You Guys Know Best, You Decide...

[Sane 0]

I've wanted to skydive for as long as I can remember, and I'm finally old enough to do my AFF!...

..but...
1)I only have $3000 in the bank, and don't have a job (YET! I'm going looking tomorrow).

2)I have to rely on my mum and dad to take me to the DZ, which is about 1 hour from where I live.

So, Should I.....

[Hambone 0]

I would say that you should save what you have till you get a job, then get a car, and use that to save for AFF. Skydiving is not a necessity, and will only cost you money in the begining. After you finish AFF you are going to want gear, and jumps, then there are boogies and more jumps and more gear, and ratings. It all costs money. So don't think that the expense ends once you are off of AFF. But thats just my 2 cents

Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I voted for the BASE rig and hookers

But seriously,Get a car and a job than worry about skydiving.

[Thanatos340 1]

Dude!! Jobs are for Loosers!!

Be a real Man and get some Ho`s on the walk, You will be pimpin in yo own ride befor ya know it.

Just keep dat pimp hand strong else dem biatches will be slackin on ya.

[popsjumper 2]

Point to ponder:
If you skydive, you will soon have no bank account.

Since you live in Aussieland, I'd go for the hookers.


Get a car, a job and get settled then go skydiving.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[GrabGrass 0]

Join the Army, they offer an excellent program for people that can't make simple decisions for themselves!

~ "Pack Fast, Pull Low... and Date Your Riggers WIFE!" ~

[Sane 0]

That's what I was afraid you would all say

Thanks for the input, I really knew the answer to that already. I just don't want to put off jumping any longer than I have to

[IanHarrop 42]

Screw it, go jump.

Money is always going to get spent somewhere - spend it on something you enjoy. If you really need a car buy something that'll get you to the dropzone and back but not much more. You can pick up something cheaper than $3000.

Who knows you may make a few jumps and decide skydiving is not for you, but you'll never know until you try.

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[Lindercles 0]

Skydiving sucks. Run away. Run far, far away.

[Sane 0]

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Skydiving sucks. Run away. Run far, far away.

You can't get rid of me that easy, I've already made a tandem!

[Unstable 9]

If i Know skydivers - it wouldn't be long until you could find someone at the DZ to take ya out there if they live close to you.

=========Shaun ==========

[Sane 0]

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If i Know skydivers - it wouldn't be long until you could find someone at the DZ to take ya out there if they live close to you.

So, who here jumps in Perth, at W.A Skydiving Academy and lives near fremantle?

[elias123 0]

At your age ... ONLY 3000 USD ?!
I wish I was you

Edit: Fuck the car, go skydiving !!

"In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

[cjsgrlsx3 0]

I don't think it's that easy. Wouldn't you need a job to pay for half the gas? And when you owe beer. Who will buy that for you? Get a job at the dropzone and have mom and dad drive you to and from work!

[peregrinerose 0]

Get the car so you can get to the job. Preferrably a job at the DZ
The sky isn't going anywhere.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[MarkM 0]

Get the car. Dates are much easier when your mom isn't driving the two of you around

[airtwardo 7]

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Get the car. Dates are much easier when your mom isn't driving the two of you around

They're even easier at the dropzone, just get in line!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[PWScottIV 0]

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I've wanted to skydive for as long as I can remember, and I'm finally old enough to do my AFF!...

..but...
1)I only have $3000 in the bank, and don't have a job (YET! I'm going looking tomorrow).

2)I have to rely on my mum and dad to take me to the DZ, which is about 1 hour from where I live.

So, Should I.....

Get the car so you can drive to your new job as a packer at the DZ. Become friends with the AFFIs and DZO so you can possibly get a deal on your AFF program.

Gravity Waits for No One.

[Sane 0]

I've got a rough plan that I can follow now
I'll get a job and work my ass off, while buying some cheap transportation. Then once I save up enough to do my AFF again I will go for it and become a packer..
I will hopefully be able to work enough to afford a few jumps a month with gear hire and the fuel used to get to the DZ, and and as winter rolls around I'll start saving for my own rig...

[PWScottIV 0]

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I've got a rough plan that I can follow now
I'll get a job and work my ass off, while buying some cheap transportation. Then once I save up enough to do my AFF again I will go for it and become a packer..
I will hopefully be able to work enough to afford a few jumps a month with gear hire and the fuel used to get to the DZ, and and as winter rolls around I'll start saving for my own rig...

You can be a packer BEFORE you jump at many DZs. If it's a busy DZ you can make a decent amount of money... About $15 to $20 per hour... (about $5 per pack job) You should talk to the DZO (Drop Zone Owner) at the location you plan to jump at and see if they'd be interested... You might be able to kill two birds with one stone.

Gravity Waits for No One.