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Jumpin in the cold

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Most of my jumps are between October and May. My last jump was June 8th but I'm starting again in November. Why the fuck did I waste all that money and buy a car.:S

PS I'm out of Chicago so it does get cold here:P

Chris



--"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM

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well, i will jump occasoinally, or when i get an itch, but i'll be going south for about 4 weeks all together this winter(not all at one time).

the thing about cold is, i HATE wearing shoes, and when it's cold i have to put them on:S. why can't it always be warm>:(

so kevin, you going to make it out this weekend???

later

blue sky's and long swoops
kelly

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ok, define cold, cause some people would think that 50F is cold (Floridians, for example). Me, I think aound 20F is starting to get there. I suppose if I lived where it was flat in the winter, I'd hope for more global warming and jump when I could:)

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If you've got the right gear it's actually kinda fun.

Arctic drylete tights, this cool gumby fleece thing for guys that wear chest waders, a polypro turtleneck and a windproof Balaclava. Polypro glove liners.

Oh, and neoprene socks. Dude! The neoprene socks are the bomb! At 14K+ it's usually below zero at exit but the air is so clear! I can't wait until the hills are green again.

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ok, define cold, cause some people would think that 50F is cold (Floridians, for example). Me, I think aound 20F is starting to get there. I suppose if I lived where it was flat in the winter, I'd hope for more global warming and jump when I could:)



To me, coming from San Antonio:

Cold Moderate >75F Warm >95F
FUCKING WARM >106F


The coldest it has ever gotten at Skydive San Marcos was 4F back in the 80s

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Probably one of he most exciting jumps ever made was during a cold winter with snow brewing at altitude. Kind of like driving at night on when it's snowing, except you see the ground coming up.
My other ride is the relative wind.

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hot-cold-don't matter, if the skies are blue, and the plane is flying, and i'm not at work, im going sky diving!;) i'm jonesing for freefall right now! although i don't believe id want to sky dive over here in saudi, too many camels! :)

--Richard--
"We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

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I made like 40 jumps last winter in the freezing cold...I don't care how cold it is....like others have said...if the plane is flying, I'm in for a hop and pop!!!

But...you do have to give me at least a 15 minute call...those glove liners take forever to put on.....:D


Anne


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There is a limit for me.. sitting in the unheated plane with an open door the entire ride up when there is snow on the ground is not my idea of a great time.

How many of you die hards would jump if there was no door on the plane in the winter?
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I remember going to 10,000 in a 182 with no door in the winter in Naples, Florida and I thought that was extreme. Our teeth were chattering and our legs were shaking. Half of us had colds because we did it all the time and never quit. Luckily, we finally got a door on it. I can't imagine doing it up here in the winter. I would be frozen.

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I remember when I graduated AFF, I jumped a lot in the cold. Then the year after that I jumped a lot in the cold, though not quite as much. This year I don't plan on jumping much in the cold at all, it's time to replenish the fundage for next year. :)
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Jim

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One theory among the "older" jumpers at my dz is that the temperature should be higher than your age! :D

I am nowhere near as diehard as I was when I first started. I am a now cold weather wimp. I don't like wearing gloves thinker than my winter neumans and if my hands hurt when I land then I am done!

maura

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I used to jump in the cold, wet, fog, rain, hail etc but now I save my money (and the ache I now get in various injuries :(:(:() for better climes. But I do love the light we get on crispy cold clear winter days.

One thing though folks, if you are going to jump in the cold, watch your gear, if velcro gets wet and then freezes it can really piss on your parade...

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