1969912 0 #1 March 7, 2009 Got to thinking about hourly costs for sports/recreation/fun. My most expensive was an open-wheeled circle track race car. Ran it for 1.5 seasons before it got (nearly) totalled in a huge wreck. That race series folded in my area, and after selling what was left of the car, I figure it cost me over $2,000 per hour of actual driving EDIT to add: Probably not that far from skyiving costs.... "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #2 March 7, 2009 Quote Got to thinking about hourly costs for sports/recreation/fun. My most expensive was an open-wheeled circle track race car. Ran it for 1.5 seasons before it got (nearly) totalled inhttp://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3504304; a huge wreck. That race series folded in my area, and after selling what was left of the car, I figure it cost me over $2,000 per hour of actual drivingEDIT to add: Probably not that far from skyiving costs.... Intentionally: BASE jumping with a chartered Jet Ranger providing transportation and lift service for over $100K per freefall hour. Unintentionally: a three second freefall from a bridge followed by a bad landing. About $48 million per hour of freefall, with some of the cost being lost wages and a lot picked up by insurance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #3 March 7, 2009 Quote Intentionally: BASE jumping with a chartered Jet Ranger providing transportation and lift service for over $100K per freefall hour. Unintentionally: a three second freefall from a bridge followed by a bad landing. About $48 million per hour of freefall, with some of the cost being lost wages and a lot picked up by insurance. Even if you include canopy time, you still beat the heck out of my wimpy 2K/hr. Hope you're still OK after the accident! "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #4 March 8, 2009 probably was skydiving, with around 70 jumps, thats around 15k including gear, beers n'all that shit.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 March 8, 2009 Aerobatics. ...they ask ya right off: How much $ ya got? Give it to us... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #6 March 8, 2009 With as much fun as it was, it was also one of the dumbest things I've done. Hundreds of dollars into the same slot machine for 6 hours. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #7 March 8, 2009 Quote Aerobatics. ...they ask ya right off: How much $ ya got? Give it to us... No way. What about gnarly VD after a few minutes with a hooker? "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aresye 0 #8 March 8, 2009 After computing the cost, I found out that for 1hr. of freefall, I spent $6000.Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #9 March 8, 2009 I have been advised by legal counsel not to answer this question. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #10 March 8, 2009 LOL +1"We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #11 March 8, 2009 Getting married the first time (It seemed like a fun thing to do) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifell 0 #12 March 8, 2009 first hour of freefall has to the most expensive hour of fun for sure... but I sorta recall hitting Vegas this one time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntrprnr 0 #13 March 8, 2009 Close to $10k on March 21st, when I take my dad and myself to do this in Vegas._______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #14 March 9, 2009 Quote What's the most you've ever spent per hour to do something fun? Rented a Cessna 182 (if memory serves me correct I paid $110/hr wet ... meaning I don't pay extra for fuel) to fly around the Colorado Rockies for about 5 hours. Damn expensive day (did it more than once) but as long as I live and as long as still have my wits about me, I will forever remember observing the beauty of those mountains from the air up close and personal. Just watch out for the turbulence coming home heading east with the western winds aloft... dang glad I did not have a whuffo like person with me because it was a rough ride at times. PS: as others have mention, 1 hour of freefall is probably even more expensive. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
