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  1. Halfpastniner
    From the Paragear Cameye II listing: I think the Cameye II has blue lights, and I thought the original Cameye only had a light, without a toggle switch. Can anyone confirm? BASE 1384
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    1st jump and nope. I was a packer for a year prior to jumping though. Get with someone and learn your gear. If you know your gear well, there is no reason to be afraid. BASE 1384
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    A stupid question and showing ignorance on my behalf. I assume that when the person cuts away and swings under the belay point a fair amount of strain will be exerted on the chest strap? If that is the case are they safely rated for that type of loading as I am guessing it will be tending to pull inwards and upwards (towards the persons chin). In a similar vein do you need to perform any extra checks on the chest strap prior to suspending your weight from it? Its probably not the best idea, but it would probably work. Personally, I would try and use webbing or a daisy chain and run it through my legstraps, then behind my chest strap. Then the chest strap keeps you head high, and the load is on the legstraps. BASE 1384
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    Well at least now you're safe BASE 1384
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    Too cold to snow in NY huh? Must be hard on all those ski resorts. BASE 1384
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    haha agreed. Well and ski-base. Skiers get to have all the fun. BASE 1384
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    Cool segment, but damn that show is hard to watch. BASE 1384
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    Not having nearly the experience level of others in this conversation, I can only contribute an engineer's take, and that is that the orientation of the tail has more influence than the orientation of the nose. It's the tail that inflates first, no? And the nose last? In BASE jumping, we use a tailgate in order to force the nose to inflate before the tail. When the tail is allowed to inflate before the nose (especially with no slider), lineovers are much more common. I cant say for sure in skydiving, but I think the nose is supposed to inflate first. BASE 1384
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    +1 BASE 1384
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    "Suspects were seen running away from building security, with beautiful blond hair blowing in the breeze". BASE 1384
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    Looking over downtown from the top of a building you are about to jump off of is one of the coolest things in the world. (Obviously a lot cooler if you jump with a parachute and not a "touristy" kind of ride) BASE 1384
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    I has this type of fittings on all my rigs and never had a leg strap slip. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Quickejectsnap.jpg http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Snapv-ring.jpg I was snapping my B-12's up the other day and someone said, ~that's a neat idea...when did they come out with those? Wow. BASE 1384
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    Maybe Calvin will post how they set this up, he has a lot of experience with rope jumping. BASE 1384
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    That is the business card I have for him, although I havent spoken to him in awhile. Let me know if that doesnt work, I can try to contact the guy that shares a loft with him. BASE 1384
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    Only if you define "great marketing" as "getting people to talk about your company". But the question is, has all that talk led to an increase in sales? That's the true end goal of marketing... Getting a buzz off a print ad means that your product is standing out. Lets face it, nobody is going to shell out thousands of dollars just because they saw a funny advertisement in a magazine. However, good marketing makes your product stick out in the consumers mind. This will hopefully lead to the consumer taking a closer look at your product when they are in the market (for say, a new rig!) BASE 1384
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    I wouldnt hold my breath for the city of Cleveland to be "classy". This is the same city that chucked hundreds of beer bottles onto the field at a Browns game. I hope everyone stays semi responsible, but a part of me is hoping lebrons powder throwing routine gets interrupted by a half eaten hot dog. BASE 1384
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    I wounder why they thought tandem systems were the best way to go? A bike doesnt weigh that much. BASE 1384
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    I know its not the answer you are looking for, but you need to be prepared for a decently long road of recovery. Do the time, dont skimp on rehabbin, and get back to the sport when you are healed. I seriously doubt the type of anesthesia will effect your recovery time. Especially compared to the quality of rehab. Of course I am not a doctor. But I have had 2 dislocations and then surgery. Overall, it really sucks but you will be thankful when you are healed up. BASE 1384
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    Like this? http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/video/video.php?v=1321174836024 BASE 1384
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    For what its worth, my friend lands his ragged out Mojo (BASE canopy) that way ever time. He swears by it, but it looks goofy as hell! BASE 1384
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    Well he is Russian. All those guys are nuts! BASE 1384
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    To the mods: You are ruining the entertainment of this thread! BASE 1384
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    That was my only question when I got back to the hangar, "did you pull the pilot chute through the lines?" Attached is what I ended up with. Left-rear riser got pulled around. Man those vengeance's open like shit! BASE 1384
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    You kind of sound like an asshole BASE 1384
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    Unnecessary asshole replies like this are why many many people I jump with refuse to post on this site. What is it about the anonymity of the internet that brings out the worst in otherwise decent people? He isn't posting anonymously. He also isn't an otherwise decent person! BASE 1384