SkymonkeyONE 4 #76 June 18, 2002 QuoteIs it just me or do skydivers, as a group, really lack fashion sense? From what I've seen most skydivers must be to busy packing and jumping to realize that nobody wears tie-dye anymore. Very funny.....You would hate Raeford then, I guess. 90 percent of the guys on the DZ walk around bare-chested wearing black nylon running shorts (the five dollar kind). If tie-dye is what you see on your DZ, then that is exactly what people wear nowadays; we don't give a shit what fashion slaves wear at the local disco or the mall. To me, it's all about the experience. Skydive hard, pull your jumpsuit off, then sweat all over your parachute as you pack it up. Next, walking around in the sun catching some rays and bullshitting with your friends as you plan the next skydive; that's the ticket!Skydiving is a melting pot of society. Young, old, filthy rich, dirt poor, geeky, hippy and yuppy. I don't give a shit what a person is wearing or jumping, so long as they can skydive. It's the skill set and the attitude that count.ChuckMy webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #77 June 18, 2002 "Young, old, filthy rich, dirt poor, geeky, hippy and yuppy. I don't give a shit what a person is wearing or jumping, so long as they can skydive. It's the skill set and the attitude that count"Chuck, I don't even care whether they can skydive like a god, or if they are just starting out, its that word 'attitude' that works for me......Big Eric says hi.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #78 June 18, 2002 > my RW suit needs to be replaced too...Right, you've put, what, one jump on it in the past six months? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #79 June 18, 2002 Quotemy RW suit needs to be replaced too...Why would you buy one in the first place....much less replace it???? "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #80 June 18, 2002 Why would you buy one in the first placeWhy, to be fashionable of course, ....."I might bend my hat in the process, but I'd still teach that guy a lesson or two" David Lund...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #81 June 18, 2002 QuoteWhy, to be fashionable of courseSo...let me get this straight. At some point....RW WAS fashionable? Seems crazy....."Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #82 June 18, 2002 Yeah but when it was fashionable, the people wore X man suits.......very similar to freefly(tm) suits........Its all about the baggies.....Here I come to save the baggies....."I might bend my hat in the process, but I'd still teach that guy a lesson or two" David Lund...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #83 June 18, 2002 i'm probably the most un-color coridinated person my wife knows, just ask her! my son says my canopy is ugly because it does not match my container, or my free fly suit, hell, i guess i need to get a jumpsuit to match the color scheme on the otter? that way you can't hardly go wrong. my new cobalt was custom colored to match everything i have, but even after all that, my wife says the red diamonds are ugly, what to do? colors, and fashion don't help you fly any better i guess. Richard"Gravity Is My Friend" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #84 June 18, 2002 Now Bill let's NOT be hostile! LOL I did have to learn RW before I became the freak that I am. It was all about the cool clothes that freaks wear, ummmmmm and uhhhhhhh if ya ask the gals.......the men freak aren't too bad either truth be told.it's all about attitude. Some of them RW folks have a lot of it, and it wasn't verra nice! Freaks are all about fun......isn't that what this was suppose to be about in the first place? So although my RW suit hangs in the locker and only dusted off upon rare occassion, right or wrong I'll keep on dreamin' of the time that you flew me to the formation........and I was the base. A great memory for sure.Cheers!If you learn not to expect anything, you don't leave room for disappointment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #85 June 18, 2002 QuoteSeriously, I wear pajama pants (highly recommended) and t-shirts all weekend long and I like it that way! Hey me too, exept it's with one of those bra tank top things. Although it doesn't seem to matter how often I wear them I still get comments about the kitties or puppies on my jammies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #86 June 19, 2002 oh oh oh ...me too me tooPD-113R - Max recommended weight 149 lbsTSO-c23(d) 220lbs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameramonkey 0 #87 June 19, 2002 personally, I think the fashion world should work like the physics of skydiving.... skinny people in spandex, fat people in baggy stuff. If we all followed that, the world would be a much less scary place visually speaking.not saying my skinny little ass looks good in a spandex suit, but its alot less scary than the 300lb (no exaggeration) woman I saw 12 years ago at a garage sale I drove by wearing silver spandex pants. I can still see the cottage cheese on her thighs just like she is standing in front of me... and I was drivng by about 25 yards away. *blech*'nuff said."if I were king of the world, I'd outlaw the production of spandex above size XL"MSN:skygilligan@hotmail.comAIM:skydiverindyICQ:7637979Yahoo:skygilligan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #88 June 19, 2002 The day that I'm not allowed to wear tye-dye at the DZ is the day you will be pulling my cold dead fingers off the ripcord.... My new suit has no tye-dye... but thats ok... the container I've got in mind will have plently of it Drop the tube...DROP the tube... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #89 June 19, 2002 Yeah , show her your purple helmet that should keep her happy =================================I can smell your noodles !================================= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #90 June 19, 2002 Quoteshow her your purple helmet that should keep her happyIt's not so much the helmet that gets all the attention. Usually they want to look at the camera mounted on it. Thats what amazes everyone......"Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #91 June 19, 2002 LOL=================================I can smell your noodles !================================= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #92 June 19, 2002 .....so I went and bought shirts today to tie dye. So....if you happen to be a Moss Point over the 4th and want one....come and get it! ==8-DPeas~LindseyYa' know Smack-water Jack he bought a shotgun'cause he was in the mood for a little con-fron-ta-tion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #93 June 19, 2002 Hehehe John, I think the colonial cousins may have a different concept of the 'purple helmet' phrase from us Jockanese Jumpers....."I might bend my hat in the process, but I'd still teach that guy a lesson or two" David Lund...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #94 June 19, 2002 maybe he can get some nice skydiver girlie to polish it for him PS welcome back to this side of the pond.=================================I can smell your noodles !================================= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #95 June 19, 2002 Not back there yet, still got to put up with them till friday .Got your Brazil top cleaned and ready for the big match? "I might bend my hat in the process, but I'd still teach that guy a lesson or two" David Lund...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishJohn 25 #96 June 19, 2002 I tend to stay out of football gloating since our team was so shit they never even made it to the world cup.but on friday I will only do tech support jobs if peple speak portugese =================================I can smell your noodles !================================= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #97 June 19, 2002 IT? Si signor.....Yup right about our poor show though....I just can't stand the thought of another 1966, and another 30 yrs of being reminded about it......."I might bend my hat in the process, but I'd still teach that guy a lesson or two" David Lund...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
