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1 (but the weekend's not over yet):9:1 Strapped my new Digital Rebel XT to my helmet for the first time and I brought "beer" cookies to cover my first.

I have a digital Rebel XT mounted on top as well and the cam eye and neither seem to be in the way of the other. I ordered mine directly from Radir by email- great guy to work with. I ordered it directly and had in less than two weeks. rawa@rawa.com.br

I also drilled a small hole right on the top. Works great!

Are you going to be around this weekend? If so, bring it out because all the fatties need me to wear one.

I need to get a weight belt for doing 4-way. Any recommendations?

I'll be out during the day Friday, but I couldn't get out of work Friday night. I'll be around packing all weekend, but I'm sure that if you twist my arm, I can get out of there for a couple of jumps.

EJ I need your help!!! Please pull me out of the packing shed sometime this weekend!

#4: if you're going to freefly a Vector 2, keep a plastic jezus on your dashboard... you're going to need it. I'm a poor college student right now, so maybe I'll look into getting a portable jezus for my gear bag.

The head down guy docked on my knees. It looks interesting in the video because his right hand came around at the same time my pilot chute was flying up past my head. We're know though that he had nothing to do with it. He was lucky too to not get hit by my flailing limbs. I will never again be in such a hurry to make a load that I don't properly check my gear.

From the other people on the dive, I was told that our speed was about 155-160. I jump a sabre 150- known for hard openings, so I psycho pack a good snivel, which I think helped me immensly. DOM I think was 96? and there was no damage to anything but my body.

It was early and I was trying to make the first load. I was packing for other people and as a result, did not check my own gear like I should have. We went to 15000 and in the plane I checked my handles, shoved my pc in a little further than normanl (I always do this when I freefly), and did a pin check. 9 of us did a big zoo sitfly jump and at 7000 the headdown guy in the picture came up and docked. The next thing I knew, my chin was touching my chest and I was under canopy. No one besides myself was injured. The only thing I can think of that may have caused the premature deployment is the couple of inches of exposed bridle.

It's tight and was replaced in August last year. The moral of my story is to check your gear and check it often to avoid unnecessary pain. I could use a good rub down though because I'm still sore 5 days later.

I jump a lovely old vector 2. The only thing that I can think of that may have caused the incident would have been my slightly exposed bridle. I always checked my pc before I exit, so I'm fairly certain that it wasn't exposed in any way.

I had trouble with the picture, but it's there now. The reason I posted here vs. in the S&TA forum was because I was hurt as a result of my negligence. It could have been a lot worse...

Just in case anyone forgot how important it is to do a gear check even if you're in a big hurry... From my wonderful S&TA: Please remember to always check your equipment before putting it on and before exiting the plane. If you see something warn or starting to wear, please get it fixed. Our riggers could use the work (lol) and it could save you allot of pain later. This sexy young lady in the picture can tell you what it is like to be in a sitfly and have your main deploy at 7000 ft. Besides being very cold up there that day, it was very painful. So, if you see her around the drop zone, give her a nice shoulder and back rub, I'm sure she is still hurting. If you can't tell who the hot sexy woman is in the picture, that just means you are not skydiving enough. From your local area S&TA Moral of the story: DO A GEAR CHECK! Thoughts?