Duckwater 0 #1 December 6, 2004 This guy that I work with just called me and told me he is going to buy a surplus canopy at an Army Navy store, and let a friend tow him behind his 4-wheeler. He wanted to know if he could borrow my rig to try it. After I said "hell no" ....he went on to ask whether he should get a round or square, big or small.....blah blah....I tild him to get the biggest round he could find... He is going to do this next Tuesday...There is no talking him out of it....I assured him that he would not walk away from this but he wont listen to me..... Anybody got any other advice? (I will get video for Real TV) -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inearnest 0 #2 December 6, 2004 It's time to treat your friend like Old Yeller and just put him down. We put animals out of their misery for less... Good luck with that, though.--- "Once you jump. you'll never look up at the sky the same way again." Peace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #3 December 6, 2004 well if its a round......i hope he likes road rash and eating dirt cause thats whats gona happen till the 4 wheeler picks up enough speed to lift him off the ground....it will just drag him."Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #4 December 6, 2004 Your friend is crazy. Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoudDan 0 #5 December 6, 2004 Yeah, what Jake said, but DO make sure you get video. Coming soon to a bowl of Wheaties near you!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #6 December 6, 2004 GO video it lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 December 6, 2004 Ha...well, if he won't be talked out of it, be damned sure to get video! You can make serious money out of that video.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 December 6, 2004 He's better off getting on a knee board behind a boat on a river or lake... Another idiot about to frap... Do get video anyway!! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plowdirt 0 #9 December 6, 2004 TELL HIM TO SPEND HIS MONEY ON A TANDEM. PSSSST! DON'T FORGET THE VIDEO. FLARE!FLARE!FLAAAARE! OH, I GUESS YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #10 December 6, 2004 Real TV? How about Maximum Exposure, for their next episode, "More of the World's Most Stupidest Dudes." My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #11 December 6, 2004 Quote He is going to do this next Tuesday...There is no talking him out of it....I assured him that he would not walk away from this but he wont listen to me..... Anybody got any other advice? Find smarter friends. This guy sounds like he is a few bricks short of a deck... Quote(I will get video for Real TV) Well, when life gives you lemons... -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireflytx 0 #12 December 6, 2004 Please be sure to post the video here"Well behaved women rarely make history" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #13 December 6, 2004 Should I send vibes now? _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #14 December 6, 2004 Okay. Listen. Tell your friend that I very recently witnessed such an act that ended in a lot of pain and a serious amount of hospital bills. It was very scary. Make sure you set up multiple video angles - then maybe you can make some money back for some of the medical bills. Not a good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #15 December 6, 2004 pictures, lots of picturesGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #16 December 6, 2004 Make sure to get an indepth interview with the Amazing Dumbass before he kills himself. My advise to him is to get the smallest airlock, crossbraced canopy on the market, 100' of rope, a highly modified corvette....oh and don't forget a helmet camera for that POV footage."...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beezyshaw 0 #17 December 6, 2004 Actually, most of you guys are completely wrong about this. I have done this many, many times with a round canopy. The one problem with a surplus canopy is that it probably won't be modified with steering vents, and that is a must to do this correctly. Also, it occurs to me that the canopies sold in surplus stores have no lines on them, so that's going to be pretty tricky. But using a 7TU or LL cheapo, what you do is get two "lauch assistants" to hold the canopy up as you run with the car (ATV) and it just lifts you right up and you can steer back and forth behind the vehicle like crossing the wake water skiing. It used to be what we routinely did on days too windy to jump at the dz. Use a rope about 300 ft long and you get some pretty scary altitude. You have to keep the vehicle out in a big open area and make really large radius turns to keep the rider from getting close to obstacles. (Don't drive down to a tree line and make a 180, the canopy will go out over the trees.) Also, be sure to launch INTO the wind. Of course a pilot or jumper would figure that out, but wuffos can be pretty ignorant of the basics. When you're done, the vehicle just stops, and you decend from about 100 feet. Hard hats, skateboard knee and elbow stuff might be advisable, too. And, like everyone else says, don't forget the video. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #18 December 6, 2004 Oh, surplus canopies have the lines cut off of them, atleast usually when the army puts them out to surplus land the lines are usually cut off.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #19 December 6, 2004 QuoteShould I send vibes now? lmao You know his friend would sayafter reading these posts: so, the truck needs to pick up speed first, maybe I'll just sit ona creeper at the start Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tfelber 0 #20 December 6, 2004 Hey Beezy, I lost you at "I've done this many, many times..." I've noticed if I drink a lot before doing stupid stunts I almost never get hurt... Oh well don't use me as a role model. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marz 0 #21 December 6, 2004 Look Mommy!!!!! A dope on a rope!!!!! Teehee _________________________________________ Did I just kill another thread? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #22 December 6, 2004 QuoteI've noticed if I drink a lot before doing stupid stunts... You meant to type when, right? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #23 December 6, 2004 Quotewell if its a round......i hope he likes road rash and eating dirt cause thats whats gona happen till the 4 wheeler picks up enough speed to lift him off the ground....it will just drag him. There is video floating around of someone that did that - and once in the air it lost some speed and he dropped hard. Get video - RealTV needs some new stuff on it._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #24 December 6, 2004 QuoteThere is video floating around of someone that did that and for once its not me....that reminds me of a story....but thats a whole nother thread.....soon to follow"Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #25 December 6, 2004 QuoteQuoteThere is video floating around of someone that did that and for once its not me....that reminds me of a story....but thats a whole nother thread.....soon to follow On a side note - someone took an old Monarch 135 at the DZ and made up handles to fly the thing like one of BigAir's Kites....and we flew it while on a wind hold. Add a nice piece of cardboard and we were surfing! Then there was the time someone (Rainbo) decided to hook up an old round to a sled in the middle of the winter ....._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
