorseless troll or that he has real cognitive issues and doesn't understand that what he's doing is wrong. I don't think that demanding credentials is going to help in either case. I guess we'll just keep an eye on him, huh? Owned by Remi #?
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When I was house searching I used Google Street View to get an idea what the neighborhood looked like (I was shopping for low cost foreclosures on Zillow) One of the first houses I looked at had a coroner van and a Stanley steamer truck parked in the front. I took a pass on that one. Owned by Remi #?
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Remember tunaplanet? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=757842;search_string=MFF;#757842 Owned by Remi #?
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I agree with this. I've been around here for about the same amount of time. In the beginning, I learned a lot just watching people dissenting with each other. It became pretty obvious pretty fast that certain people almost always got a lot of argument while others got a lot of praise. People like ChrisD get flushed pretty quickly Owned by Remi #?
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Jamie is that you?? The Cricket202 / cricket132 username similarity is pretty odd. Is it pure coincidence or a tradition from your DZ? Owned by Remi #?
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Because straight people were aware of this *way* before the gays were... Owned by Remi #?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzraxyPH_A8 Owned by Remi #?
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It sure the hell is. Owned by Remi #?
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"Many fans asked for my thoughts on the "Duck Dynasty" controversy. They pressed and pressed, but I refused to quack. But I can't duck this issue forever. I don't really care feather someone on a reality show said something about gays that didn't fit the bill. He's entitled to his opinion, even if it's for the birds. But the network also is worried about flocking with its base, so if it feels it should drake him over the coals for making his fowl comments, so be it. So that's migrate opinion." - George Takei Owned by Remi #?
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Well, yeah, I guess I do. And this comes from the heart and isn't meant to be snarky: I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Chris. Owned by Remi #?
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I said that I could only speak for myself. Owned by Remi #?
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Well, c'mon. He did manage to rack up 200 jumps this year, or did you miss that? ETA.. when I first started jumping and not long after I discovered this website, I posted here asking for a picture of a crowded Otter because I wanted to explain something to a friend. A few posts later, Deuce posted a pic from the Eloy boogie a year or 2 earlier with a regular at my DZ wearing the rig I had just bought from him. Skydiving is a freakishly small word, Mr Donovan. Owned by Remi #?